Here it is in one neat package for all you Wally Mart and GMC Denali haters:

Carbon Fiber Comes to Wal-Mart

Attention shoppers: The world's largest retailer will begin selling a $580 aluminum bike with a carbon fork and seatstays this month, reports the Feb. 1 issue of the trade magazine Bicycle Retailer & Industry News.

The "GMC Denali Limited," made by Kent, will also feature Shimano Sora components with STI brake/shift levers. It's said to be the highest quality bike ever carried by Wal-Mart and will be offered in select stores and on wal-mart.com.

News of this bike and Wal-Mart's launch of a "bike boutique" concept department is "shaking up the market," according to BRAIN.

Although Kent makes the Denali Limited in three sizes, Wal-Mart apparently will carry just one. The bike has 50/38-tooth chainrings, an 8-speed 12-23 cassette and Shimano ST-3300 STI shifters. It's said the levers alone retail for $120, or 20% of the bike's price.

Personally, we like Wal-Mart for its selection and savings. But a bike might be the last thing we'd buy there. We like to do our cycling business at specialty bicycle shops, which offer value far beyond numbers on a price tag.