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01-12-09 | 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bionicycle

I would like to find out more information on these bikes... at first glance they look pretty good, SA 3speed, looks like a threadless headset, 700c rims...and so on, but I can't find any frame size information. They may be junk, but they look good on paper for the most part.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=8399248

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=8399249

They are going to be nominally a 19" frame...seems to be the WM standard on most bikes. The suspension fork is going to be heavy and probably crap out pretty early on. They used to sell a steel framed version a while back that was a better buy for the money.

Aaron

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