Originally Posted by
Palomar01
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.
Those negative reactions are based on the shill posts that have been made by users who create an account post a great review about a BD bike and that is the only post they ever make. Some also don't like that BD uses the names of old bike companies and makes it seem as if those companies are designing bikes. This of course has nothing to do with the performance or quality of a BD bike, and I'm pretty sure their bikes will be comparable to other bikes on the market. By the same token some BD owners come on here looking to show up riders who prefer bicycles designed by established companies so it can go both ways. Sure you can spend less on a BD bike built up with top of the line components but spending more on a frame with specific carbon weave technology etc. doesn't make that person a fool either. In the end each rider has to research the bike they want and choose the one which best suits their riding style and budget.