Originally Posted by
pocketdrummer
I'm not saying there aren't diamonds in the rough. I got a $1500 bike for $480 and I've been riding it every day. As a general rule, cheap bikes are... well.... cheap. So, feel free to gamble if you want, but don't be surprised when components malfunction or fail on you.
Lock a high end bike to a bikerack at a big school and see if you keep it long enough to see the components fail.
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