Originally Posted by
algrant33
Then Frenchfit come along and shows me a gamechanger. I'd heard of BikesDirect but hadn't done any looking on there before. Wow. Bottom dollar for obscenely good components which would normally be way outside my price range, no shipping charges and no tax. Or, what I originally wanted for within my original budget. So...What's the catch? They ship you a box and that's it? You build the bike up and don't like it, you can't return it I guess... And no warranty, I'm assuming. (Time to go read the website's terms.)
Budget a bike build on a new bike ($50-75?) at a local bike shop if you go this route. Bike will not be at all adjusted or perhaps even assembled to finished specs. You might run into attitude about building a BD bike at a local bike shop, but that's also a great indicator of a shop you don't want to even start a relationship with...