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Old 04-16-11, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by yaganon
There were other things wrong with the bike. for instance, part of the tire sticks out in the front wheel such when pumped to ~25 psi, you can practically see the edge of the outter tire that's suppose to be inside the metal frame.
The tire wasn't mounted correctly.

None of the issues you describe are things that are broken or defective with the bike. They are assembly errors, and very simple ones at that. At some point, no matter what bike you buy, things will go out of adjustment or something will go wrong (flat tire for example.) At that point, you'll either need to fix it yourself or take it to a mechanic and pay to have them fix it for you. This is why knowing basic mechanics is very helpful. You'll save money, and you won't need to wait for a shop to fix your bike.

Buying an older used bike on CL is almost guaranteed to need some form of a tuneup.
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