quality of walmart bikes vs local dealer?

[markm75]

I'm looking to replace my old Schwinn which i bought locally in 1988,
it has served as a temp bike for my wife.. but its not really a
"womans" bike..

The local shop claimed the bikes at walmart and dicks arent aluminum,
but this doesnt appear to be true:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2513009

This one is only $79.. the local shop sells an Expedition for $290..

The $79 one even appears to have click grip shifters.

Any ideas on quality differences here?

Will i be replacing the casette and chain in no time if i go with
"walmart" stuff?

Thanks

 

[Ride-A-Lot]

markm75 wrote:
> I'm looking to replace my old Schwinn which i bought locally in 1988,
> it has served as a temp bike for my wife.. but its not really a
> "womans" bike..
>
> The local shop claimed the bikes at walmart and dicks arent aluminum,
> but this doesnt appear to be true:
>
> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2513009
>
> This one is only $79.. the local shop sells an Expedition for $290..
>
> The $79 one even appears to have click grip shifters.
>
> Any ideas on quality differences here?
>
> Will i be replacing the casette and chain in no time if i go with
> "walmart" stuff?
>
> Thanks
>

I'm firing up the barbie.

Save yourself the grief and do a google search on this newsgroup with
the word Wal-Mart.


--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

 

[Micheal Artindale]

"markm75" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm looking to replace my old Schwinn which i bought locally in 1988,
> it has served as a temp bike for my wife.. but its not really a
> "womans" bike..
>
> The local shop claimed the bikes at walmart and dicks arent aluminum,
> but this doesnt appear to be true:
>
> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2513009
>
> This one is only $79.. the local shop sells an Expedition for $290..
>
> The $79 one even appears to have click grip shifters.
>
> Any ideas on quality differences here?
>
> Will i be replacing the casette and chain in no time if i go with
> "walmart" stuff?
>
> Thanks
>

That all depends on how much it is ridden, and where. If you ride more than
on the weekends, and you are goin g on more than smothened unpaved roads,
then yes, you will replace parts.

 

[Paul Boyd]

Micheal Artindale said the following on 27/07/2007 21:27:

> That all depends on how much it is ridden, and where. If you ride more than
> on the weekends, and you are goin g on more than smothened unpaved roads,
> then yes, you will replace parts.

....like the wheels, the frame, the drive-train, the saddle, the bars...

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

 

[daddy]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:46:55 -0700, markm75 wrote:

> I'm looking to replace my old Schwinn which i bought locally in 1988,
> it has served as a temp bike for my wife.. but its not really a
> "womans" bike..
>
> The local shop claimed the bikes at walmart and dicks arent aluminum,
> but this doesnt appear to be true:
>
> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2513009
>
> This one is only $79.. the local shop sells an Expedition for $290..
>
> The $79 one even appears to have click grip shifters.
>
> Any ideas on quality differences here?
>
> Will i be replacing the casette and chain in no time if i go with
> "walmart" stuff?
>
> Thanks

Hey Libby,
ain't this your DH rig???

 

[[email protected]]

markm75 wrote:
> I'm looking to replace my old Schwinn which i bought locally in 1988,
> it has served as a temp bike for my wife.. but its not really a
> "womans" bike..
>
> The local shop claimed the bikes at walmart and dicks arent aluminum,
> but this doesnt appear to be true:
>
> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2513009
>
> This one is only $79.. the local shop sells an Expedition for $290..
>
> The $79 one even appears to have click grip shifters.
>
> Any ideas on quality differences here?
>
> Will i be replacing the casette and chain in no time if i go with
> "walmart" stuff?
>
> Thanks
>
Walmart doesn't sell bicycle they sell bike shaped toys save yourself
alot of grief and by a real bike.

 

[=?utf-8?B?4paAU2xhY2s=?=]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:46:55 -0700, markm75 <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm looking to replace my old Schwinn which i bought locally in 1988,
> it has served as a temp bike for my wife.. but its not really a
> "womans" bike..
>
> The local shop claimed the bikes at walmart and dicks arent aluminum,
> but this doesnt appear to be true:
>
> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2513009
>
> This one is only $79.. the local shop sells an Expedition for $290..
>
> The $79 one even appears to have click grip shifters.
>
> Any ideas on quality differences here?
>
> Will i be replacing the casette and chain in no time if i go with
> "walmart" stuff?
>
> Thanks
>

Please do not use the words "quality" and "walmart" in the same sentence
without
a qualifier like: ca-ca, dodo, pee pee.. etc.
--
Slack

 

[markm75]

On Jul 28, 4:01 pm, Slack <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:46:55 -0700, markm75 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I'm looking to replace my old Schwinn which i bought locally in 1988,
> > it has served as a temp bike for my wife.. but its not really a
> > "womans" bike..
>
> > The local shop claimed the bikes at walmart and dicks arent aluminum,
> > but this doesnt appear to be true:
>
> >http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2513009
>
> > This one is only $79.. the local shop sells an Expedition for $290..
>
> > The $79 one even appears to have click grip shifters.
>
> > Any ideas on quality differences here?
>
> > Will i be replacing the casette and chain in no time if i go with
> > "walmart" stuff?
>
> > Thanks
>
> Please do not use the words "quality" and "walmart" in the same sentence
> without
> a qualifier like: ca-ca, dodo, pee pee.. etc.
> --
> Slack- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

lol... yeah after some searching i guess they had lots of recalls in
recent years.. wasn't sure how "true" all that was.

Yeah.. i'll be skippin them..

Now.. what about Dicks Sporting Goods? Or is this the same story,
though they seem to be pretty knowledgeable and even did a tune up
service for $32 on my old (local dealer, schwinn mountain bike)..

 

[JD]

On Jul 29, 7:30 pm, markm75 <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jul 28, 4:01 pm, Slack <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:46:55 -0700, markm75 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > I'm looking to replace my old Schwinn which i bought locally in 1988,
> > > it has served as a temp bike for my wife.. but its not really a
> > > "womans" bike..
>
> > > The local shop claimed the bikes at walmart and dicks arent aluminum,
> > > but this doesnt appear to be true:
>
> > >http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2513009
>
> > > This one is only $79.. the local shop sells an Expedition for $290..
>
> > > The $79 one even appears to have click grip shifters.
>
> > > Any ideas on quality differences here?
>
> > > Will i be replacing the casette and chain in no time if i go with
> > > "walmart" stuff?
>
> > > Thanks
>
> > Please do not use the words "quality" and "walmart" in the same sentence
> > without
> > a qualifier like: ca-ca, dodo, pee pee.. etc.
> > --
> > Slack- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> lol... yeah after some searching i guess they had lots of recalls in
> recent years.. wasn't sure how "true" all that was.
>
> Yeah.. i'll be skippin them..
>
> Now.. what about Dicks Sporting Goods? Or is this the same story,
> though they seem to be pretty knowledgeable and even did a tune up
> service for $32 on my old (local dealer, schwinn mountain bike)..

****'s are dicks for bikes, just as the name indicates.

Do yourself a favor and go look around at some bicycle shops, not the
big box dumbasses.

If that doesn't help you, you are beyond help.

JD