>>1120968>That's the crux of it. Better for actual mtbing, you're right about that. Most people don't buy cheap mtbs to mtb on though. I'd guess the guy once upon a time we where talking about didn't either.He didn't buy it, he was given it. It's a mountain bike and the guy didn't say what he intended on using it for so I judged it on its designed use. If you'd prefer me to judge it as a commuter or utility bike then fine but it's still not great and it wouldn't cost a huge amount to get a modern bike that does either of those things better.
>A wallmart bike is likely to be badly built, needing everything adjusted, wheels trued and the bearings repacked.You're generalising. First of all Walmart doesn't do much assembly to the bikes, they stick the wheels and handlebars on, pedals, tune the gears and brakes, and maybe a few other minor things. If the wheels are out of true or the bearings shot that's down to the Chinese factory that put together the $100 bike, but the $400 bike is likely to be fine in those areas.
Basically, Walmart gets bikes in the same condition as you would when ordering online and getting it delivered. If you don't go to the store to pick it up fully assembled they shouldn't even need to open the box.
>Finally, you haven't ridden an old Klein. They aren't generic bikes. It's not accurate to generalise on the ride based on your experience with whatever old steel mtb.Lol, what the fuck do you think is so special about them? The only thing Klein about it is the frame and it's no different to any other old steel hardtail. It has the same shitty, wheels, shitty brakes, shitty drivetrain, shitty fork, etc. Oh wait, do you think that funky handlebar is magic?
