Originally Posted by
veganbikes
I have seen some bikes on sale for under 4hundo that aren't bad but I guess I don't really many exciting bikes that cheap full price (but the Kilo is on sale too). I guess it isn't a horrible bike but I just don't get the excitement that others seem to get from it.
Mainly I am not a fan of BikesDirect they use one sort of flashy but cheap part or slogan to sell a bike "custom aero wheels" "powerful hydraulic disc brakes" "highest technology level" "Dura-Ace" (but only in the bar end shifters because that is all that exists for Shimano in 9 speed). Cheap stuff has to be sold like that because nobody wants it if they are truthful about it. However I really don't want to get into a big argument about BikesDirect.
Personally, I'd rather have something used, that has some soul to it, before buying some ready made turd that popped on the scene as soon as FG bikes became a fad. Even one of the early steam rollers or the first Soma's would be nice to find and "build up". Most of the stuff from BD looks so generic and cheap, no soul, in my opinion.