Originally Posted by
Maelochs
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veganbikes .... sorry but that is crap. If you don't think BD bikes are a huge step up from big-box bikes, you know nothing about bikes.
Also .... BD bikes cover the range from old 7-speed to the latest 11-speed. As for pricing ..... try to get the same bike for less and if you can, it is a better bargain. Great. Up until Covid hit, BD had better prices for equivalent bikes. I don't shop for bikes lately, and I am not sure whether you can buy any bikes for any price, let alone advertised prices (we have all seen MSRP and then dealer-added surcharges.)
I assume anyone smart enough to bother engaging on BF is smart enough to examine all the options and pick the ones which suit him/her best. I suggest checking out BD for people who want more substance and less style.
I was talking about this bike in particular not BD bikes in general. I would re-read what I wrote it might help explain or clarify at least. If you are saying a freewheelin' tourney equipped bike is huge steps up from Wally-Mart you know nothing about bikes to quote you back. It is small steps and if someone held a gun to my head and said Huffy or Fauxtobecane cafe yada yada I would pick the Fauxtobecane of course.