I haven’t ridden one, obviously, but the roadbike geometry with the MTB sized handlebar stem is probably going to make this handle like shit.
Fair enough. The frame looked a bit weird, but I assumed that was incidental to the performance.
And then who the fuck is this for? It can’t be cyclists, they’d buy actually good bikes for the money.
Idk, man. Not everyone has a PhD in Bike. I had a friend who flew in from oot and wanted to come biking with us over the weekend. He had the bright idea of picking up an $89 bike from Walmart. It literally disintegrated underneath him while he was riding up a hill. Looked like your standard triangle frame mountain bike at first glance, but everything from the brakes to the grips on the handlebars just blorped after a few hours of use. Dude got a whip-cut from where one of the brake lines snapped.
I've seen a lot worse bikes than this and they were deceptive enough at first glance to get a relatively intelligent, educated individual to fork over good money for the privilege of riding it.
I do think the Walmart bikes deserve to be more regulated because that tiny sticker somewhere that says "not an actual mtb lmao" is just bullshit.
But like that's the other extreme. This travesty costs anywhere between 2500€ and 5000€ depending on the vendor. If you don't have a PhD in bikes, I think both "don't buy the cheapest possible thing at walmart" and "don't buy a 2500€ and up" bicycle would both seem pretty common sense. You don't need to be a car guy to know that if you just want a getting around vehicle both the clapped out Trabant and the lamborghini are probably bad choices
This travesty costs anywhere between 2500€ and 5000€ depending on the vendor.
Oh ffs. My wife's RadRunner cost $1800 and that thing peddles itself. Also, incidentally, much more in line with the Dutch Grandma-Bike style.
If you don’t have a PhD in bikes, I think both “don’t buy the cheapest possible thing at walmart” and “don’t buy a 2500€ and up” bicycle would both seem pretty common sense.
In retrospect, sure. But marketing can do a lot of heavy lifting and people routinely have more money than sense. Just showing a picture of a mountain bike with the handle bars and seat in a miserable position doesn't scream "awful" to me.
You don’t need to be a car guy to know that if you just want a getting around vehicle both the clapped out Trabant and the lamborghini are probably bad choices
At the same time, without the price tag attached there's nothing remarkable enough about a picture of a Ford Taurus that would scream its a terrible car.
Oh ffs. My wife’s RadRunner cost $1800 and that thing peddles itself.
Yeah it's also an E-Bike
At the same time, without the price tag attached there’s nothing remarkable enough about a picture of a Ford Taurus that would scream its a terrible car.
I figured the Porsche branding implied the price tag
Fair enough. The frame looked a bit weird, but I assumed that was incidental to the performance.
Idk, man. Not everyone has a PhD in Bike. I had a friend who flew in from oot and wanted to come biking with us over the weekend. He had the bright idea of picking up an $89 bike from Walmart. It literally disintegrated underneath him while he was riding up a hill. Looked like your standard triangle frame mountain bike at first glance, but everything from the brakes to the grips on the handlebars just blorped after a few hours of use. Dude got a whip-cut from where one of the brake lines snapped.
I've seen a lot worse bikes than this and they were deceptive enough at first glance to get a relatively intelligent, educated individual to fork over good money for the privilege of riding it.
I do think the Walmart bikes deserve to be more regulated because that tiny sticker somewhere that says "not an actual mtb lmao" is just bullshit.
But like that's the other extreme. This travesty costs anywhere between 2500€ and 5000€ depending on the vendor. If you don't have a PhD in bikes, I think both "don't buy the cheapest possible thing at walmart" and "don't buy a 2500€ and up" bicycle would both seem pretty common sense. You don't need to be a car guy to know that if you just want a getting around vehicle both the clapped out Trabant and the lamborghini are probably bad choices
Oh ffs. My wife's RadRunner cost $1800 and that thing peddles itself. Also, incidentally, much more in line with the Dutch Grandma-Bike style.
In retrospect, sure. But marketing can do a lot of heavy lifting and people routinely have more money than sense. Just showing a picture of a mountain bike with the handle bars and seat in a miserable position doesn't scream "awful" to me.
At the same time, without the price tag attached there's nothing remarkable enough about a picture of a Ford Taurus that would scream its a terrible car.
Yeah it's also an E-Bike
I figured the Porsche branding implied the price tag