Originally Posted by
DieselDan
Wow, one bike and you're an expert. After dealing with several dozen of BD bike shaped objects, I can say they are mostly junk. The bottom brackets, headsets, and wheels are the worst on the market. I've seen spindles shear, rim joints split, bearings seize, and host of other problems within a few short days of use.
Do you
really expect us to believe that you've seen dozens of Ultegra-level bikes, like those the OP is considering, where the bottom brackets have failed?!? Difficult for me to believe that Shimano, FSA, and SRAM are having quality-control problems of this magnitude that I haven't heard about. Similarly, it's difficult for me to believe that sealed-bearing integrated headsets from FSA and Cane Creek are failing at the rates you seem to be implying.
Now, if you're talking about putting Uber-Clydes on $300-500 bikes with 2200- or Sora-level components, then I can believe there are problems. But I don't think that's unique to BikesDirect: if you buy a cheap bike with cheap components then you're likely to run into problems sooner rather than later...