Post by desertbikes on Nov 26, 2018 20:03:01 GMT -7
1. If you don/t know how to fix a flat tire, you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
2. If you wrote a bad bike review at walmart.com because of that flat tire, you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
3. If you assembled your bike yourself & the left pedal keeps falling off, you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
4. If you “adjusted” any derailleur by turning a screw until it stopped (or fell out), you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
5. If you just said to yourself, “What’s a derailleur?”, you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
6. If your bike chain keeps falling off & you don’t how to fix it, you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
Yeah, I could go on but there’s really no point. I’d bet that 90% of negative bike reviews at Walmart involve one or more of these issues. These problems are almost always the fault of the assembler, not the bike manufacturer.
This time of year some Walmart locations do hire bike shops to assemble bikes. Not all do. While a customer should be able to have the same expectation from a new bicycle as any other new product purchase, the sad truth is, that’s simply not a realistic expectation.
If you have no bicycle experience, your options are limited. Usually, (not always) if you take your new Walmart bike, or used budget bike, to your local bike shop, you’ll likely endure backhanded insults about your purchase decision. Frequently, shop mechanics are just flat rude about it.
Alternatively, most of what you need to know to properly adjust your bike can be found on this forum & elsewhere. If you’re mechanically inclined, I’d suggest you never buy a bike already assembled & on the store floor. Besides the issues caused by a stoned assembler, who knows what someone else may have done to it.
If you’re willing to face the truth in these matters, and you qualify for #1 thru #6, take your credit card to the nearest bike shop & don’t look back. Although, I’ll miss your comically stupid Walmart review.
2. If you wrote a bad bike review at walmart.com because of that flat tire, you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
3. If you assembled your bike yourself & the left pedal keeps falling off, you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
4. If you “adjusted” any derailleur by turning a screw until it stopped (or fell out), you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
5. If you just said to yourself, “What’s a derailleur?”, you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
6. If your bike chain keeps falling off & you don’t how to fix it, you’re not ready for a budget mountain bike.
Yeah, I could go on but there’s really no point. I’d bet that 90% of negative bike reviews at Walmart involve one or more of these issues. These problems are almost always the fault of the assembler, not the bike manufacturer.
This time of year some Walmart locations do hire bike shops to assemble bikes. Not all do. While a customer should be able to have the same expectation from a new bicycle as any other new product purchase, the sad truth is, that’s simply not a realistic expectation.
If you have no bicycle experience, your options are limited. Usually, (not always) if you take your new Walmart bike, or used budget bike, to your local bike shop, you’ll likely endure backhanded insults about your purchase decision. Frequently, shop mechanics are just flat rude about it.
Alternatively, most of what you need to know to properly adjust your bike can be found on this forum & elsewhere. If you’re mechanically inclined, I’d suggest you never buy a bike already assembled & on the store floor. Besides the issues caused by a stoned assembler, who knows what someone else may have done to it.
If you’re willing to face the truth in these matters, and you qualify for #1 thru #6, take your credit card to the nearest bike shop & don’t look back. Although, I’ll miss your comically stupid Walmart review.
It is w3ird how many people say they got a flat right away. 
A bit warm. yes. Had to do another 2100 mile round trip on short notice. My back was/is in a real bad way & came home to a dead AC unit. Other than that its been just peachy! 
It's interfering with my bike & shooting time