that sucks, i really liked that bike. thanks for being so honest and stuff though. i definetly dont wanna get into a busted up bike. heres something new i found though, there is a schwinn at pawn shop down town, its older too i can remember the name of it, it is something III, thats all i can remember is the roman numeral III. its red, and the forks have two chrome stripes on them. its $100.