Originally Posted by
HawkOwl
I'm taking issue with calling Huffy bikes "junk". That just is not so. I put a lot of reliable miles on a Huffy. They and bikes like rhem are excellent for the just starting, I'm not sure I am going to like this bike riding thing.
Huffy and Schwinn happen to be my rwo favorite brands. Buy a couple. See if you like riding. If you do then buy a couple of "nice" bikes that are exactly what you want. Or, it may turn out that they fill your needs.
Schwinn isn't what it used to be, but that's not the main point IMHO. The main point is that there's no way for neophytes to buy a bike at Walmart and know what size to buy, how to position the seat, etc. Schwinn is sold at LBS, but I don't think Huffy is. If they OP wants to buy a Schwinn at his LBS, that might work out fine.
Again, fit is more important than brand, and nobody at a big box store is going to know what the hell they are talking about when selling bikes.