Originally Posted by Cyclaholic
OK, so I swung by my local x-mart this afternoon and checked out their extensive range of quality merchandise
...They both feature stickers warning that this 'mountain bike' is not for off road use.
They both have big cushy saddles, steel posts, bolt-on wheels, pressed steel and riveted chainrings - all the good stuff. This is going to be interesting.
Yeah, it might even become more interesting if you were actually looking for a bike to meet your "missions" as described in your OP; rather than pointing out to the crowd that X mart is not selling the identical product found at LBS's.
I didn't know you were looking for a bike to take off road, you didn't mention that "mission" in your OP.