Motobecane is not Motobecane. Raleigh is not Raleigh. Cannondale is not Cannondale. It goes on. None of these companies are who they started out as. They are all bikes from Asia being sold under names that had nothing to do with Asia when they first formed and established themselves. Motobecane was in France, Raleigh in England, Cannondale in the United States. This is what I mean. Why don't they all change their name to represent who they really are instead of posing as what they are not?
I almost bought an Immortal Spirit until I discovered on this forum that Motobecane is just a sticker on a bike frame. My trust went to zero once I learned that. The bike is generic and should be marketed as such. Calling it a Motobecane is deceptive for anyone old enough to have owned a real Motobecane. The same holds true for any of the other brands...even the more recent ones.
Again, why the shell game?