Huh. Looks like a decent bike, better spects than the trek 1000. I have the Nova and I ride it all over the place on Boston's crap streets in very nasty weather and its held up well. The only complaint I've heard is that it is a "twitchy" frame and its true, I can't ride no hands easily, but that hasn't been a big problem. Anyway, I wouldn't commute in the winter on anything but a cross bike now.