Originally Posted by
mr geeker
sometime in the near future i intend to go on a tour of my home state, iowa. my current bike is dead and i'm in the market for a new one. being more strapped for cash than most seem to be, i.e. $600 is out of my price range, i decided i'm going to get a waly world (wal-mart) bike. specificly this one:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=8399245 . would this be a good bike for a beginner such as i, for one planned as such?
It's not the best choice, but there's nothing about the bike that says you CAN'T tour on it. There's a poster here on the Touring Forum, GPSBlake, who rode from SC to TX on a Schwinn Sidewinder.
That said, you can sometimes get a better bike second hand by shopping on Craigslist, eBay, second-hand stores and garage sales. Personally, I'd pursue that route.