Walmart Goes Carbon

[Skierchickie]

Gross, yes... but strangely cool! I vote for adding the puking smilie!

I must weigh in on the "say no to Walmart" side. For various reasons. I used to, but for two years I've been "clean".

[sgtiger]

I used to work for one of their competitors. In our store, an actual bike mechanic would come out from Huffy and assemble those things. But even then, it was iffy.

Most of the people ,who would buy a bike from there, have no clue about what makes a quality bike. I tried to get customers to at least choose the right size bike for them or their children. They usually didn't listen. They would pick out the bike that looked the coolest.

Once, I was asked about what would be the best bike for downhill riding. I honestly told them that, though the bikes had "suspension forks" and MTB tires, they were not meant to be ridden off road (It even says so in the manual but usually left off after the bikes are assembled. Not that anyone reads those things anyway. ). And that they could do better buying a used bike at a well reputed re-sale sporting goods store located a few blocks away. They discounted what I told them figuring I didn't know anything 'cause, you know, I'm a girl. Then they I asked another associate (BTW clueless about bikes), who happened to be walking by, the same question right in front of me. He just told them what they wanted to hear. They were happy and bought the bikes they had been eye-balling. Oh, well; I tried.

[teigyr]

I'm not seeing the average Wal-Mart customer spending $1800 on a bike, carbon or not. And the S/M/L options?

I think the majority of people think $300 is too much for a bike. Sad, but true. I enjoyed the description though Italian assembly means a lot.

I choose not to go to Wal-Mart. Some of their business practices aside, I have found the stores to be dirty (yes, I have gone IN them, my father seems to think they are wonderful), the sales associates unhelpful, and the merchandise to be haphazardly placed. For the gourmet budget shopping experience, I prefer Target.