Applecart's bikes aren't even that low end. They're mostly good - decent qualtity straight gauge cromo steel, or even in some case butted tubing. The parts are ok too. These bieks wee once middle of the road - low end bikes from the late 70's - 80's, perfect for a fixed conversion. His business practices of boxing / packing fees and the locktite cog are another story. They are good starting point if you wanted to build your own bike.