Yup the bicycle is o.k. but you got to pay the price what I mean it's nice if you know some maintenance and know how to dress for it.Look how some people fuss over there snowmobiles 12 grand plus clothing and helmets and radio equipment,why shouldn't a person pay the price and ride there bicycles?In the winter I pull on a couple of sweat pants a couple light weight jackets and that seems to work fine for winter riding.I've got a couple of dialed in bicycles that I modified and made comfort bicycles out of them