Larry Weng
New member
...from Walmart? I don't know, I see a metal is a metal. I understand that a bike shop bike has better service and the bike has better components.
Yet I just feel the frame of a $500 bike store bike and a $100 bike from Walmart using aluminum is the same. It's like people charging $100 for audio/video cables when a $1 no-name cable works the same for tv. Is this the same marketing ploy in the bike industry?
I see a Mongoose bike for $500 to $1000 on their website, yet I see one with the same frame metal at Walmart/Kmart for only $100. Mongoose is a reputable name. What gives?
What do you think? Is the metal quality in a $500 aluminum bike shop bike the same as a $100 aluminum department store bike?
Yet I just feel the frame of a $500 bike store bike and a $100 bike from Walmart using aluminum is the same. It's like people charging $100 for audio/video cables when a $1 no-name cable works the same for tv. Is this the same marketing ploy in the bike industry?
I see a Mongoose bike for $500 to $1000 on their website, yet I see one with the same frame metal at Walmart/Kmart for only $100. Mongoose is a reputable name. What gives?
What do you think? Is the metal quality in a $500 aluminum bike shop bike the same as a $100 aluminum department store bike?