Originally Posted by sloegoe

I've got a fuse IV, a s-works tarmac pro (dura ace), a stumpjumper carbon marathon, a Patterson long A from 82' (direct from the original company, Red-Line flight, bought in 81'), a fatboy hemi, Surly cross check (Sugino, Phil, Mavic, Campy), and a raliegh 531, nexus lugged,(sugino, phil & suzue, campy, fixed) for my name brands and I've got a few generics. I hate to ride my weekend rollers on everyday commutes and plus they are locked in storage, so I bought some generics, an IBEX 5600 Classic and a Motobecane Messenger, for everyday commuting which stay in my garage. I'll tell you, for everyday travel and shopping these bikes cannot be beat. I see alot of threads putting down such bikes but I've relied on them without a problem. I live in San Francisco where the riding is tough and these bikes stand up! The Moto's wheels' which get alot of flack aren't half bad, with over 1000 miles on them they are true and smooth. I know a great bike set up and these wheels and hubs aren't that but they are reliable and very decent. I'm still riding all the original parts on both bikes. Every bike I've ever owned needs a tune up in the first 500 miles due to cable stretch, crank bearings and shifting, both BD and Ibex reimbursted me for my first tune up, only 25 bucks (deraillures and brakes) but that is that last tune up I've had on either bike!