Motobecane Mirage Review

[alfredleal]

I have the same identical bike, I acquired it at a pawn shop for $150, I just wanted the wheels with new gatorskin tires but I found I prefer it to my giant ocr 1 gonna do my first century ride next month, wish me luck as I am 72 yrs old

[jettsquirel]

I have had the same bike, Mirage SL, for 2 months. Excellent bike. I am 5 ft 9 in, and I got the 52 cm frame. I am averaging 18.2 mph as of this mornings ride. Not bad for a 51 year old. I plan on using it in a triathlon early next year.

[BobCat-qcwb]

I actually purchased the same March 25, 2014.
I sold my hybrid because I didn't like my position, sitting up on it and I did about 99% of my riding on the road.
I too was impressed with this bike, especially the brifters; they were easy to get use to.
I weighed the bike after it was assembled and it weighs 24#
I am really enjoying riding the Mirage S! Good luck with yours!
I used to do tri's ( in my early days b4 knee surgeries; no more running) and owned a Cannondale R700 which cost me about $1200 back in the '90's.
This bike, in my opinion, is comparable.

[xxxxsharpie]

Thanks for your thoughts!  Looking at the same bike and it's also going to be my first road bike.  Happy Riding

[ankm]

How much does this bike weigh after complete assembly?

[okozarker]

Ank, sorry for my delay in answering your question.  To answer your question it is around 22-23 lbs.

[dang]

Questions! How tall are you and whats your inseam. And do you recall the size of your bike?

[superDukedogg]

Did you ever make that across state trip on this bike? How'd it go? What kind of miles have you gotten on the Mirage?

[boilerknight]

What happened on your trip across oklahoma?

[miguelv]

So bike direct is not a scam website ?

[eechaze]

Hi I just ordered one yesterday. What is the furthest you've gone with it and what kind of speeds were you averaging? i decided I needed a step up from the basic schwinn road bike I had for almost two years. Thanks

[spambryan]

Love mine! Only thing I hate the fact it has a lot of decals. Too much imo

[elinguyemaya]

Just got this bike 2 weeks ago, a friend of mine.helped me assembled it. The two tires were already punctured from the package. Now on .first ride, the saddle was moving left and right. The ride was uncomfortable, it seemed like i was riding an elephant compare to my previous bike a schwinn phocus it was night and day.
The worst part of it, is the customer service. Bikesdirect makes it almost impossible for you to return the defective items.
I wouldn't advice anyone to buy from them.

[frankrevilla]

i also just bought this bike. converting it to fixed geared single speed