NEW STUFF AT WAL-MART (Op Bike PICS ADDED)

[Turtlesixfour]

It's kinda funny that my wife doesn't understand why my shiny new bike will be a "donor" for my old Chicago Schwinn! I will have a rat bike and an old school rider for the price of one new bike! Two for one in my book.

[DisabledCyclist]

I saw one of those electrics at one of te two Walmarts that surround my house today

[Eclipse]

After reading this thread I just want to go to WM and get a bike and rat it or something just for the sake of it.

[Houndog]

Here is my Wal Mart Rebuilt Deception...

[yoothgeye]

Think twice about getting a Wally World BMX with these wheels...

[Peatbog]

I'm still considering one of these for $229:



http://www.walmart.com/ip/20-Impakt-Sidehack-Bicycle/12554957#Item+Description

[kingfish254]

Think twice about getting a Wally World BMX with these wheels...

That would look cool as a continental kit spare on the back of your military sidecar.

Nice bike shoes!!!!

[yoothgeye]

That would look cool as a continental kit spare on the back of your military sidecar.

Nice bike shoes!!!!

I have another wheel for a spare.

I have these shoes because my wife is awesome.

[kngtmat]

Wow I think is one of the only few things from the cheaper bikes I have ever seen that was broken, I think once I saw a bike that supposed to have broke in half but it didn't look right.

[Toeslider]

My local Wal-Mart just restocked the bikes, I saw at least 10 that were new and interesting. Sorry if any of these are reposts. Here are some of the more interesting ones:

New 29er similar to the Onyx by Genesis, $149:


Flat Black Schwinn Cruiser did not have a price yet:


Schwinn Cruiser with rack for $129


Interesting looking Mongoose single-speed (not a fixie, if it was I'd buy it) for $149. Interesting bar treatment:


Also, it appears the short-lived partnership with DK BMX Bicycles is done with. Out of 150 bikes or so, I spied one lone DK General Lee. All others were gone. I can't believe they would sell out of them, wonder if they sent them back?

[KickBackCycles]

Nice mongoose, I'd definitely have to pick it up because it was a single speed.
But that is just because I'm not in shape for a fixie.

[Georgeediii]

I wonder if Mongoose intended for the bars to be assembled that way or if they just have sombody cool working at your local Walmart?

[kingfish254]

I wonder if Mongoose intended for the bars to be assembled that way or if they just have sombody cool working at your local Walmart?

Good point. The bike doesn't show up on Walmarts site.

I never realized that the racks that the bikes sit in slid out for easy viewing.

[yoothgeye]

I never realized that the racks that the bikes sit in slid out for easy viewing.

Oh yeah, I'm always pulling them out, some Walmarts have the upper racks that pull out and down, very cool.

On that single speed, look at the rear hub, it's probably a flip flop and can be made fixed with a cog and lock ring. When I bought my Mongoose Cachet it said nothing about the fact that it had a flip flop hub, but a quick visual inspection showed that it was indeed and already had a lock ring installed, I just threw a $6 track cog on it.

[Toeslider]

There were three of the Mongoose bikes there, all with bars assembled the exact same way. The rear hub was threaded on the non-drive side, but did not have a second cog like the Thruster Fixie does. It may be the case that you can swap the cog from side to side? Will investigate further.

When I came over to look at the bikes, a guy and his wife had just finished riding a bike up and down the aisle and were trying to cram it back into the (closed) rack. They seemed surprised when I pulled out another rack to examine a bike.