Originally Posted by
kvnrvn
I had one. In three months, I bent one of the crank arms, the bottom bracket squeaked constantly, and the rear derailleur broke in half going up a hill and completely trashed the rear wheel. This was in 2-3000 miles.
I don't regret buying it though. I still have the frame and and may build it back up some day. The frame is actually a pretty decent frame, esp for the cost.
Well, as I said before the specs on these bikes can vary. Sounds like you got screwed on the parts. There are enough really crappy derailers that I'll just say people should pick derailers of known quality. I would be interested in knowing what crank set it was. It would seem like it either had to have been seriously damaged before you received it or frighteningly poor quality. Any indication it was previously damaged? If not I'll add it to my list of things that are better as scrap metal.