Originally Posted by caroline162

"I RODE A WALMART BIKE AND DIDN'T DIE!"

If you would like to discourage purchasing bikes (or anything else for that matter) from Walmart, please do so here. I already bought my Walmart bike, and this is my update!

So my neighbor and I finally had some time last night to assemble my bike, then I took it for a ride this morning and he adjusted a couple of things and I'm all set! This isn't much of an update, because I've really only ridden it once (so YES I totally know there are plenty more opportunities for the bike to fatally fail me) but so far I'm happy with it. I had fun riding around my neighborhood this morning and am looking forward to my first commute Monday morning! Although my neighborhood is called HILLcrest and I walk around it all the time, I never really realized how hilly it is

My neighbor was really quite impressed with the bike for the price and agreed that I would be FINE riding it to work and around the neighborhood/park. He's going to get me some new pedals from the bike shop where he works and probably a new seat eventually (this one is okay but just not that comfortable).

I'll check back in after I've had a chance to try it out some more! Thanks again for all the advice!