Wal-Mart carbon fiber road bike for $444?
03-29-07, 10:54 PM
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Wal-Mart carbon fiber road bike for $444?
https://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5585799
so this is what they call carbon fiber eh?..."Handcrafted carbon fiber wrapped aluminum road frame"
and it weighs 32 lbs.
so this is what they call carbon fiber eh?..."Handcrafted carbon fiber wrapped aluminum road frame"
and it weighs 32 lbs.
03-30-07, 01:06 AM
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-Handcrafted carbon fiber wrapped aluminum road frame
Carbon wrapped alloy? You've got to be kdding me.
I'm all for using a cheap Wally World bike if you can't afford a high end roadie. There's nothing wrong with that. But this takes "FRED" to a whole new level.
If Schwinn doesn't knock it off, they're going to destroy what minimal reputation they've managed to regain with the Fastback, and the FB roadies they came up with.
This is truly pathetic.
Carbon wrapped alloy? You've got to be kdding me.
I'm all for using a cheap Wally World bike if you can't afford a high end roadie. There's nothing wrong with that. But this takes "FRED" to a whole new level.
If Schwinn doesn't knock it off, they're going to destroy what minimal reputation they've managed to regain with the Fastback, and the FB roadies they came up with.
This is truly pathetic.
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03-30-07, 01:42 AM
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It even looks like it was assembled by a Walmart employee.
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Originally Posted by Patriot
If Schwinn doesn't knock it off, they're going to destroy what minimal reputation ...
From what I know,
Schwinn has built nothing BUT tanks.
Whatever...
03-30-07, 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by h2o_polo_boi
https://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5585799
so this is what they call carbon fiber eh?..."Handcrafted carbon fiber wrapped aluminum road frame"
and it weighs 32 lbs.
so this is what they call carbon fiber eh?..."Handcrafted carbon fiber wrapped aluminum road frame"
and it weighs 32 lbs.
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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
It even looks like it was assembled by a Walmart employee.
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Originally Posted by timmyquest
It saddens me to see what has happened to that company...
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I love the radical, aggressive styling of the 45 degree stem 
03-30-07, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mx_599
if it increases physical activity in the obese American and Walmart shopper, then i am all for it. schwinn and pacific cycles should be commended for their effort.
What a time we live in when the cost per pound of a CF bike is cheaper than steel.
03-30-07, 05:50 AM
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Now that is hot, I think I will get one for my next race. How do you think it will look with Zipps???
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Originally Posted by h2o_polo_boi
https://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5585799
so this is what they call carbon fiber eh?..."Handcrafted carbon fiber wrapped aluminum road frame"
and it weighs 32 lbs.
so this is what they call carbon fiber eh?..."Handcrafted carbon fiber wrapped aluminum road frame"
and it weighs 32 lbs.
it's ashame what Schwinn used to mean and be when I grew up on them 
03-30-07, 07:09 AM
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The real question is why does anyone even spend the time looking for bikes in Walmart.
03-30-07, 07:33 AM
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I really want to get one of the GMC denali's fort the local club races and group rides(if it made it through a crit to the club ride)
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Originally Posted by -VELOCITY-
The real question is why does anyone even spend the time looking for bikes in Walmart.
03-30-07, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by mx_599
hey...what's that supposed to mean?
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