Originally Posted by jerrryhazard

The October issue of Dirt Rag Magazine did a test similar to this. They purchased three (?) Xmart mountain bikes, took them to their lbs to have them "inspected" and assembled properly. Then they went out rode them like their own, on their local trails. the bikes fared about as well as you might guess - not very well at all. Their conclusion was about the same as you all have noted here. Although I think their critique was a bit harsh, I can see where they were coming from - and their comments echo those made in this post so far...