Originally Posted by
redneckwes
Can't really agree with that, Motobecane did make some low end rides, but even a basic 10-20 Mirage was still a Motobecane frame. With it's own quirks and, for lack of a better word, personality.
By Mikes own advertising, they are using the same Kinesis frames as most other builders. I'm sure they are totally safe and serviceable, but a Kinesis frame is a Kinesis frame. An Iron Horse or Fuji is pretty much the same basic bike. So all BD has left is being a good deal, and I never argued against that.
I'd like to know what MBK (Formerly Motobecane) uses for alloy frames, I wonder if they still make their own or have gone the Kineseis route.
So for $1700, the quality of
this, for example, is not great? My Lynskey is nicer, but was nowhere near $1700 for a full bike...
If Motobecane had gone downmarket on its own, then would you have a problem with them? Is that miraculous continuity of a corporate entity somehow imbue the bikes with more magic?
MBK seems to be using stock Taiwanese frames (their carbon fame looks a lot like the Pedal Force for example).