Originally posted by John E
...someone stole my son's juvenile-sized, semi-decent Peugeot mountain bike and left a Magna Glacier Point quasi-mountain bike in its place. Although I have built up a better bike which I plan to give him eventually, I have been making him ride the Magna as penance for his carelessness.
I will immediately report you to the Dept. of Family and Children's services for extreme cruelty to children.
Actually, as a conciliatory note to our friends who ride these bikes,
I have one in my garage. I have actually ridden it from downtown Atlanta to Stone Mountain on a few occasions. But, I have to speak the WHOLE TRUTH: if you're riding around a college campus, it's probably ok. If your mixing with rush-hour traffic on a 30 - 60 minute commute, your money is better spent towards a fine bike, even if it takes lots of saving and scrimping before you have all the cash.