Originally Posted by
PlatyPius
And I'm sure the Wal-Mart bike's frame is of the same quality as a $1500 bike. It's just like the cheap carbon frames on eBay....they may be made by the same company, but that doesn't mean the materials used are the same. Sure, buy a Wal-Mart bike for $500, strip the components off, buy a new frame, and build up a cool bike. Just don't ever mistake the Wal-Mart frame for a real bike frame.
What are you DOING to your frames? Riding them through an assault on the Death Star? My plan was to strip it, yes, but I don't give a hoot what anyone thinks of the name on my downtube, and I would wager that I could ride the Wal-Mart bike 330 days a year commuting and live to tell the tale, if safety is your concern. Actually, what is your concern?