Yeah, the same bike. I didn't read the post before buying it... I wasn't even a member here then. But the thread helped out with learning what adjustments to make.

It's not a super lite bike, but I ride it every Thursday with a co-worker that rides a much lighter, much better geared Cannondale road bike. And his bike is stripped of near everything (not even deflectors on it... just 1 blinky out back). We tend to average around 16mph on our 30mile rides... which is plenty of fun.

My dad raised me to weild a wrench and to not be afraid to take things apart and so on. I really couldn't afford a $500+ bike like what was the lowest end bike my lbs offers. So this worked out nicely. Oh and hey if you get serious problems, return it to Walmart. Just keep your receipt and paperwork.

I like my bike alot. Sure I'd like something under 20 pounds... but this works just fine.. gets me where I want to go... and I didn't have to charge it... but rather paid cash

They sell a nice shwinn varsity road bike as well. Many people getting into cycling seem to love those bikes as well.. and IMO they look pretty nice as well.

Oh and hey I'm about to start commuting on it as well.


EDIT: and oh walmart isn't the only carrier of the bike. Amazon.com sells it and some actual bike shops online sell it too. Walmart just happens to be the store most people have locally where it can be found. Expecially the bigger supercenters.