BEHOLD! The wal-mart fixie....
03-26-10, 08:20 AM
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I'm not going to say that Wally World bikes are high quality but they are what they are and that is decent and inexpensive means of transportation. Their high failure rate can be attributed more to improper assembly and non-existent setup/adjustments at the store compounded by user error... many people keep their tires under-inflated because they think the tires will otherwise blow out... the chain only gets lubed in the rain when it's splashed by road-grime... the owner is so clueless that he/she realizes something is wrong with the bike only at the point of catastrophic failure... anything that breaks or loosens up gets 'fixed' with tape, string or JBWeld.
03-26-10, 08:20 AM
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I've heard that your average dept. store bike (Wal Mart, Target, Etc.) is only ridden like 50-60 miles before it's trashed, so the Dept. Stores just starting making their bikes to that standard. I don't claim any truth to this because it was just hearsay, but I don't think it'd be that far of a stretch.
03-26-10, 08:51 AM
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You are probably correct in many cases, however, per my post above some of the bikes are such terrible cheap garbage that even if they are adjusted and maintained properly they will still not last very long. ... The difference between XMart and a proper bike store is that the former does not have an acceptable minimum threshold of quality, whereas the latter does.
In the case of this Mongoose Cachet, I can't wait for the chance to inspect one. IMHO although it appears to not share any components with the Mongoose Maurice, I suspect it'll still be a perfectly servicable and reliable year round city bike for me. All for a price below what I was going to pay for an aluminum frame alone.
Taken from the UK Mongoose site:
https://www.mongoose.com/gbr/eng/mtn/...-Maurice-CroMo
https://www.mongoose.com/gbr/eng/mtn/...Maurice-(CroMo)
https://www.mongoose.com/gbr/eng/mtn/...Maurice-Hi-Ten
03-26-10, 01:03 PM
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The frame size looks halfway decent compared to the vast majority of wal-mart bikes being way too small.
03-26-10, 01:25 PM
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BTW, I remember most here talkin' **** about the Schwinn Madison, I bought one anyways and have put many many miles on it since. Its still just as sweet as the first day I bought it. Sure I replaced different parts on her from time to time, but who doesn't?
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
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03-26-10, 01:52 PM
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@ilikebikes:
Standard consumers who know nothing about bikes don't replace things. They go, oh hay, I has a bike. Ride ride ride break death. Someone on the product review site in the original post stated that to change the chainring, you have to drill through rivets. Rivets. Come on. What did they do? Weld the wheels into the dropouts, too? It seems to me, Wal**** knows that the standard consumers aren't going to replace things on the bike, due to the fact that they just don't know how or what to replace. And plus, Wal**** doesn't sell chainrings, do they? "MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SWITCH OUT CHAINRINGS ON OUR BIKES" says Wal**** CEO.
Standard consumers who know nothing about bikes don't replace things. They go, oh hay, I has a bike. Ride ride ride break death. Someone on the product review site in the original post stated that to change the chainring, you have to drill through rivets. Rivets. Come on. What did they do? Weld the wheels into the dropouts, too? It seems to me, Wal**** knows that the standard consumers aren't going to replace things on the bike, due to the fact that they just don't know how or what to replace. And plus, Wal**** doesn't sell chainrings, do they? "MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SWITCH OUT CHAINRINGS ON OUR BIKES" says Wal**** CEO.
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03-26-10, 02:41 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
03-26-10, 02:51 PM
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Standard consumers who know nothing about bikes don't replace things. They go, oh hay, I has a bike. Ride ride ride break death. Someone on the product review site in the original post stated that to change the chainring, you have to drill through rivets. Rivets. Come on. What did they do? Weld the wheels into the dropouts, too? It seems to me, Wal**** knows that the standard consumers aren't going to replace things on the bike, due to the fact that they just don't know how or what to replace. And plus, Wal**** doesn't sell chainrings, do they? "MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SWITCH OUT CHAINRINGS ON OUR BIKES" says Wal**** CEO.
Standard consumers who know nothing about bikes don't replace things. They go, oh hay, I has a bike. Ride ride ride break death. Someone on the product review site in the original post stated that to change the chainring, you have to drill through rivets. Rivets. Come on. What did they do? Weld the wheels into the dropouts, too? It seems to me, Wal**** knows that the standard consumers aren't going to replace things on the bike, due to the fact that they just don't know how or what to replace. And plus, Wal**** doesn't sell chainrings, do they? "MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SWITCH OUT CHAINRINGS ON OUR BIKES" says Wal**** CEO.
03-26-10, 04:02 PM
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@ilikebikes:
Standard consumers who know nothing about bikes don't replace things. They go, oh hay, I has a bike. Ride ride ride break death. Someone on the product review site in the original post stated that to change the chainring, you have to drill through rivets. Rivets. Come on. What did they do? Weld the wheels into the dropouts, too? It seems to me, Wal**** knows that the standard consumers aren't going to replace things on the bike, due to the fact that they just don't know how or what to replace. And plus, Wal**** doesn't sell chainrings, do they? "MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SWITCH OUT CHAINRINGS ON OUR BIKES" says Wal**** CEO.
