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Is the Wallmart fixie really that bad?

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Old 06-02-10 | 06:32 PM
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Old 06-02-10 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by youngandcurious
If I were to convert it I would probably buy https://www.cyclingcloseouts.com/Prod...ia_wheels.aspx have you heard any thing bad about these?
Those are some pretty crappy looking loose bearing hubs...this wheelset would probably be the same quality as the stock ones.
I'm young and curious too but I'm sensible when it comes to spending money.
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Old 06-02-10 | 08:14 PM
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All haters, and people who live in cities where they have tons of independent businesses to ruin aside, I own one..well sort of, I got it for 100 bucks and it was to big for me. I wanted it so I could can parts from it for a conversion to take to school so I wouldn't have to worry about my nice bike getting stolen. The frame wasn't bad...metal shavings in the bottom bracket, and wheels (lol.) The components are less than stellar but just as good, if not better than a se draft
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Old 06-02-10 | 08:16 PM
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if i see one at walmart, i might actualy buy one. and use it. i doubt it's going to catastrophically fail and i won't be too broken up if it gets stolen or abused.
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Old 06-02-10 | 09:45 PM
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Go the wallmart or dumpster frame. and fix the cheapo up.
Or you can dump the rest of that beer sex and rent money onto a $300000000 Ferraripizzaconglomanapasta frame and then what... lol.

its tuff out there econmoically. Or Find a dumpster frame and bling that cat up fresh my friend.
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Old 06-02-10 | 10:08 PM
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Wtf?
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Old 06-02-10 | 10:15 PM
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Wow...
I think creole and youngandcurious should be BFF.
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Old 06-02-10 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by creole
Or Find a dumpster frame and bling that cat up fresh my friend.
That sounds suspiciously like the kind of mindset that would put $2000 worth of upgrades on an $800 piece of $h!t car . . .

Mm, blingin'.

Anyway, ultimate verdict: don't buy the bike. See relevant thread by a very temporary owner of the Walmart fixie.

End of discussion.
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Old 06-03-10 | 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by JesusBananas
That sounds suspiciously like the kind of mindset that would put $2000 worth of upgrades on an $800 piece of $h!t car . . .

Mm, blingin'.

Anyway, ultimate verdict: don't buy the bike. See relevant thread by a very temporary owner of the Walmart fixie.

End of discussion.
that's my friend's car... he's from team sol too... that car is a monster... aboot 450WHP... just a hardcore starwars fan...












oh and buy the walmart bike...



tee hee...
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