Alright, finally took mine out for a ride and have some pros/cons and some questions:
Pros -
+ The price, at under $300 it's a great deal
+ Color scheme, the white and black looks perfect
+ Weight, I come from an 80s Univega Gran Rally and this is so much lighter
+ It came really well packaged, I didn't find a single thing wrong with the frame/parts.
+ One brake included
Cons -
- My bike turns to the left on it's own if I'm walking it by the saddle
- Gearing is definitely for flat land, hill climbing isn't terrible but it's still difficult
- Front wheel has a bit of a wobble; Rear does too but very minimally
- Tires are a bit cheap, I've had one maybe 2-3 mile ride on it and the tread in the center is kinda coming up.
- The brake included isn't the best but it does work
- Brake shipped is a rear brake not a front brake
- The cages aren't the best. They come smashed so my solution was to leave a pair of shoes in them over night to spread them out. While not great they'll get the job done until you feel ready to buy some new ones.
- Unicrown fork, not a technical deal or anything, I just don't think it looks pretty.
All in all, I'm extremely happy with my new bike and love it. Even though I have more complaints than praises listed I really cannot dislike this bike, yes there shall be some changes down the line but right now I'm extremely happy.
I really would like to know if anyone has a solution to the bike turning on it's own. Seeing the deviation makes me extremely nervous to remove my hands from the handle bars for even a second. Will getting the front wheel trued make it any better? Also, did anyone else notice that the fork spacing was a few millimeters greater than what the hub needed? I could kind of move the fork left and right along the hub so I tried to center the best I could and then tried to screw everything evenly.