Originally Posted by
chriskmurray
That is a really nice bike for the money as much as I hate to admit it. If you are new to bicycle mechanics you should try to find a local co-op or shop that can help you set the bike up right.
I have seen far too many customers come into the shop with a Bikes Direct bike that was no where close to the right size or being assembled correctly. If you know what you are doing they can be good bikes though.
Thanks for the advise and I have only been cycling for almost 6mos but have build my own singlespeed bike and another singlespeed bike for my brother. Not saying I know everything but enough to know how everything works. I guess I'll stop by the lbs and take their free winter cycling and maintenance class and get fit for a mountain bike frame. I want a singlespeed with disc brakes that wouldn't brake the bank and this one seems to fit quite well but only thing I don't like is it doesn't have the eyelets for full fenders.