Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,172
Likes: 6,404
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I agree about the Hounder. I have a similar bike, also from Nashbar. It's excellent, for the money.
Of course, some things are cheap. I had to replace the plastic pedals immediately.
I recommend you buy this bike and bring it to a bike shop to have it reassembled. I'm a bike mechanic. There were a lot of things wrong with the bike when I received it from UPS. We could help you by walking through the procedures. Or you could spend $75 getting them fixed, and you'd still be ahead. You'd have a decent bike, with a warranty, and it would be new.