I may do that, hit the parts bins at the LBSs and see what I can get for $5....Hate to put much into a bike that the family can't afford to really fix....and it has steel rims...NOT even chromed, just painted black...They just had put $50 in tires on it (LBS), so we went through it this afternoon and I did what I could. Took it out, and broke the chain...a link cracked! So I threw on a used, but better chain....CHEAP bikes really annoy me!