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Old 03-14-13, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by roccobike
And like all WalMart bikes, they're assembled by the same clerk who assembles the 20" Pink bikes with wheels way out of tru, brakes not set correctly and derailer/shifter combos that send chains into the spokes or completely off the chainwheels.
IMHO, don't severe those ties with your bike shop just yet.
No worries there.
Originally Posted by Zephyr11
if someone came to me and said they absolutely had no bike shops to go to, I think I might actually tell them to pick up one of those over something from BikesDirect. I bet they're heavy, but you can do a lot worse. If they're constructed by Walmart employees, you might want to check their assembly, but hey, BD bikes don't come assembled either.

I think that's what I'm going to do now. Every time I see someone suggesting BikesDirect, I'm going to suggest a Walmart DK.
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