01-05-2005, 10:21 PM
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| Guest | Re: Sad Story: was Schwinn Sidewinder from Walmart
>>But the one thing I noticed, people who actually ride department store
>>bikes on this group have little problems with them.
Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
> There are basically three types that ride these bikes:
> 1. People who buy and never ever ride.
> 2. People who buy and ride the piss out of them commuting.
> 3. People (teenage boys) who buy and ride the piss out of them doing things
> the bikes were never intended to do.
> We get lots of #3. #2 come in once in a long time. #1 come in to have
> their bikes fixed after sitting for a couple of years, usually scoffing at
> the cost of repair. And then proceed to never ride them again.
> So generally, I'd agree.
Agreed.
And group #2 is bigger than you might think. Even when the
bike's badly worn (loose bearings, bent wheels, pads worn to
the metal) they plod to work every day without complaint.
[After repairing flat] "I see your front brake pads are worn
out. Only $7.95 for a new pair"
"I don't use that one"
And Ron's front changer from the other day.
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Andrew Muzi
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