Originally Posted by
jefnvk
Yeah, this. Most can put together a bike and make it work OK. Whether or not the setup is optimized, probably not, but then again how many LBS bikes are hanging in a garage that haven't seen an adjustment in years, that get pulled out once a summer for that camping trip, with rock hard brake pads and derailleurs that don't shift to the last two sprockets?
Ohhh thats a quick fix lol, spray the thing down with wd40 (including the break pads and cables) and then let her rip lol....
But again, at minimum if you really never worked on a bike, as you start to work on it, most would learn pretty quickly I think. However reality is reality in that most do not or have not worked on a bike prior to a purchase.
Lol there have been numerous threads on this and if someone reads them, pretty much the same thing comes out in that if you do buy a bike from a big box store but not specifically to them, one should have the basics of the bike checked out before it gets used, so that nobody gets any disappointment or injury...