Spend the money, go to your local bike shop and get a decent bike. The differences between them and a wal-mart bike are worlds apart. First off the bike will be assembled by somebody who knows what they're doing, not the kid with a crescent wrench who is a sophomore in high school and has to finish that bike before he can go home on a friday night. Second, new cables stretch...it's a fact, they just do. Typically your local bike shop will do your first tune up on a bike you bought from them for free. Who's going to tune up your wal-mart bike? Third, what happens when you break or wear out parts?
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