Originally Posted by ElGordo

Hey, I'm new to this forum and to riding fixed gear bikes. I've ridden BMX and mountain bikes my whole life and I'm shopping for a fixie for commuting and getting in better shape.

I emailed BD to see about availability of an orange Mercier Kilo TT in 53cm and I got this carbon copy email refering me to the newsletter (i.e. the email subscription so Bd get your money and hopefully never have to actually communicate with you). I subscribed to the "newsletter" but it didn't answer my questions so I emailed again asking when it would be available and I explained that the newsletter didn't help me. A few days later I got a super rude email from "TH" at Bd basically talking to me like I was a 4 year old. I wasn't rude at all in my emails to Bd so I was shocked to get a response like I did from TH.

Anyways, long story short I won't be giving my hard earned money to a company that treats people like s*** when they're trying to give them money.

Has anyone else had this experience or did I just get a guy whose dog just got run over?

Also, can some folks offer some suggestions for a good non-BD fixie that's offordable?
I'll search the forum as well. Thanks.