Originally Posted by PunkMartyr

Caroline

I felt obligated to reply. I also felt obligated to reply only to your post (not the stupid anti walmart ones to follow). I don't know if this is because I'm listening to a norah jones song or just me

There is nothing wrong with a walmart bike for a starter bike. Walmart has devoured so many industries that the bike industry is putting up resistance. You can order a high end carbon fiber road bike through the walmart website. This just shows how they are trying to overtake the market. There are many feelings on this issue.

The truth is, a bike is not a complex item. Unless the person you are conversing with is bike minded, your bike could be a huffy and they could care less. This is not an automobile. Bike makers would have you believe otherwise. There are no bmw's, no benzes, and no lamborghini's. There is only "that person looks like a casual biker" and "that person looks like a serious biker". Now a bike person or a local store wants you to believe otherwise. They want you to believe your new Trek is a 400 hp beast. Sorry but our culture just has not reached that level yet. No one you work with or socialize with will care that your bike came from walmart.

Now if you become hooked, addicted, a serious enthusiast, whatever word you choose, you will want a bike that is up to par with the next guy. The truth is by that time even with a nice bike, you would have been wanting to upgrade to something most righteous. A walmart starter is not a bad choice. I will throw this in there. If you are going $300 or up, there are some sweet bikes at local bike shops that are quite the sweetness. Anything less, I myself have done walmart.