2 ms·
> And you need to do any maintenance, which may not be your cup of tea. And on a <$100 bike (or for that matter any bike under about $400) that'll be frequent.
by BrainInAJar 13y ago
> And you need to do any maintenance, which may not be your cup of tea.
And on a <$100 bike (or for that matter any bike under about $400) that'll be frequent. Department store "bike-shaped objects" are not known for their reliability
- cpncrunch 13y agoWell my $25 and $50 bikes have required exactly zero maintenance. I oil the chain once a year, and that's pretty much it. Originally these bikes cost about $200 new I think (Raleigh Ozark and MTB Trekker), so they're fairly decent bikes that are about one step up from the Walmart models. Note that I only ride a couple of times a week, and not every day. To be honest I think once you spend more than a few hundred dollars you're just paying for fancy suspension and fancy brand-name. I could of course be wrong, as I've never bought an expensive bike.