It took me a while to figure out why this thread bothered me. And it is you. I read the whole thread yesterday. Not that I am considering a Denali*, it has been instructive to me as a returnee to cycling. Except your frequent interruptions to complain, which seem to serve no purpose but to derail the discussion based on some grudge/bias you hold. The OP was kind in not asking you to "butt out", imo. You sir, are the unreasonable one, and your display here overnight only confirmed that impression.

The OP's original premise was to see if a Wal-Mart bike could be made usable for him, and his subsequent posts did a good job of following up on that premise. The sniping from folks like you who have a problem with that original premise is just annoying and would have been dealt with by the moderators at other forums I inhabit.

* About the Denali: I have good mechanical skill, so I could probably duplicate the repairs/adjustments that Cig did. And I am certainly (as I have posted here in other threads) in the market for a low-priced bike. (Short description: if $750 really is the entry-level break point for a new bike, I am walking instead!) But I don't go into Wal-Mart stores, and I don't buy anything that I would wear that I can't try on first, so I guess it really isn't an option for me. Still, the discussion has been very informative. Thanks!