Originally Posted by glassman83

Box Store bikes lack critical lubrication on every bearing surface. Grease must be in short supply-or more costly- in China! Hence, they wear quickly and fail miserably, generally within two riding seasons. However, they were the bread & butter for the LBS before they retired. Our bike co-op (Re-Bicycle Lenawee on Fb) picked up their slack and we're overwhelmed with service requests. Most importantly, the internet procured box store bikes that folks are bringing in this year (for us to assemble) are literally thrown together, boxed up and shipped out. Worse quality than what we're used to seeing. Just hope our parts inventory holds out. Give me an old Schwinn with friction shifters and a decent drivetrain and it'll last years beyond any new box store bike, guaranteed!