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basmoq · 07-01-2006, 07:17 PM

I must say that although bike shop bikes are better than what you will find at Target and Wally World in general, this is not the rule. I have a Schwinn (Pacific) S-25 from Target that I picked up cheep, it's a great bike for the money, and has many of the same components and shifters that my wife's $300 shop bike has. I have been assembling bikes for Target and Kmart for 5 years now and I must say that most of their bikes are such shit that (even when well assembled by a knowledgable tech) will fall apart and simply never work right (especially the breaks). Pacific, however, makes several very good quality bikes in the under $200 price range. These bikes may be named Pacific, Schwinn, or Mongoose, just look near the crank for a shiny sticker on the downtube to see if it's a Pacific bike.

07-01-2006, 07:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
basmoq It's a girly girl! Location: OH, USA	I must say that although bike shop bikes are better than what you will find at Target and Wally World in general, this is not the rule. I have a Schwinn (Pacific) S-25 from Target that I picked up cheep, it's a great bike for the money, and has many of the same components and shifters that my wife's $300 shop bike has. I have been assembling bikes for Target and Kmart for 5 years now and I must say that most of their bikes are such shit that (even when well assembled by a knowledgable tech) will fall apart and simply never work right (especially the breaks). Pacific, however, makes several very good quality bikes in the under $200 price range. These bikes may be named Pacific, Schwinn, or Mongoose, just look near the crank for a shiny sticker on the downtube to see if it's a Pacific bike. __________________ "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."