any decent walmart bikes?
09-28-20, 12:43 PM
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Denali thread...
Any bike is better than no bike. The Walmart bikes are built well enough to comply with US regulations and to avoid lawsuits (America has nearly 60% of the world's lawyers). The paint and the coating on the wheels may not be so durable, and the nipples on the spokes may corrode more easily, but keeping the bike clean and oiled will limit these problems. I have known some odd types who have bought Walmart bikes and ridden them longer and harder than many roadies.
The thread only lasted for six months I think but went on for pages of very entertaining reading. I read all the way through it, took hours to read but what else do we have to do during this pandemic.
I've looked for it since but can't find it.
So to keep on topic, he upgraded it but kept the split handlebars and some of the other parts and couldn't break it and he said he rode it more than 2,000 miles in 90 days!!
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Many years ago I bought 1 of those GMC Denalis when visiting my family for the holidays. It was cheaper than taking my bike on the plane. I took my pedals and saddle in my suitcase. I rode it every day for a week and sold it to my brother. He commuted a couple days a week on it for a year until his wife trashed the front wheel in an incident with a car on her way to the gym.
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If it hasn't been mentioned before spend some time on the KevCentral channel on youtube, he's pretty good at finding the gems and calling out the duds @ Walmart
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Yep. “Happy Wife” has its own inestimable value. You are obviously a very intelligent human.
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09-29-20, 11:22 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/user/KevCentral/videos
This guy has done numerous reviews on Walmart bikes. Check him out
This guy has done numerous reviews on Walmart bikes. Check him out
10-02-20, 09:53 PM
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Amen to that. Seems like I spend from December 26th until sometime in June re-assembling/repairing neighborhood kids bikes that "Santa" picked from Wally World.
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I know of a few bicycle shops that won't work on a department store bike unless it's a very simple fix.. They say that once something goes it's usually other things ready to go too. Tolerances on the components are so bad that it's usually cheaper to just replace the comp-onent although even that can soon add up with labour to the price of another cheap department store bike.
A great example of that is rear index shifting that goes out of kilter. Usually the rear derailleur pivots have worn and often the bike came with spiral wound cable housing instead of index housing. Changing the derailleur and the housing (and usually the cable) and paying for the labour at a bike shop can be almost as much as a cheap BSO.
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A great example of that is rear index shifting that goes out of kilter. Usually the rear derailleur pivots have worn and often the bike came with spiral wound cable housing instead of index housing. Changing the derailleur and the housing (and usually the cable) and paying for the labour at a bike shop can be almost as much as a cheap BSO.
Cheers
