Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Middle of da Mitten
Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Catrike Speed
It's not that BD bikes are bad, but think about what you're doing here. You're getting a bike that you will have to maintain yourself, and yet you don't even know what kind of parts you need on it. At your experience level, you need more support than that, and you're not going to get it at BD.