Originally Posted by
mr geeker
Well, I just did a quick search after reading your post this morning and found
this bike at walmart for $100. So add in a cheap ($70) tune up and your at $170 or about HALF the price of that theft magnet trek you showed off. Again, will it be of the same quality as the theft magnet you linked to, no, no it will not. Will it do the job until the op decides if they will stick with bicycle commuting, yes, yes it will.
Thanks for the link.
I would point out that with 30 reviews, the bike gets a 3/5 review rating. Now a lot of those could be fixed with the tuneup you suggested, other could not - tires failing, parts failing (that wouldn't be fixed with adjustments), very hard seat.
I'd say to have an equivalent you'd also have to at least put flat resistant tires on it, which is probably at least another $40. So $210 vs $380.
It's an interesting argument. Being that the OP lives in
Philadelphia that probably bumps up the theft risk.