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Old 08-25-16 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by alcjphil
In the end, a savvy bike buyer might do better for the same money buying from Walmart, but should be aware that store assembly will almost always be substandard
The Urban Legend(?) that all Walmart/Big Box store bike receive substandard assembly is repeated so often on BF that the meme is taken for granted as a fact by BF posters. Is it possible that at least some of these reports are self serving exaggerations and/or selective bias from LBS affiliated personnel and/or "savvy" bike snobs?
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