Originally Posted by Fox Farm

DO NOT buy the bike just because of the price. You will own it for many years and what ever the discounted attraction of the lesser priced bike was, you will spend on other things and forget that figure over time. Go with what rides and feels the best. I am biased as I have ridden Orbea Orcas since 2009, now on a 2012 Gold Euskatel team bike. Very nice and not at all dead feeling.