Originally Posted by
Hiro11
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.
I have a bike direct bike.
My specialized didn't cost that much and I was just using that as an example. They design much less expensive bikes. I was just pointing out the differences and correcting misstatements.
The OP asked for opinions and I gave mine.