Originally posted by RegularGuy
One hundred thirty eight U.S. dollars will now buy you a heavy-framed "comfort" bike with cheap Shimano and SRAM components and Schwinn decals. The Schwinn name now means no more than Huffy, Murray, Roadmaster or (worst of all) Mongoose.
It is sad. 
What's just as sad is that when I see people scooting around on a bike, too often it's one of these.
Forget that they're heavy. Forget that they rust quickly. Forget that they may throw you on your hinderparts for any number of assembly errors (like, "brakes.")
The main problem is they way they are destroying names that once meant something. This is beyond forgiveness.
I have to stop now. I'm talking myself into a depressive state.