Originally Posted by
TenSpeedV2
If this were me, I would have gone down to a local bike shop there in Hawaii, purchased a bike, and taken it home with me to ride that day. I cannot imagine anything of quality coming out that box from Alibaba or whatever. Hopefully this turns out well for you, and I also hope that your expectations are realistic in this. Please post an update of how this process goes.
Are you saying that you have no experience in dealing with Alibaba nor buying a bike from them? If you cannot "imagine anything of quality coming out that box from Alibaba or whatever", why are you interested in the process? Are you genuinely interested or do you just want confirmation on your preconceptions?