Originally Posted by CigTech

Man, I go to work and miss all the good stuff on this post.

If I bought a car for $150.00, and all I had to do to it was a few adjustment. I be smiling my happy little assss off. But lets get real here, it's a BIKE, not a car.

I too like a high end bike and have one. But if you need a good starter bike and are handy with tools. I say get the Denali and save a few $$$$. Thats is all I have been saying all along. Yes I adjusted the breakes, and derailers. That's all I have done to it. I sure all of us have adjused our break pads before. It's not that hard. So please don't tell me you take you bike to the LBS to have the break adjusted. And now that I have it dialed in it is shifting flawless and running a easy 25 mph.

A guy came in to the shop today and seen my bike park in the store. He asked if it was mine and told me that it is a very nice setup. So I asked him if he rides and he told me that he has a Specialized road bike that he got from a pond. So I asked him if he want to take it out side and give it a go. He said Thanks I'd love it. I did not tell him how much I paid for it or where I got it from. We took it out and he road it around the building I work in. After 10 minites he comes back and just said "Wow, How much did it cost? and where can I get one?" I told him that he could go are up to Wal-Mart and pick up one for $158.11. He looked at me like I was crazy and then looked back at the bike for a few seconds. Then Looks back at me and said "No really, how much does these bike cost?" I started laughing and told him I sale this one to him for $500.00 if he really what it. He said "Your not joking about this being a Wal-Mart bike?" I said NO, and that I would sale him this one for $500.00. We talked for a few minutes and then he left.

About 2 hours go buy and I look at the window to see him on a Denali riding up to the store. I was do for a dinner break so I went out and adjusted hi breaks and check his derailers. His derails where installed right so did not have to do anything with them. then we took a short ride of 8 miles and got back to the store about 28 minutes later. He could not believe that the Denali was a Wal-Mart bike even after he bought one there.

So looks like I have a new riding buddy on the days off. We where hitting speeds of 28.7 mph on our ride.