Originally Posted by
monsterpile
Those are the dented and returned items. thats the only thing they sell there for bikes. That $199 Dawes is a deal for the super budget shopper its normally almost $100 more. If its the right size and you would probably be happy with it if you decide a road bike would work for you. Before ordering you might want to see how much it would cost to have a shop assemble and include that in your total cost you unless you are really confident in your skills putting it together. Its not hard, but I saw a craigslist ad yesterday for someone that put together their own bike and then wanted to sell it a few months later. They had the fork installed backwards and even after I sent them a helpful email pointing this out they didn't think there was a problem. ALso I have ordered a couple of singlespeeds from them and the flaws on the bikes are easy enough to live with IMO.
As quoted from the site:
"A: No way! We only sell bikes that have issues of some sort. That's why it's such a good deal! We actually like scratches, dings and scars. To quote an old Poi Dog Pondering song..."They are a map of the adventures and places you've been..." "


Thank you so much for sharing this site!!!! I have no qualms about dings, scratches and the like!!!