Originally Posted by powerhouse
I don't know anything about the bicycles that you are trying to decide on buying but here is what I suggest.
Once you decide on the bike you want to buy from Walmart or wherever, buy it and then take it to a bike shop you trust. I say this because many big-box stores place more attention on the fact that they just put them together and get them out the door, no matter what consequences may happen to the people who buy them. If you have someone you trust check your purchase, these possible problems can be nipped in the bud.
Good luck and good riding.
Good idea- Pay $80 for a crap bike and pay your LBS lots more to put it right- My LBS will not even look at cheap bikes- Retrue a wheel and the spokes snap- No longer a $10 job- Drive train does not work- $80 for the cheapest crank with fitting.
Only way to keep a Wallmart running is to fix it yourself- and if you have the capabilities to do this- then you understand bikes and would not go any where near Wallmart's or anything like it.
Sorry if this is rude- but it hard trying to keep these cheap bikes running. I know because my neighbours have them.