"Vertical" is the brand that Dynacraft puts on the bikes they sell at Target. I was there yesterday and found the most curious bike.

A road bike with road bike wheels, drop bars, and stem shifters (not seen on a new bike since I was in high school.) and cantelever brakes



And horizontal dropouts. No derraileur hanger. 7 speed derraileur attached via axel nut (also not seen on a new bike since 1979).

Ever single part on this bike was crap. Actually, to call it crap would be an insult to all the fine men and women who earn their livings in the composting industry. The drop bars were some kind of really weird shape. It had a quill stem with a bolt on the top. The hand brakes did not feel good. Of course, the whoever put the bike toghether at the store was obviously a reject from the snack bar. It was all screwed up.

I just thought it's funny how much we all pine for a cheap bike that we can turn into a fixed gear. And those of us who are interested pine even more for something that will work for singlepseed cyclocross/commuting applications.

And I go and find it in a crap department store bike.

So now, you have the Bianchi San Jose, the Surly Crosscheck, the IRO Rob Roy, the Van Dessel Country Road Bob, and the Vertical Aluminum POS from Target.

I wonder if it uses a freewheel or cassette, I'm hoping for freewheel.

I'm sure it uses a freewheel.

Incidentally the velodrome here has a dozen or so next mtbs with trackcogs screwed on for thier kids program.

Be careful. A few days ago I spotted a schwinn varsity at walmart. equipped much as you describe, but without the cantilevers. Stashed next to a GMC Denali road bike which had twist shifters on the flats of a drop bar!

I'm checkin Target on the way home

Sounds like fun

Check out this one

https://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=3663046

Looks super aero

if that doesent use cassette....that maybecome the winter beater single speed...i mean, take away the shifters, all the cogs, screw on a freewheel, maybe a respray, and weve got a nice singlespeed beater.

Because how much would it cost to get a wheelset, and brakes alone for some junker frame you may find?

how long will those wheels go between trues though?

You want this one....muhaahahahaaaa

https://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4994756

Not if I get it first!

Lugged steel still owns xmart bikes.

STi shifters were too expensive for Wal-Marts budget, and grip shifters won't fit around the bend of a road drop, so the bars were hacked in half and WELDED back together inside of the stem. Friggin' genius, huh? Hello more lawsuits..

Do they name the roadbikes after the GMC SUVs because they're so frickin' heavy? Or because once you ride one, you'll go back to driving and never ride a bike again?

I think that bike insults my Giant "Yukon" mtb. Maybe it's heavier.

those kickstands kill jesus.

Is there a cable hanging down in that image?

might just be the lighting on the right fork

edit...nvm...i see what you mean..no clue.

Look up above the piece of cable hanging down, there is a piece that goes all the way up out of the picture. There is a long cable clamped under the fork against the axle. !!!!!!! It looks like it might be tight!!!

Who said there are assembly problems with Walmart bikes ? !!

https://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=3663045

tandems even... guess they're trying to kill 2 birds with 1 stone?
ZING!

Yeah, sure..**** all those big department stores. especially Walmart...but a bike is a bike. it gets you places. Who actually cares ?

Sorry to ask the obvious question, but why is this post in this section? This should be in with the CX folks.

Did you miss the part about it being candidate for a cheap fixie conversion?

I love that it says "aluminum" on the seat tube, like "HOLY ***** THEY GOT SOME KIND OF SPACE AGE ***** ON THIS WHIP"

By the way in case you are going to look at Targets website like I did, It has the worst search feature I have ever had the displeasure of using.