How much am I going to regret buying this bicycle?

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: edprush

Originally posted by: TitanDiddly
Spend $200 on a real bike from a bike shop, you will be much happier. Walmart bikes fall apart.

Don't buy your bikes and your q-tips in the same store.

$200? At an LBS?

The lowest thing the two LBS had for MTB was $500.

I want something I can pedal super f'n hard twice a week for about 5 minutes each time on a street.

I will never go off-road and I'll never ride more than 3 miiles twice a week.

I think you're looking at the wrong LBS then. I got the gf a decent entry level MTB for about $300....and there were cheaper ones than that.

 

[Shawn]

My roommate bought that bike. i don't like it at all. the rear shocks makes it very hard to go up hill. I actually got the $60 one and I like it a lot better. however I've already had to replace the ball bearings in the front wheel and now I need to replace the ball bearings in the back. however I got the ball bearings for the front wheel for $2 from a local bike shop.

 

[darkdemyze]

Originally posted by: tommywishbone
How much regret can $99 generate?🙂 You'll be fine... just stay out of the half-pipe.

lol :thumbsup:

 

[mrchan]

That bike is going to make your bike riding experience MUCH less enjoyable.

Return it. Spend the $100 on a used bike on Craigslist.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: mrchan
That bike is going to make your bike riding experience MUCH less enjoyable.

Return it. Spend the $100 on a used bike on Craigslist.

I have an old Motobecane 56 cm that I am selling. with some Mavic rims. for about $250.

I have a Shimano R550 wheelset as well, but that cost about $200 and I put on some almost new Ultra 2000 tires, so I can't include that if the OP wants a bike.

I would be willing to sell the R550s with the bike for maybe $375 because the front Sora derailleur is not working on the bike, but that is a $20 part, and is very easily installed.

It is a 24-speed Sora grupo though, but overall a pretty good bike. The frame is sturdy AL. It is a road bike BTW

 

[edprush]

DaShen, thanks for the offer and I'll consider it. I imagine shipping gets pretty expensive.

By the way, some guy locally is selling a Raleigh M 40 (year: 2000) mountain bike. Is Raleigh a good brand or is it just Huffy warmed over?

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
I dont quite understand. I have a bike from walmart still going strong after 6 years. It a purely street bike just for riding around the neighborhood. The only reason I'm getting a new one is because I popped the break assembly (foot braked) after slamming on the breaks while going down hill at around 55 😛

55? How steep was the hill?

Must have been the side of a canyon.

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
I dont quite understand. I have a bike from walmart still going strong after 6 years. It a purely street bike just for riding around the neighborhood. The only reason I'm getting a new one is because I popped the break assembly (foot braked) after slamming on the breaks while going down hill at around 55 😛

55? How steep was the hill?

i doubt he was doing 55...it just feels faster on a bike, you know?

55 is not really all that much on a steep hill. I wouldn't go any faster unless you are really well trained though. I try to limit myself to 45-50 on a downhill otherwise I feel a little shaky. But since I live in Houston, I don't worry about hills too much.

thecoolnessrune, did you have a cyclometer on you, or is that just a guess?

I wouldn't go that fast on a Walmart bike. Fastest I've hit is 48 mph on one of my road bikes.

The cyclocomputer on my road bike cost more than that wallyworld bike.

Jules caught my point. At any rate, I've hit about 35 on my MTB on a fairly flat road.

That's fairly impressive. You have slick tires on it? My Trek 4500 has slightly knobby tires that I use on the road, and the fastest I've ever managed to get it is 34-35 MPH on a gradual downhill slope. That speed is about the top end of the gearing, so any faster would have to be on a real steep hill without pedaling.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
I dont quite understand. I have a bike from walmart still going strong after 6 years. It a purely street bike just for riding around the neighborhood. The only reason I'm getting a new one is because I popped the break assembly (foot braked) after slamming on the breaks while going down hill at around 55 😛

55? How steep was the hill?

i doubt he was doing 55...it just feels faster on a bike, you know?

55 is not really all that much on a steep hill. I wouldn't go any faster unless you are really well trained though. I try to limit myself to 45-50 on a downhill otherwise I feel a little shaky. But since I live in Houston, I don't worry about hills too much.

thecoolnessrune, did you have a cyclometer on you, or is that just a guess?

I wouldn't go that fast on a Walmart bike. Fastest I've hit is 48 mph on one of my road bikes.

The cyclocomputer on my road bike cost more than that wallyworld bike.

Jules caught my point. At any rate, I've hit about 35 on my MTB on a fairly flat road.

That's fairly impressive. You have slick tires on it? My Trek 4500 has slightly knobby tires that I use on the road, and the fastest I've ever managed to get it is 34-35 MPH on a gradual downhill slope. That speed is about the top end of the gearing, so any faster would have to be on a real steep hill without pedaling.

Nope, got some OLD knobby tires on it. I really should replace the tires as they're probably 10 years old by now but they look OK except for the cracks of course😉

 

[intogamer]

I got a bike for some $200?

kinda regret it cause i don't really use it

 

[edprush]

This bike is only about 10 miles from me and it's only available for pickup (no delivery).

