Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:

The frustration people will find with these walmart/discount parts
will lead them to buying decent parts at their LBS.

Maybe. Or perhaps people will think that's normal for bike stuff and decide
cycling's not worth the hassle. That, to me, is the biggest danger. A
whole lot of people think that bikes are toys because... well, because at
*Marts, they are!

I wonder if people in the "*Mart bicycle market" ever even
change tires?

Seems this group of people regard bikes as toys, to be used
only during the annual family summer vacation, and otherwise
as a garage ornament.


SMH