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Old 08-15-17 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by davei1980
So interchangeable parts are not NECESSARILY a bad thing... Is your overarching point that it's probably an OK buy with maybe some cheap components (Hey! Like my FUJI that I am currently replacing every component on) or that it's a hunk of junk and to save my $$ to by the Giant "Seek 1" that I also like? Also seeing a lot of Motobecane bikes which look like they're in my wheelhouse, I have never heard of them either thoughts?
It's not a good strategy to buy a bike you know is crappy with the plan to replace the crap with good stuff. Unless you really know what you're doing. There is a lot to go wrong with that plan.
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