Originally Posted by
Trakhak
As I noted in my earlier post, the difference between the aluminum/105 Motobecane and the equivalent Specialized that I looked up is that the Motobecane had generic components from various manufacturers whereas the Specialized had generic Specialized-branded components. That, and $700.
I didn’t say there was anything wrong with BD bikes (and at the mid-tiers it’s a lot of the “same parts, different stickers).
BD has kinda the same approach as Performance/Nashbar/Supergo did in the catalog days: “90% of the bike for 70% of the cost”
Not a big deal unless you need to have those big-brand logos