I have been following this thread with interest. I am one of the last people in the world to spend big money on bikes. I always buy used and buy often One trend I have seen in the low end bikes is the inconsistensies in assembly and manufacture. Kid down the lane from me has a Next BMX bike that had a cracked weld in the frame. It came off the rack at WM that way. We told them to take it back, also the rear wheel had a couple of stripped spokes in it. The second bike was assembled complete wrong, with the forks mounted backwards and one of the pedals crossthreaded. When they went to get a 3rd bike the first bike had been put back on the floor at a discount. I went with them on the 3rd go around and we got him a bike that is all in one piece and pretty well assembled. It did take a half hour of tweaking to make sure everything works on it. And it has the big sticker that says not for offroad or competion use on it. So far the local WM does not have the Denali in stock so I haven't been able to look at one. WM is one of the worst for specifiying a certain price point and leaving it up to the manufacturer to decide how to meet that price point. They aren't the only one by any means, but they are the king of that process. Unfortunately there are no minimum standards that mean anything when it comes to bicycle assembly or manufacturing. It is up to the individual to make that call.

Aaron