CHI - yes it is. I've only had it a week so no paint problems yet. I rode the trail last weekend. It didn't get too dirty, just really dusty and sandy. I'm riding again tomorrow. I normally don't choose light colors in anything, but I liked the way it looked over the blue one and I wanted do something different than my norm. I bought this bike with full intention to ride it pretty hard so if the paint chips\fades etc, I'm not too concerned. I'd rather have it look like crap after riding it hard than have it look pristine by not riding hard enough.