What should I look for in a cheap mountain bike

Ed wrote in message ...
In article , VBadJuJu says...

(David) wrote:

What you should *expect* in a cheap mountain bike:

* A heavy frame
* suspension that wont hold up
* a chain that will last about 200 miles (depending on use and your
weight)
* a cassette that will go about the same time as the chain
* the cheapest rims possible
* unreliable assembly at best bordering on unsafe
* unending problems with the rear hub in the second year
* shoddy components (eg chainrings that are not true, cheap pedals
etc)
* a nice shiny paint job to distract you from all that
Well maybe. But Carl Fogel who posts in r.b.t is up to several hundred miles on
his $53 Mountain Fury Walmart bike with no trouble whatsoever. He would agree
with the heavy part. And at $53 there is no suspension to fail.

That's not exactly a vote of confidence.

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Ed wrote:

In article , VBadJuJu says...

(David) wrote:

What you should *expect* in a cheap mountain bike:

* A heavy frame
* suspension that wont hold up
* a chain that will last about 200 miles (depending on use and your
weight)
* a cassette that will go about the same time as the chain
* the cheapest rims possible
* unreliable assembly at best bordering on unsafe
* unending problems with the rear hub in the second year
* shoddy components (eg chainrings that are not true, cheap pedals
etc)
* a nice shiny paint job to distract you from all that
Well maybe. But Carl Fogel who posts in r.b.t is up to several hundred miles on
his $53 Mountain Fury Walmart bike with no trouble whatsoever. He would agree
with the heavy part. And at $53 there is no suspension to fail.

I am sure there are exceptions, but more often than NOT, that's
exactly what you can *expect* since you get what you pay for.

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Ed wrote:

In article , VBadJuJu says...

(David) wrote:

What you should *expect* in a cheap mountain bike:

* A heavy frame
* suspension that wont hold up
* a chain that will last about 200 miles (depending on use and your
weight)
* a cassette that will go about the same time as the chain
* the cheapest rims possible
* unreliable assembly at best bordering on unsafe
* unending problems with the rear hub in the second year
* shoddy components (eg chainrings that are not true, cheap pedals
etc)
* a nice shiny paint job to distract you from all that
Well maybe. But Carl Fogel who posts in r.b.t is up to several hundred miles on
his $53 Mountain Fury Walmart bike with no trouble whatsoever. He would agree
with the heavy part. And at $53 there is no suspension to fail.

I am sure there are exceptions, but more often than NOT, that's
exactly what you can *expect* since you get what you pay for.

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