Originally Posted by
GeneO
My Specialized has Roval rims, a well respected and high quality Specialized brand, and DT Swiss 350 hubs. Their house brands are not bought and rebranded - they are made to Specialized design specifications. Same with most of their frames. They design bikes.
C'mon man, you're being a bit silly here. That's a $7,000 bike you're riding, comparing it to any BD bike is crazy without taking that fact into account.
Also, you place value on "Specialized design specifications", maybe others don't.
This thread is devolving into yet another one where people who wouldn't be caught dead on a BD bike (and have likely never even seen or ridden one) are pitted against unwilling "defenders" of BD who have actually purchased from them. This has already happened ad nauseum here. I'm out.