What's your opinion of it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7230113229

What the heck are fasteners?

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: edprush
This bike is only about 10 miles from me and it's only available for pickup (no delivery).

What's your opinion of it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7230113229

What the heck are fasteners?

Uh, fasteners are things to hold things together. 😉 It's not a bad bike but don't go by that $380 figure as that was a long time ago. The lack of a front suspension would actually be kind of nice if you're just riding on roads.

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

You know, despite what many people say here, if you're just going to use it for something simple, like riding to/from class, and not any heavy riding for exercise, you and the bike will be fine.


Enjoy your bicycle.

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
You deserve punishment if you buy anything from Walmart.

 

[DrZDO]

I commuted to work for a couple years on bikes, and ride & race road bikes.

You're better off if you find a used one for the same price--Of a good brand (too many to list). Even if it's from 20 years ago, it was made to ride, and will most likely be serviceable. So it'll last until you can't get parts, or the frame falls apart. I've gotten two used bikes from shops for $70 & $120, and they were solid. Wal-Mart bikes are not solid.

 

[DrZDO]

Originally posted by: edprush
This bike is only about 10 miles from me and it's only available for pickup (no delivery).

What's your opinion of it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7230113229

What the heck are fasteners?

That looks fine. Fasteners=nuts/bolts. Raleigh's a good brand. You should have it adjusted or study bike mechanics and do it yourself: brakes, front & rear derailers, handlebar height, seat height. Oh, make sure the size is right of course.

 

[LongCoolMother]

for sidewalk riding, and absolutely NO trail riding whatsoever, the bike will be fine. If you plan on taking it offroad or doing any serious cycling, stay away. juding from what you're saying, im sure it will serve your purpose fine.

 

[ISAslot]

shipping weight 44.8 lbs :Q

 

[Kerouactivist]

yeah, I've gotta a wal-mart cheapo bike too...but, I only went so crappy because I figure I'll be moving in the next couple of months and will probably just give it to a buddy when I leave...

 

[Kelemvor]

That bike looks fine to me. Unless you are going to be entering some mountain bike races or something. But for tooling around or riding on paths it'd work fine.

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: ISAslot
shipping weight 44.8 lbs :Q

WOW

 

[DurocShark]

The frames and suspension aren't bad on those. It's the components (wheels, derailleur, BRAKES, etc) that are crap usually.

<--- Misses his Team Fat Chance and Trek bikes. 🙁

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: deftron

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: deftron

Originally posted by: bR
What are you going to use it for?

Just let a local bike shop check out the assembly.

I'm sure local bike shops love "checking the assembly" on
a Wal Mart bike ...

I've had my fair share of snobby LBSs... seems like I go to the back of the line because my bike doesn't have an italian name and you can pronounce it in your first try but there are shops that really couldn't give a ****** about what they work on even if you didn't buy it from them... as long as they've got someone riding a bike at the end of the day.

How can you blame them?
If you owned a business, would you want to do support for another companies, your competitors, business?

What do you think Wal-Mart would say if I showed up with a bike I
got from a LBS and asked them to check it over ?

You do realize that you pay for the service right??

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
I dont quite understand. I have a bike from walmart still going strong after 6 years. It a purely street bike just for riding around the neighborhood. The only reason I'm getting a new one is because I popped the break assembly (foot braked) after slamming on the breaks while going down hill at around 55 😛

55? How steep was the hill?

i doubt he was doing 55...it just feels faster on a bike, you know?

55 is not really all that much on a steep hill. I wouldn't go any faster unless you are really well trained though. I try to limit myself to 45-50 on a downhill otherwise I feel a little shaky. But since I live in Houston, I don't worry about hills too much.

thecoolnessrune, did you have a cyclometer on you, or is that just a guess?

I wouldn't go that fast on a Walmart bike. Fastest I've hit is 48 mph on one of my road bikes.

The cyclocomputer on my road bike cost more than that wallyworld bike.

Jules caught my point. At any rate, I've hit about 35 on my MTB on a fairly flat road.

That's fairly impressive. You have slick tires on it? My Trek 4500 has slightly knobby tires that I use on the road, and the fastest I've ever managed to get it is 34-35 MPH on a gradual downhill slope. That speed is about the top end of the gearing, so any faster would have to be on a real steep hill without pedaling.

I'm assuming that everyone here is just guestimating. I ride a Specialized comp triple with the shimano flight deck system and maxed out down a fairly steep hill I hit 43mph, which is recorded as the fastest speed on the flight deck. A better rider might be able to get a little bit more out of it, maybe 45ish on that hill, but 35 on flat road on 2" tires Lance himself couldn't do, and forget 55 heh.

/edit BTW I'm agreeing with you.

 

[0roo0roo]

its fine. cheap ass bikes have come a long way from what they used to be. just check with a wrench and its done. its not like u have to carry it over streams or blaze down dirt trails at massive speeds or something.