Vein BMX?

 Alot of people have been talking about this Vein BMX deal, and until recently I didn't really know what they were talking about. But with more and more people asking me about it  I've decided to do a little research and this is what I think about the whole deal.
 First off this is a company that claims that they are trying to push BMX. Well straight up that's shit. Your pushing BMX how? By undercutting shop's and other real bike manufactures? Or maybe by perpetuating the entire mailorder deal? Or maybe these guys are trying to cut out the distributors? Anyway you slice it, it just sucks. As a longtime bike shop employee I can tell you that the average consumer doesn't know shit about fixing or better yet assembling bikes. And more often then not bikes come through damaged in shipping. So what you are basically paying for is a product that you've never seen in person, you have to assemble yourself, and that if you have any problems with you have to email or call someone to get parts or have them tell you how to fix it? Fuck, wow that sounds awesome! Sign me up....NOT. Bike shops and distributors work hand and hand with one another. Shops (good ones) sell products that they believe in and ultimately the company or distributors will stand behind. I for one think that the industry as a whole should stand up against these guys and boycott them right outta business.
 Secondly, the "quality" of these products is pretty questionable. Looks like to me that someone went to Taiwan and picked all the crap out and thought..."Hey we can paint these all kinds of colors and kids will buy the shit outta this". Then the same guy said "We can't sell this shit is shops because the shop guys will know this shit is garbage" The stuff that these people are pushing off as "high end" is far from it. I have personally seen one of these frames, it had a euro bottom bracket but instead of it having cups the bearing pressed right in. Why the fuck would anyone ever design something like this? Didn't we (BMX) as a whole learn 10 years ago that the euro b/b had no place in our sport. Bearings are too goddamn small. So let's take the threads out? That should make it what stronger? No wait it makes it 4oz lighter, damn what an asshole I must be. I'd rather have a bike part that was designed by actual dudes that have been around and test there stuff instead of some guy that got a "killer deal" on some Taiwanese shit that he wants to make a quick buck? I mean is this the future? Should I start looking for a new job? Look at their website, they have how-to videos. Really? Come on! Buy stuff from local shops, from guys that actually ride bikes and love them. BMX isn't about money, in fact I'd be willing to bet that alot of  BMX shop's aren't making a ton of money. But the guys are doing it for one reason, THEY LOVE BIKES! Now don't get me wrong all mailorders aren't bad, there are a handful of real shops that do mailorder and do it well. But they are SHOPS, not an office with a bunch of telemarketers.
 Third and final. When you order something online, you don't get any feedback from a real bike rider. You push the buttons on your keyboard (just like me typing this right now) and it's so cold an impersonal. Have we become that lazy as consumers? Man I hope not. When you buy online, a 6ft tall kid that weights 220 pounds can buy a $199 bike because he wants a bike and his parents don't understand anything about BMX, so they think that's alot of money and say to themselves it's a fad....then he gets the bike and rides it for a week (that his dad or worse him and his friends assembled incorrectly) and destroys it. Then the parents bring it into a shop, they proceed to tell you how they just bought this bike online and it was expensive and how it's a  week old and their kid has it destroyed. This is something that happens quite often. My response to them usually goes a little something like this: If you bought a bike from here, I would have told you that your son is too big for a low end bike like this and it won't last him very long. I'd also probably look over the bike and point out all the things that were installed properly. Then I'd point out the bikes we carry and the quality difference between what they bought and what we carry. Now don't get me wrong this usually turns into a good repair for the shop, but what's more important here is that this all could have been avoided by just buying the correct bike from someone who could have guided you in the right direction and explained to the the differences between the models for the dollar amounts. Not saying that everyone needs a $500 bike, just saying that I'd ask questions, have a conversation, and ultimately help you find the bike that is right for you. Shit we may not even  have the right bike instock, but we'd gladly order it (from our distro) and assemble it the right and safe way. So I guess what I'm saying here is what I've been saying all along....support your local bike shop and it will support you! Buy bikes from guys that ride bikes not a computer screen!