Old 03-27-09, 03:09 PM
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I agree with ILTB. I'm as big a bike snob as anyone, but my kids have Target bikes and they're perfectly suitable as a first bike. They're heavy, cheap, and bombproof. As long as they've been given a once-over by a competent wrench, they'll be fine.

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