I owned two Walmart bikes, the first one was a road master and its bearings in the back tire went back after like 5 months it was the. The second one I received as a gift, basically 6 years old unused. That was is a Next power climber, had it for a just over a year, it is alright just hard to pedal sometimes if it is cold outside.

Also I do weight like 240 pounds so I had to spend extra money on getting better tires because the stock ones can't hold a decent pressure inside them.

Also forgot to mention, the first one the brakes worked for like a few weeks and I seriously couldn't get them to not scrap on the sides of the wheel without losing the ability to brake. That was for both the front and back tires. My second bike the handle bar always wants to get loose regardless of how tight I torque the bolts. And both are not very good shifters, sometimes if I pedal hard they will shift on their own and sometimes don't shift at all when I try to shift. The kickstands on both were also useless because they would get loose and slap the pedals from stick out so I just removed them.

Ah, thanks for the info.
I was looking up some reviews and a few of the... pros(?) said that you'd basically have to tune a few things out of the door, and upgrade a few things, namely the brakes.
I don't need a bicycle now, but I was looking into getting one eventually so figured why not.

I've been eyeballing this one: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mongoose.....Bike/227036596

I know pro bikes are supposed to be so much better and all, but... I'm not spending car money on a bike.
So was wondering if I should drop $200 on a bike like that from Walmart (plus about 100 extra bucks on upgrades and enhancements [found a really awesome brake light]), or spend about 400+ on one I'd have to piece together and assemble from Amazon.

I also eventually planned on slapping an engine on it in the future. I've heard of people doing that to Walmart bikes, but the frame I was looking at on Amazon was apparently specifically made for engines.



Eh, money's going to be interesting for a while I guess.

my experience of bikes is it takes the same effort as walking for the same distance, but it does get you there about three times as fast, unless its up hill all the way, then its totally not worth it to me. i've had several in the past and enjoyed them when i lived on relatively flat ground, where i enjoyed too little else. then there's the problem of city traffic. not everyone in a car is going to kill you, but they do occasionally. even in a designated bike lane, if all there is seperating you is a painted line on the pavement. and of course a sidewalk, makes you the menace to pedestrians it was made for, and forbidden in most places anyway.

i think an adult tri or quad, is an interesting idea, with a great big huge reflective slow moving vehicle symbol, but i think i'd rather have some thing with a little electric motor and a big bunch of batteries to feed it.

bus is good where i live, for any place i have to go. bus and a relatively short stroll at either end. the places i can't get to that way, i doubt a pedal power would do me much good. several of my neighbors have them and have suggested i get one too. and the buses here have bike racks, but only for two bikes, so if two people with bikes are already on, its too bad.

unless it was something i was really into and really enjoyed a lot, it would probably be a waste better spent on healthier groceries and other expenses.
but that's me. i wonder how your 'kids' would feel about helping you up hill pulling you with their leashes. i've seen that done, also attempted with varying degrees of success.