Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
1) By the time you put tubes, and tires on that bike, and likely a chain and possibly a frewheel, you'll likely be above $80, and close to what you could buy a brand new department store bike of similar quality.
2) Just put slick tires on your mountain bike and lower the handle bars. That will make you just about as fast as you'd be on this bike.
That bike is undoubtedly better than the cheapest x-mart bikes. Anyway, you can't find a road bike at x-mart for $80. You can find an mtb with suspension made from trampoline springs for about that cost, or kids bikes, or beach cruisers, but not road bikes.