Originally Posted by JoeOxfordCT
I don't get your point ?
Name brand components are name brand components, (crank, shifters, etc.).....that has nothing to do with BikesDirect or Motobecane. You can say what you want about the frames but on average they're still a deal for people who know what they want...
I guess I wasn't clear about what I was commenting on--sorry. I was talking more about the "retail" prices that BD lists on their site when they talk about the big savings on their bikes, even though they don't seem to be sold anywhere else.
I know there are plenty of people that are happy with the bikes they bought from BD (after they inspected and rebuilt them)--I was commenting more on their advertising practices.