Originally Posted by ink1373
its not a matter of trust, his bikes are just crap.
the frames are actually quite nice, but for the most part they're 27" and lack lockrings. if you're looking for something that you can just buy a new wheelset for, (including a lockring), then i don't see whats wrong with getting an applecart bike.
What's wrong is he'd end up practically rebuilding it himself- which ends up being more expensive than starting with nothing.