So, I stopped by the local WM and, as usual, did a drive-by through the bikes. I was eyeballing an end-cap display of five Cranbrooks for $88.00 each. Admittedly a good price for a new bike. Buuuut...of the five bikes on display, two had the forks backwards...
Ok. So they had a knucklehead putting them together. Easy fix. Then I started looking them over and spotted this quality weld...
Yikes. Even the "good" welds were sloppy. But, having said all that, $88 is nearly tempting enough to buy and strip it down for the parts. Wheels, tires, fenders, bars and grips, seat, etc..
![photo2_zpsef7da8f0.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/2da/2dabb03288cb2dae0cf277b9940930ba.jpg)
Ok. So they had a knucklehead putting them together. Easy fix. Then I started looking them over and spotted this quality weld...
![photo1_zps7d604fe3.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/da2/da24ec69413562f0bc21110a6fe25208.jpg)
Yikes. Even the "good" welds were sloppy. But, having said all that, $88 is nearly tempting enough to buy and strip it down for the parts. Wheels, tires, fenders, bars and grips, seat, etc..