Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
Then when your all done assembling it you take it down to your LBS and for another $30 to $40 they will go through it and make sure it's all adjusted properly (which the Bikes Direct factory does that but sometimes it's not exactly right).
I would be embarrassed to take a new BD bike to a bike shop for initial adjustment. For some reason I would be less embarrassed if I took a used bike in for adjustment, but I don't need to do that anyways as I am mediocre enough with wrenching.