So I don't really care what kind of bike you ride, if you like your BD bike more power to you and good luck.
And I understand that their business model is to go and buy old classic brands that are defunct, and start slapping the name on frames that come from the far east (maybe we should check the frames for lead paint). But what I don't understand is that motobecane still exists, based in France, and they make some nice bikes, just under the name MBK. They are even in the TdF.
What happened? Did BD buy the name rights to the name like the guy who bought the rights to the name "Prince" when he went through his symbol phase?
Maybe MBK should be known as "The company formerly known as Motobecane" to make it less confusing.