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12-30-15 | 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by edwong3

I don't own a Tokyo but from what I have read in some of the reviews, the folks at Citizen actually tune the bikes they sell before shipping them out to their customers. That means that the shifter and the brakes are adjusted properly, and the bearings roll freely so that there is no binding. If that means anything to you, then it is a bike you should consider, and it is within your price range.

Ed,

Every factory tunes bikes during assembly. I estimate 85% of our bikes do not need any brake adjustment, and 30% don't need rear derailleur adjustment ( the rear derailleur is more sensitive to cable stretch ). I do not believe Citizen has facilities in the USA to tune anything.

I think most issues with Citizen are derived from using a low end factory, I used a low end factory in 2003 and we switched to a high end facility within a year.

Thanks,
Yan

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Last edited by downtube; 12-30-15 at 01:12 PM.

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