Originally Posted by
Machka
+1
I rode my Walmart bike from 1999 to 2004, commuting almost every day to work in sun, rain, snow, and everything. I also rode all my winter centuries on that bike during those years, and also in 2005. I logged thousands of kilometres ... likely in the neighborhood of 15,000 kms (
educated guess based on my logs).
As for maintenance ... I had the chain changed once, I had the cables changed once, and I changed the tires once. That's it.
I still have the bicycle, and it needs more work now ... but unfortunately, I think I will need to sell it or give it away.
I have had my eye on a Magna mountain bike at Target for $59! I have spend that amount on pedals alone. I am just so curious to see how well the bike could hold up at that price. If I got 9,000 miles (had to convert your Canuck KM's there), I would be thrilled. I would always be a little bit afraid of equipment failure especially past 25 mph or past 40kph.