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10-05-2003, 07:47 AM

"Phantom of the Bosque" <BosquePhantom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:aPUfb.64850$xH1.15724@twister.austin.rr.com.. .
> I picked up a Kent 1800 Trail Blaster (26" Men's) at an auction. It was
> still in the box and very cheap so I thought, why not.
>
> Is this a piece of junk? Can anyone give me a guesstimate on the MSRP on
> this bike?

This is a standard dept store bike, on the order of NEXT, Pacific, Murray,
etc. Sold at Meijer stores in the midwest.

MSRP maybe $100-175, depending on how it is outfitted.

http://www.kentbicycles.com/bikes/list.html.195.html

There is a recall on another of their models. Ride carefully.
http://www.totalbike.com/news/article/758/
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03018.html

Pete

10-05-2003, 07:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pete Posts: n/a	Re: Kent 1800 Trail Blaster "Phantom of the Bosque" <BosquePhantom@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:aPUfb.64850$xH1.15724@twister.austin.rr.com.. . > I picked up a Kent 1800 Trail Blaster (26" Men's) at an auction. It was > still in the box and very cheap so I thought, why not. > > Is this a piece of junk? Can anyone give me a guesstimate on the MSRP on > this bike? This is a standard dept store bike, on the order of NEXT, Pacific, Murray, etc. Sold at Meijer stores in the midwest. MSRP maybe $100-175, depending on how it is outfitted. http://www.kentbicycles.com/bikes/list.html.195.html There is a recall on another of their models. Ride carefully. http://www.totalbike.com/news/article/758/ http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03018.html Pete