Hmm, just chilling at the LBS, i saw a good many bike put together, mostly diamondback and raleigh, since those are the brands they primarily sell...but all of those were in a very disassembled state. Fork, seatpost, crankset, deraileurs were attatched to the frame. Brakes/shifters/grips were on the bars. Frame, bars, saddle, and wheels were separately wrapped. And no cables were ran at all. It was a far more involved assembly...which makes me think the reputation DB has now could be the dept stores effing up the assembly since they seem to come in a less assembled state than the huffys and pacifics of the world.