[JTPATE78]

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/fly_pro_x.htm

Looks like a steal!

 

[AZ]

Alot of happy customers . Whole threads here .

 

[b-kul]

all good.

 

[yurtinus]

They're sort of generic brand bikes, but not by any means bad. There's a Motobecane forum here on MTBR-- take a peek. Hard to go wrong at their prices, especially for a beginner.

 

[firstcut]

i just found the biggest joy is building a bike from the ground up for a fraction of the price.

 

[pimpbot]

The main issue is...

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/fly_pro_x.htm

Looks like a steal!

making sure whatever you get fits you. Kinda tough over the internets unless you really know what you are doing.

 

[blue109]

i just found the biggest joy is building a bike from the ground up for a fraction of the price.

seems to me a brand new ground up build will usually cost you about twice what the same complete bike from a shop would cost. unless you are talking about used parts...

it is nice to pick all your parts though.

 

[Glide the Clyde]

making sure whatever you get fits you. Kinda tough over the internets unless you really know what you are doing.

 

[006_007]

Well, if you go by what they say advertising it for sure it is a steal.

But a lot of that is slick marketing.

That said, it is not a bad bike, has reasonable components for the price.

Bigger question for you is what type of riding you intend to do?

 

[JTPATE78]

Riding...

Plan on riding trails here in GA and getting into racing/xterra tri's. I'm 5'6 145. what about the fantom pro or the 29er? Some of those bikes are decked out with xtr with the sid race fork. How can you wrong at under $1500?

 

[AZ]

Plan on riding trails here in GA and getting into racing/xterra tri's. I'm 5'6 145. what about the fantom pro or the 29er? Some of those bikes are decked out with xtr with the sid race fork. How can you wrong at under $1500?

Make sure whatever you buy fits correctly . If you have to ship it back because it dosent fit your initial savings are going to dwindle .

 

[One Pivot]

its not a "too good to be true" deal. its pretty good for 1200 though. i paid the same for my last-year but brand new/warrantied full xt/x9 trance 1 with a reba.. but i had local support, and much better wheels

weighed more, but the components were comparable quality and cost.

 

[006_007]

It is not a bad deal for a starter xc rig. Depending on your biking / mechanical experience a local shop may be a better way to go.

 

[louisssss]

the fly pro is a great bike for the money. no lbs will be able to match that with all new parts.

be sure to get it assembled by a professional

 

[006_007]

be sure to get it assembled by a professional

ie someone who knows how to install a pair of pedals?

 

[Glide the Clyde]

How can you wrong at under $1500?

You can't if the bike works for you. As others say, develop a good relationship with your LBS for quality work on the fixes you can't make and have them assemble it up front if you are not comfortable with your mechanical ability/bike assembly is unfamiliar. Safer and cheaper that way.

 

[Glide the Clyde]

ie someone who knows how to install a pair of pedals?

I think you kinda know there is more to setting up a BD ride than this. I mean, it's not the same as a Wallybike out of the box but before I cruised into a significant downhill, I would want to know either my abilities were up to it or a pro checked and adjusted everything.

 

[006_007]

I think you kinda know there is more to setting up a BD ride than this. I mean, it's not the same as a Wallybike out of the box but before I cruised into a significant downhill, I would want to know either my abilities were up to it or a pro checked and adjusted everything.

Was giving lou a hard time regarding his pedal installation difficulty. First thing I would do with any BD bike (if I ever ordered one) would be completely disassemble and start from scratch.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=581070

 

[Glide the Clyde]

Was giving lou a hard time regarding his pedal installation difficulty.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=581070

Oh, yeah.

 

[One Pivot]

its EXTREMELY easy to setup the bd bikes. it shouldnt even be an issue.

the only thing you have to worry about is tuning the deraileurs, which is fair enough that not everyone knows how to do. the rest of it could be done by any elementary school kid who has a marginal ability to read and follow simple directions.

theres some validity to getting a local bike, but building the thing isnt one of them.