Walmart Thruster Fixie
 

Anyone ridden it? I want to venture into the land of a fixed gear / fixie and while I know I'm going to get flamed for suggesting this, but I am considering the $99 Walmart Thruster. I'm not looking for a super light or amazing track bike, just an entry level fixie to replace my hybrid on campus after summer ends. I have a decent Schwinn hybrid I picked up at target for $299, and while it gets the job done, it's just not amazing on road or off road for that matter. I mainly ride street or sidewalk so I thought a fixie would be great for what I do.

Experiences with the Thruster. Positive? Negative?

I understand it's not going to be a botique bike but would it be solid enough for at least 8 months and 500-800 miles of wear with practically no maintence?

Thanks all.

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You get what you pay for. Just don't expect much. I would assume that prolonged periods of riding on that bike will really feel like crap though.

Based on the shipping weight, I assume it'll be heavy as hell. Shipping weight is 40.4 lbs.

Oh and it... kind of looks like an eyesore. Might just be me though.

EDIT: But if all you are doing is riding it from point A to point B on campus or w/e. Go for it.

april fools right?

Seems like after reading things from both those links you listed that if you go into the bike knowing it's cheap, you won't be too let down. I might just surf the local CL for a while to see if I can get a used fixie from a decent name for like $200. Currently theres nothing less than $300-450 and I don't want to spend that much for a bike that will end up sitting outside most it's life. You can find good deals if you keep an eye on CL. Got a Marin 2 years old and 1,000 miles used for 1/2 retail with almost $80 in extras.

Full time college student with a part time job on the side, I don't have much time for any tinkering during the school year. Any brand names I should watch for that are generally low maintence?

Did we just time warp to a few years ago?

If you want low maintenance then you probably don't want a fixie. You'll be going through so many tires from doing sweet skids.

Lots of info here (as the first responder pointed out). Please use the search button next time.