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To clarify, my suggestion was that many of the problems with cheap bikes are in the dodgy build quality, not the parts (certainly in B'Twin's case, the parts are often half-decent). So, buy a cheap bike cheaply online and pay your LBS's experienced, dedicated mechanics to build the boxed bike for you. If you've bought a real shitter, the 1-2 hours' labour will be wasted money and better put towards a better quality bike, but if you've bought a decent machine let down by dodgy assembly then it's a real bargain. Source: 4 years mechanicking at independent LBS. Summary: B'Twin - great but make sure the bolts are tight before mad skidz.