Originally Posted by
dynodonn
Sorry for taking so long in answering your question, the two BD bikes fit me very well, but the first bike I purchased has too much flex in the bottom bracket area, along with it's wheels, and the second bike's front suspension is far too soft, even with the adjustment fully tightened. My LBS bikes have little or no flex in their bottom bracket area, and my one LBS that has a front suspension, is far more rigid than the BD bike. Since I can test an LBS bike either in the store or on the road for flex, or suspension quirks, I've now stopped making any further online bike purchases for this very reason.
you need to be more spefic about what BD bike has a flexing BB as opposed to the bike from your local bike shop. are you comparing a basic ultegra equipped aluminum frame to a cannondale? what forks are you comparing?
of course the BD Motobecane Fantom Uno is not as nice a bike as the Bianchi San Jose I really wanted but at 1/2 the price it takes me to Dunkers or Starbucks just as well as the San Jose would have and I have more money for cappicunios
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