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Old 08-12-14 | 08:13 PM
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achoo
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Originally Posted by huhjunn
What does everyone think of this bike: road bike 27 inch 10 speed bike men's bicycle SuperCycle

It's not a mountain bike but it is inexpensive and looks like it has enough room for fenders and a rack.
It might be OK. A couple of things jump out at me in a negative way:

1. Stem-mounted shifters and center-pull brakes. There's nothing really wrong with them, but they're not found on better bikes. Seems like that may be a bit high of a price to pay for used bike that may not be much better than what you can buy new at Walmart. But I'm not familiar with any SuperCycle...

2. Cables are tie-wrapped to the frame. Why? I know on my one bike where I had to do that, it's because the cable holder had corroded to the point it wouldn't hold the cable. Not a good sign.

3. No closeups of the rims. Again, why? If the wheels have problems, you'll probably have to spend over $100 for replacements. At least.

If you do go look at it, make sure you pull the seat post and look inside the frame. If the owner won't let you, don't buy it.
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