Stanley, you will learn that alot of times when people mention BD they take a shotgun blast to the face...especially in the Road Forums. I'm a cheap-o though and actually bought my road bike online and get alot of my kit and other stuff from Performance and Nashbar. I live in HI so the LBS is very expensive but I do try to go there as much as possible as they are very helpful and good guys.

I guess since I ride a Specialized HardRock that I bought from my LBS I could have mentioned it too. As it's my first actual MTB I love the ride and for what I ride it's perfect.