I was thinking of buying a langster because I would seem that if someomne spent $600 on a stripped bike with no deraillers, no shifters, 1 chainring and 1 cog that all the other components would be high quality.

However all I hear is that the langster's parts are low quality:low end hubs, low end BB, crappy seat.

Where is this $600 going besides Specialized bank account.

The langster should be cheap to make.