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Re: Walmart 32" review
Took another longer road trip today and found orange, green, blue and white ones. They were hanging in the back storage room. One of the clerks was nice enough to get a couple down and bring them out for me to look at, green and orange, otherwise not much helpful. The lime green is somewhat metallic. The orange was a bit towards the red side. Ended up hauling the green one home. I had to use one the adapter bars to get to hang on and fit my carrier. Probably not going to fit my pickup bed carrier.
The decals are over the finish so removable, nice finish. The rear hub is a KT. The tires measure 32". The cranks are low quality. Pedals aren't to bad, I had the same ones come on a bike shop major brand bike. Quick release seat clamp. Bar are big will probably change them out, grips OK. Fenders fit well. Wheels are real true at this point.
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isn't a bike that I will ride long distances on, I see it as a unique fun bike. I might even get a clown suit to go with as previous posts have referred to it as a clown bike. I will be watching to see if the some more of the industry picks up on the 32" tire size. If fenders were removed there is clearance for a wider tire. I have some ideas churning around for the next RRBBO.
This AM I did some adjustments. Found out the fork, fenders and braces, chainguard are steel and supplement the aluminum frame. After adjusting the bars aren't to bad. One grip was on crooked. Crank arm must be cast iron.
I discovered one issue with adjusting the saddle to level it. The socket hex bolt came stripped, so no adjustment is possible without drilling out the head and replacing the bolt. Tweaked the chain guard as it was rubbing on the crank.
As a first experience at buying a Walmart bike, I've had much better LBS experiences. Guess you pay for what you get. It is a unique bike though.
Took another longer road trip today and found orange, green, blue and white ones. They were hanging in the back storage room. One of the clerks was nice enough to get a couple down and bring them out for me to look at, green and orange, otherwise not much helpful. The lime green is somewhat metallic. The orange was a bit towards the red side. Ended up hauling the green one home. I had to use one the adapter bars to get to hang on and fit my carrier. Probably not going to fit my pickup bed carrier.
The decals are over the finish so removable, nice finish. The rear hub is a KT. The tires measure 32". The cranks are low quality. Pedals aren't to bad, I had the same ones come on a bike shop major brand bike. Quick release seat clamp. Bar are big will probably change them out, grips OK. Fenders fit well. Wheels are real true at this point.
It
This AM I did some adjustments. Found out the fork, fenders and braces, chainguard are steel and supplement the aluminum frame. After adjusting the bars aren't to bad. One grip was on crooked. Crank arm must be cast iron.
I discovered one issue with adjusting the saddle to level it. The socket hex bolt came stripped, so no adjustment is possible without drilling out the head and replacing the bolt. Tweaked the chain guard as it was rubbing on the crank.
As a first experience at buying a Walmart bike, I've had much better LBS experiences. Guess you pay for what you get. It is a unique bike though.
