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Old 10-24-06 | 12:18 AM
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Bikes: Schwinn Empire XL

Cudak88: I'm going to put some Sharmo 3300 7 spd. Shifters/break levers on it after the test. But thanks for the input.

Chephy: Yep, as far as road racing bicycle go. This is not one of them by any means. Any input is welcomed here.

KrisPistofferson; I don't like Wal-Mart at all.

Twhal; I got the Denali because people where talking so bad about it. And I know that most people don't fix they own bicycles. So I really want to see what was so wrong with the bike. First I would never just buy a Wal-Mart bike and start ridding it with out going over EVERYTHING on the bike. Many people that buy Wal-Mart bikes do just that. Then when the bike falls apart they get on these forums and talk crap about the bikes. When it was their entire fault in the first place for not taking care of the bike. So I fault Wal-Mart more then the people, but its still up to the person to maintain the bike. At a LBS they do it for you. So the buyers never give it second thought.

My biggest problem with this bike is the shifter. They are junk. Shimano Sora St-3300-7 7 Speed STI will be on this bike 1 mile after the test is done. I will all so be replacing the crankset with the Shimano Sora FC3304 Crankset 30/42/50. I'll replace the hubs when they fail.
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