I know what u mean about lots of differnt bikes i found a web site that has buying and selling leads from all over the world and in the bike section i looked at 98 pages of bikes all with about 8 on each page. gave me a head ache. but thats what u have to do weed out the crap and then find the real makers. ive spent a bit of time in asia mainly indo but i know what there like
6 guys sitting on 20 by 20 concrete slab putting bikes together and that's a FACTORY
Cheers, Im just sick of people posting there stock brand new latest model bikes and asking "Do you like it?" and $1100 is exspensive.. i only paid $950
1100 is not expensive from a shop. Some people feel better about buying from a shop. Totally understandable, you have piece of mind and a 3 month warrenty if anything goes wrong. Your always better off buying from a shop. BTW I was seeing these things going for $1100 and $1200 on ebay not including postage or a 3 month warrenty.