Originally Posted by
tds101
The frames and structural items on big box bikes seem OK, except weight weenies may object (almost all straight gauge hi-ten). But derailleur-equipped bikes, including cruisers, almost always use stamped steel Shimano Tourney components, which can be adjusted but will almost never remain adjusted, and bend on their own without the need for psychic powers. Although it has 3 too many letters, "Tourney" is for me a four-letter word.