A friend bought a Motobecane from BD, one of the better models with upper-level components. He is 100% happy with it and he was a seasoned rider/owner going in. I've thought about buying a well-componented bike from BD and cannibalizing the components for a quality vintage frame build, then put nick-nack components on the new BD bike and see what I can get out of it. I guess I wouldn't be selling it to anyone who reads this forum...