Originally Posted by alcjphil

I have assembled hundreds, perhaps even a couple of thousand bicycles and have yet to see one that came with all the tools I needed to properly assemble it, and adjust it to make it ready to ride
Part of what distinguishes a good bike from a poor one the how well it is assembled, which is part of why bikes from discount department stores have such a bad reputation. If you take a better bike and do a poor assembly job it won't be much better than a $200 bike