Originally Posted by podman
i think everyone here might agree that these bikes are disposable and meant to be like the ford festiva... after so many miles you just throw them away and buy another.
i don't knock them for what they are, i just don't think a person should buy one if they are shopping for a dependable life long friend.
Funny you should mention the Ford Festiva. I bought one new in 1991 for $5,500 including a sun roof and AM FM Cassette Player. A bullet proof car that I drove for 6 years/70,000 miles with very little routine maintenance and without a dime of repairs. Never failed to start or to get me where I wanted to go at an average of 40mpg. I sold it for $2,500 to a friend in 1997 because I was going overseas and could only take one car and my wife wanted hers with the automatic. I suppose some fuss budget could have spent all kinds of time "fixing" noises that would not be heard in a Benz or perfecting the state of tune to get 41 mpg. But most people recognize that a Festiva is not a Benz though both serve their owners well. Most people probably wouldn't try to "fix" a Festiva because it wasn't a Benz.