"Mike" <
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> John Doe wrote:
> > K-mart have a sale on 26" Huffy "MTB - LOOKING"
> >
> > $89.
> >
> > They have a dual suspension there for $169. I reckon that for that
price I
> > would be scared of hitting a pothole.
>
> The sad thing is that these bikes are good enough for most people. How far does the median bike
> ride before it ends up on the dump? Less in its entire life than one of us does on a weekend!
> Think about that before you dismiss the Huffy.
>
I do not dismiss heavy low end bikes, I'd bet we all had one at some point. I dismiss Huffy. As a
former KMart employee, you get the bike, turn the handlebars around, give the stem a half ****
tighten, with you hand if you can't find the spanner, and put it out for sale.
Goodbye bike, here ya go little fella, take your poorly assembled bike and go belt down a hill. At
least if you buy a low end bike from an LBS, you can always ask the guy to tighten it up before you
give it to one of your children. Take it back a few weeks later for another quick tighten up. The
man is going to stand behind the product he sold, no matter how little you paid for it. You will not
get that from KMart.