Most Royce Union Products are like this. The Rear shox isn't that good either, along with the whole brake and gear system. Don't break when I crash it. No one wants to steal it - I leeve it out at night and its still there in the morning. Not bad for a racing bike.
Front brakes dont work too good.
Back tire keeps going flat. With my kickstand. Best bike I ever rode, excepted maybe the huffy which was better. This bike is built solid. I ran into a tree and the tree was actually cut down.