Before I bought my wife a volpe for her birthday we read about people snapping their chains nearly instantly (on the christening ride). Some people had serious accidents or suffered severe bike damage as a result.

So I asked my LBS about it and they said it's probably just shops who don't know how to set up a chain and I shouldn't be worried about it. "A chain is a chain, after all," they said.

Well I'll be damned if that chain didn't snap on rolling to the first stop sign after we got it home from the shop!!!

We went back and said "Okay a chain is a chain. NOW GIVE ME THE BEST CHAIN YOU HAVE!"

They may look at you funny and make you feel stupid but I'd get the stock chain swapped for something else before riding your Volpe off the lot. Because once you do, it'll be a killer bike! Good luck and enjoy!