Originally Posted by ckleps

Back when I had a x-mart bike, it was a huffy, I was 13 and didn't know any better. Didn't matter if the gears wouldn't shift, my crazy teen legs just pumped harder up hill. Who cares if the brakes didn't worked, I used the soles of my shoes if I wanted to stop. I had no clue things other then platform pedals existed, my shins are still riddled with dents from slipping off those pedals and shinguardless soccer.
They certainly suck but I tend to find that its dumb when kids have nice stuff, shoes, clothes, cars. Bad bikes build character and make us appreciate us nice one's even more.