so for our anniversary, my wife bought us both bikes. she a girls 26" roadmaster mt sport hardtail and i almost got the men's equivlant but noticed a next power x full suspension 18spd mtn bike for like $70. now, i used to make it a habit of buying a new mountain bike every 2 years and only bought specialized and cannondale. my last was a cannondale super v700 softtail circa 97', so i knew this was a huge step down, but wifey paid for them, so i can't complain for the gift.

so who is next and how bad are they? nothing name brand on this bike, a bottom feeder suspension fork and the worst seat ever put onto a bicycle. ever! i tuned it up as best as i can and am very qualified to work on bikes and have rebuilt, restored and owned many. hell, i choose to ride my 59' amf roadmaster single speed cruiser (a REAL roadmaster) cuz my next's full suspension is like riding a wet sponge and i refuse to commute with it or even ride it on road unless en route to off road and even then...

at least it doesn't sicken me like schwinn, roadmaster, mongoose, GT/dyno and any other brand pacific cycle now owns. i also own a 51' chicago schwinn spitfire ss cruiser and am proud to own a real schwinn as well.