Originally Posted by
gonogo
Come on guys, don't be so critical. I bought a Next bike in 05, as of now have 10 K miles on it ,full suspension. I paid $98.99, made some changes though, took all the derailleur stuff off, and put on a internal 3 speed, always like the 3 speed. No real issues with the bike, will never buy anything but a full suspension again, it's awesome.
Those NEXT bikes have gone down in quality considerably since 2005. Every year those bikes get worse. A NEXT bike from 2005 was a decent bike that would run for a while before needing service.
A NEXT bike you buy today, the brake pads will wear out in a week, the freewheel usually breaks, steel rims that aren't anywhere near true, the list goes on. I have people come in with their week old NEXTs that need $100 of service and they are still POS.
They can also get rid of that Full Suspension and save 10lbs.