Originally Posted by iansir
I don't really care about all the people who hate this bike, it's not a terrible deal. It's exactly the same as a Fuji Track. I got mine yesterday and put it together. The ebay seller actually has great service - the seat bolt fell out of the handle in the box and she offered to ship another one. I had another thing I wasn't totally happy about and she offered to have UPS pick it up free of charge to return it. Can't complain about that.
The bike itself looks just fine. I thought it was the same frame as the Fuji Track before I bought it, and in a later email the seller said it was the same frame (I wasn't even asking about it). So what if bearings give out after 6 months - by then I'll be sure enough if I like/dislike fixed riding I'll want to upgrade or dump the bike either way.
Yeah the paint job blows, but I'm stripping that today.
I think the bike would look good with the decals off. Tells us how easy is to remove them, Heck, I might be seriously buying this bike if it is the same as the fuji (in the road forum many people claim the motobecanes are fujis as well)
What color did you get? (I'm sorry did you say you are stripping the paint too, or just decals?)