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The IKEA bike has a belt drive, disk brakes, aluminum frame, automatic 2-gear system, etc. The one from walmart.com is just plain cheap and low quality, nothin

• collyw 10y ago
  Belt drive - I can't see much advantage to that. Aluminium frame - probably the Wallmart ones are as well. Disk brakes - cheap V brakes would be fine for the sort of cycling you will do on that thing. (This seems to have the cheaper cable pull disk brakes, rather than more powerful hydraulic ones). 2 gear system - hardly worth having only two gears in my opinion. Maybe it's just because I am a bit of a bike snob with a fairly decent mountain bike, but I thought this looked pretty expensive for the type of riding it would be used for.
  • tomatsu 10y ago
    > Belt drive - I can't see much advantage to that. Maintenance-free, always as efficient as a properly lubed chain, clean, and quiet. They are fantastic for commuter bikes. > cheap V brakes would be fine Disc brakes are unaffected by wet/muddy rims. > This seems to have the cheaper cable pull disk brakes Mechanical disc brakes are perfectly fine for road bikes. They require less maintenance, too. They are very simple. > 2 gear system - hardly worth having only two gears in my opinion. IGHs also require less maintenance than a derailleur. 2 gears isn't much, but I'd rather take that than a single-speed one. I would have preferred a manual 5-gear IGH, though.