>>1083385I did some googling and all I found were a scattering of posts asking if it was worth the money, and then one thread where the dude gave a pretty intense review, which said it was a good value (which I think is a stretch, and i take his mechanical aptitude with a grain of salt because he uses the phrase "gooseneck"), and that he was pleased with his purchase. Of course, he mentioned that he had to replace the brake pads, adjust most of the bearing surfaces, and fiddle with pretty much every system before the bike was mechanically sound. So if you are a talented mechanic or at least comfy working on bikes, it can be made to work.
As a bike tech, I've worked on multiple GMC Denali bikes and while they aren't exactly as bad as a Huffy Aerowind, I don't consider them to be good bikes. Maybe it is because I only see the bikes after life has chewed them up. They don't get preventative maintenance like good bikes get. They get the ER trauma care treatment.
The last time I had to work on one, the driveside cup on the rear wheel had separated from the hub shell (cheap hubs are usually just a steel cub pressed into a steel shell, prone to breaking free under great load or poor adjustment). The parts are very cheap, and without a ton of time and labor invested into the bike, it won't hold up very well.
If you are looking for a commuter, the money would be better spent on an older mountain bike. If you are looking for a road bike, save your money and get something like a closeout bike from bikeisland. If i had to give it praise, I would say the GMC frame is lightish, I guess?
link to that dudes review:
http://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/237231-review-gmc-denali-bicycle.html 
