+1 Adjusting for inflation, those old Free Spirits and Huffys I grew up with would be selling for an equivalent of $300 plus in todays dollars.

Imagine the corners the manufacturers have to cut in order to sell Walmart a bike (and make a profit on it, and ship it all the way from China) and have Walmart retail it for $79?

I just have a workshop in the home, but I won't work on the modern XMart stuff either. Its very frustrating, parts are a combination of plastic and potmetal, they are really meant to be throwaways. And at the end of the day, how much is someone who bought their bike for $79 willing to spend on repairs????

I would recommend anyone with an Xmart bike needing any significant repair to just donate it and get another one (or better yet, watch the used market, and pick up something better used).