Hi!
I'm a scienitist (microbio) by profession and thought that I thought I'd do a long-term test of a BSO object for fun and the benefit of the cycling community in the UK!
I bought a bike from Mango Bikes for roughly £300:
http://www.mangobikes.co.uk/
and will subject it to daily commuting duty (of about 10 miles RT).
here a video from the manufacturer: