Walmart cruisers any good?
08-16-10, 03:52 PM
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You forgot the part where they find the goofiest places to save money; I've got a freewheel from a WalMart bike that would probably be fine if it had more than 40-50 bearings in it. The races are barely half full. Fortunately, it didn't get ridden far before the clanking made it obvious that something wasn't right, so next time I put in an order with someplace that carries the bearings, (or drag my lazy butt over to the local Purvis Industries bearing store) I'll get a freewheel worth $20 working for only $5 worth of bearings and $30 worth of my time 
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You forgot the part where they find the goofiest places to save money; I've got a freewheel from a WalMart bike that would probably be fine if it had more than 40-50 bearings in it. The races are barely half full. Fortunately, it didn't get ridden far before the clanking made it obvious that something wasn't right, so next time I put in an order with someplace that carries the bearings, (or drag my lazy butt over to the local Purvis Industries bearing store) I'll get a freewheel worth $20 working for only $5 worth of bearings and $30 worth of my time
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These threads about whether Walmart bikes might be worthwhile in some particular circumstance tend to pop up from time to time, and the response is always the same. Everyone says they aren't worthwhile and so forth.
I'm interested in knowing what, specifically, 'wore out', because these statements in these threads always seem to be vague. I don't understand how a bike can 'wear out', so please enlighten me.
I'm interested in knowing what, specifically, 'wore out', because these statements in these threads always seem to be vague. I don't understand how a bike can 'wear out', so please enlighten me.
Way beyond capabilities of thread-locker (which increased the life of the bike another two hundred miles). I was almost desperate to use epoxy there (loud bangs while riding and play at the pedal was quite noticeable) , but fortunately for me the bike got stolen
08-22-10, 10:05 AM
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I have a schwinn skyliner that is a Walmart pacific bicycles made model. It was around $150 walmart bike. After adjusting the gears and getting it lubed with dupont chain cleaner/wax it is surprisingly decent. The derailer on the rear does have a plastic gear on the bottom but it has held up well so far. It has a littler higher than the bottom schimano setup with sram max pro shifters.
The bike itself is heavier being steel but for a 21 speed it is a relatively fine bike. The brakes are really good on it considering. The main complaint is one the size is a smidge small for me but the tires are obviously chinese silica tires and not rubber. They will last forever but they aren't going to be as high of grip as a rubber which for a cruiser is fine since its not a speed demon, but I would be certain to avoid any wet metal for traction fails.
I've had the bike for around 5 years and it is now my backup bike. It is definitely worth the money for a low end bike, easy to work on, has upgrade cranks and shifters/derailers over the typical walmart bike.
I now ride a gt transeo ultra for reference.
The bike itself is heavier being steel but for a 21 speed it is a relatively fine bike. The brakes are really good on it considering. The main complaint is one the size is a smidge small for me but the tires are obviously chinese silica tires and not rubber. They will last forever but they aren't going to be as high of grip as a rubber which for a cruiser is fine since its not a speed demon, but I would be certain to avoid any wet metal for traction fails.
I've had the bike for around 5 years and it is now my backup bike. It is definitely worth the money for a low end bike, easy to work on, has upgrade cranks and shifters/derailers over the typical walmart bike.
I now ride a gt transeo ultra for reference.
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