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Originally Posted by Tegra_Devil
has anyone ever ordered of BikesDirect?
seems like they throw mid-high end components on noname frames. for really damn good prices. from googling it seems they are decent quality frames too. just wondering if anyone around here has dealt with them
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I picked up a Motobecane Super Strada from them in July. Fantastic bike, Ultegra, minus crank and brakes. It's an aluminum frame manufactured by Kinesis in Taiwan, same factory that does Felt, Trek, Kona, Jamis etc., welds are clean and no obvious faults there. The particular model has a more relaxed geometry than some roadies may prefer.
Saved a bundle as well, and only $48 (GST) after declaring when crossing back from Point Roberts. I swapped out the brake pads with Koolstops, but other than that the bike has been fantastic. I except to be replacing the FSA bottom bracket next season, due to those notoriously being points of failures, but that is a relatively inexpensive upgrade for ultegra or dura-ace in the $30 region.
Also keep in mind these bikes are not road ready out of the box, takes a tad bit of mechanical inclination to tighten and adjust things such as derauilers.