Frek

Plush, How would I know anything about your income? No, I was clear about referring to you as "uninformed". It means without knowledge, but can also mean ignorant, simple, naive. So much so, in your case, that I feel like I might as well be typing this to a tree. - that's called a Hyperbole. Have fun.

The frame on this bike is the only thing that might last. Does a 10-12 year old pedal? Use the brakes? Steer? This bike's crappyness is in the junk hanging from it. Don't be fooled, these are not the Huffys we had as kids. Those things were tanks. These are built so cheaply and so poorly, their lifespan is about a month, by design. And by giving them your dollars, you announce your approval of their exploitation of the low incomers and/or the uninformed... like yourself. And I say that based on your delusional LBS views. "THEY make it nearly impossible because THEY are so overpriced"?? Are you ****ing kidding me? Do you actually think THEY are responsible for the high prices of good stuff? Do you have any idea what kind of margin a typical local bike shop makes?... Oh wait, I just realized, you think the difference between this Hyper and a non-department store bike is the "name on the downtube". Sorry. Forget everything I said. Have a nice day (virtual pat on the head)

O come on. No one's hating on low income types getting into riding. I'd donate to that cause. The hating is on Walmart and these trashbikes. This bike is NOT designed for actual dirt jumping, and you know it. I'll bet it's even written on there somewhere. And with good reason, I wouldn't trust this pos hitting Napoleon Dynamite's jump. For anyone actually looking to get into dj with only 200 to spend, please do some research, then go find a used bike that was actually manufactured to be ridden. You ain't gonna find anything nice for 200, but used on Craigslist is always better than new from Walmart.