hi all,

i'm new here so i hope i won't upset everybody on my first post.

i bought my wife a $106 big w bike to see if she would take to riding. she could never keep up with my 30 year old steel frame roadie. i went right through the bike and every bearing was over tightened by heaps.
(except the bottom bracket that was loose as you like).
i put this down to chinease quality control.

a few month later i bought a mid range, brand name, road bike from a proper bike shop and guess what?
every bearing was over tightened.

so much for the pre-delivery check.

cheers for now,
derek