Thanks Little Darwin, I'll probably give my LBS a call. I'm just worried about returning the Dynacrap - If they won't take it back, I'll be stuck with this POS bike forever and I won't be able to go back to the freespirit. It's just the way my parents are - they wouldn't let me replace the Freespirit's wheel if the Dynacrap was sitting there. Like I said, they think it's better because it's new. My main concern right now is that I need to get rid of the Dynacrap ASAP - my dad wants to throw the freespirit away *shudders*. I've had waaaaay too many good times on that bike to just throw it away. Also, I'm in North County of San Diego