Originally Posted by
GeneO
I did not like their cross frames.
what BD.com cross bike did you purchase?
Originally Posted by
GeneO
They are not butted and my downtube was paper thin where it meets the cranks. I do not feel I can trust the frame.
here's the description of the frame of the CX bike i just purchased from BD.com:
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Vari-Butted Aluminum Geometrically Enhanced tubing, Integrated HeadTube, 2xH2O bottle mounts (brazeons) Headtube L: 49/52/54/56/58/61CM = 95/105/115/115/135/165mm[/TD]
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Rear Triangle[/TD]
[TD]DISC BRAKE READY
, Vari-Butted Aluminum Geometrically Enhanced tubing with S-bend seatstays, replaceable derailleur hanger, Fender mounts, REAR RACK BRAZE-ONS (DISC BRAKE MOUNTS, Cantilever brake tabs, 130mm rear spacing)[/TD]
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it pretty clearly spells out that the tubes of the frame are butted. i have a BD.com titanium frame road bike and i have been extremely impressed with the frame on that bike (as i said earlier, it's my favorite in my stable), so i'm not too worried about the quality of the frame on my new BD.com bike. it is at a lower price point than my road bike, so i would expect that the frame might not be as great as the Ti frame on my road bike, but i still have confidence that BD.com is not going to put an un-butted crap frame into a $900 complete bike package. now, at that low of a price, i'm not expecting anything magical either, but i think it'll be a good enough, solid enough frame to serve as an all-weather commuter/running around town bike.
Originally Posted by
GeneO
The stem was so poor quality it flexed, so I had to replace.
stems are very easily replaced. if i end up with a flexy stem on my new CX bike, i'll just switch it out with one of the other stems i have lying around in my spare parts bin.