Standard consumers who know nothing about bikes don't replace things. They go, oh hay, I has a bike. Ride ride ride break death. Someone on the product review site in the original post stated that to change the chainring, you have to drill through rivets. Rivets. Come on. What did they do? Weld the wheels into the dropouts, too? It seems to me, Wal**** knows that the standard consumers aren't going to replace things on the bike, due to the fact that they just don't know how or what to replace. And plus, Wal**** doesn't sell chainrings, do they? "MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SWITCH OUT CHAINRINGS ON OUR BIKES" says Wal**** CEO.
03-26-10, 04:14 PM
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Thats very disapointing
03-26-10, 06:29 PM
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No, you and everybody else needs to not give a shi*t about what every one else things about them and their clothes and bike they ride. Be a strong individual and a trend setter not follower and have a f*ck you attitude and take pride in the fact that you ride more miles and up more hills then the people on bikes worth hundreds or thousands more then your walmart bike... "ya, i ride a wallmart bike, wanna race?" then smoke em. Thats the winning attitude. Sure machines just like humans have their limitations but I've seen weak cars and bikes smoke ones that have had waaaay more $ in them...good drivers. Same can be with bicycles 
Another issue that needs to be adressed is the elitism within many parts of the cycling community. The I am better than you vibe quite a few LBSs have. When I got back in to skate boarding I was lucky to find a super helpful and friendly shop but they are not always like that. Where I live there is around 15-20 bike shops and many have an atitude. Where I am from we only had 3 shops and 2 out of those three had a huge atitude too... So with that in mind and not even taking into account other riders on the street, would you as someone with limited funds and new to biking want to be seen with a walmart bike? Hypothetically it could be a sweet bike on par with say a kilo tt or surly and just having the walmart connections would instantly get you shunned. If we really want biking to spread we need to end that sort of BS... sigh... just my 2c.
03-26-10, 06:39 PM
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I bet I can find several thousand products at Walmart that they don't sell replacement parts for. "Oh no, a button on my TV broke, **** that stupid Walmart CEO for not selling replacement parts" "Oh no, I don't like the wheel size on my lawnmower, **** that stupid CEO for not letting Walmart sell different sized wheels for every lawnmower"
03-26-10, 06:42 PM
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About that shipping weight,the formula seems to be: real weight x 2 =shipping weight.My last two frames where less than 5 lbs and the shipping weight was 25lbs.That would be one hell of a cardboard box!If that bike ships at 39 it probably weighs in the low to mid 20's.
03-26-10, 06:44 PM
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So, is it actually fixed gear? Or is "fixed speed" a euphemism for "one speed"? Wal-Mart's ad says single speed and fixed speed, but no mention of coasting abilities or lack thereof.
03-26-10, 06:50 PM
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I'd be astounded if it were actually a fixed gear. Gotta be a single speed freewheel.
03-26-10, 06:51 PM
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Decent CRANKS have removable rings,low end cranks don't.That's not a walmart thing.I've bought bikes @Lbs's in the $400-500 range that had shimano cranks with riveted rings.There's no conspiracy there.
03-26-10, 07:35 PM
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Just came back from both of the walmarts in my area out of curiosity and for cheap prices, everyday; none of them have this (no evidence or rack place&price label for one) or any other decent looking bikes aside from the 1st store having one "higher end" mountain bike with a SRAM group and rock shox (lowest end) that goes for like $400 and doesnt sell....
This bike might be online order only guys...
You guys should check for this too; walmarts are also called sam's clubs....
This bike might be online order only guys...
You guys should check for this too; walmarts are also called sam's clubs....
03-27-10, 02:04 PM
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https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/1663941962.html
Thought it would take longer for this to happen, guess not
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MSRP $439"
Yeah... right
Thought it would take longer for this to happen, guess not
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MSRP $439"
Yeah... right
03-27-10, 02:57 PM
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just waiting to see the first reviews on this thing. Geo looks comparable to a motobecane Jury.
03-27-10, 06:52 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
Shipping weight is almost always close to double the actual weight of the bike.
03-27-10, 07:00 PM
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Just ordered mine, I'll let you all know how it goes. I figure worst case scenario I give it my POOR AS F*CK neighbor who would love to have a bike, or I'll make an awesome video of the poor Mongoose dying.
And for reference, it's online-only, it's a single speed, and shipping weight doesn't have a thing to do with real weight.
EDIT: Also, shipping and handling only cost me five bucks..
And for reference, it's online-only, it's a single speed, and shipping weight doesn't have a thing to do with real weight.
EDIT: Also, shipping and handling only cost me five bucks..