Originally Posted by
dauphin
I have now referred three friends to buy bikes from bikes direct. I don't own one myself. I own a Bianchi alu/carbon frame which was probably made in Taiwan or someplace like that by Giant I am guessing. My latest friend brought in his Le Champion Motobecane today with the Ultegra 6700 groupset. For that price, I'd buy that bike in a heartbeat. Great components and a full carbon frame. Keep throwing your money away on overpriced bikes if you like. The next referral I make will be to myself after seeing these there guys and riding their bikes.
I just finished doing several searches on the Motobecane Immortal Force and Team bikes. Even found a couple from professional magazine reviewers.
All were very positive. Some complaints about the mixed components (FSA K-light crank and Cane Creek brakes on the Force), but if that's the only complaint, that's very good.
What amazes me is when someone posts a review of the bike online, the reviewer is immediately labeled a shill or a reviewer on the payroll of Bikes Direct. It doesn't matter I guess if a person is a snob and just paid $3k on a Specialized bike, they don't want to hear someone else who paid $2k for a similarly spec'd bike that is just as good. I can understand that attitude because it makes the person who spent more look like they got reamed.