IMHO, Dick's is just another dept store and the bikes they carry are just dept store bikes. Sure, they're a step above the garbage that Wally World sells, but what they're selling is former brand names that folded and were bought out by conglomerates simply for their names: Schwinn, Diamondback, Mongoose, and now Nishiki? Do not mistake them for current quality brands. They're less expensive than the bike shops because they're less bike. But if your wife likes it and she's probably not going to ride a lot, that might be all she needs.