I ordered a Messenger last Wednesday (04/23) and received it last Friday (04/25). The only problem was that I ordered orange, but found a blue frame when I opened the box, even though all the labels said orange. I am kind of disappointed about not having the orange one, but the blue looks nice and, like sake bomb, I didn't feel like dealing with sending it back; I just wanted to get it all together and ride since I haven't had a fixed bike for several months. I emailed Bikesdirect and they gave me a $40 refund for the mix up. I also had no problems with the shipping the last time I ordered from them (2006). It wasn't as quick because it was right before Christmas, but it was reasonably quick, considering the holidays.