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Awesome I want one now. Only thing I see against it is it looks like the sidehack is permanently attached to the bike and not removable.
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Now you can pick up the Thruster fixie for $100.
I picked one up for parts. I wanted to build a non-conformist fixie for the heck of it. I got one of these and used the wheelset with tires, the chain, seat, brake/s and handle bars on my rusty 3 speed Sears frame. (pic is before the bars and brakes)
I picked one up for parts. I wanted to build a non-conformist fixie for the heck of it. I got one of these and used the wheelset with tires, the chain, seat, brake/s and handle bars on my rusty 3 speed Sears frame. (pic is before the bars and brakes)
yoothgeye
I build stuff.
As much as I hate the Thruster Fixie, it is a good price for parts (normal for Wally bikes) but I think if I bought it I'd have to put the red tire on the red rim and yellow on yellow.
You paid a penny too much! Thruster Fixie has been $99.99 here ever since it showed up.
Ever wonder who would buy one of those things and not immediately scavenge it for parts? This guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hViYaj4Zs0
Great bike review by a guy who seems to know next to nothing about bikes.
Ever wonder who would buy one of those things and not immediately scavenge it for parts? This guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hViYaj4Zs0
Great bike review by a guy who seems to know next to nothing about bikes.
yoothgeye
I build stuff.
Toeslider said:
What you meant to say was that some guy who knows nothing about bikes gave this one a good review IN THE STORE! haha Wow, I hate to think that he is actually making money on the internet.
target's new line looks promising. i want the airwalk cruiser, it looks to be the same frame as the OP. none of the cooler bikes on the site say that they are sold in-store tho. u gotta order them. thats a dumb business model but itll keep some lowlife from installing the forks backwards i guess
yoothgeye
I build stuff.
Walmart sells their coolest bikes online only, they sell Koxx trials bikes!
http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng ... nstraint=0
http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng ... nstraint=0
They have 16" ADULT training wheels too:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bicycle-Wheel-Stabilizer-Kit/15734254?findingMethod=rr
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bicycle-Wheel-Stabilizer-Kit/15734254?findingMethod=rr
Kmart has a few nice ones I like too but most are online not in the stores.
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G104
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G100
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G101
I like the paint color on this one but it looks a little better when your next to it.
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... ckType=G98
Men's Schwinn with a Springer fork.
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G118
Actually one over $500.
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G124
A real little kids bike but I like the tires on it like some of the bigger 26 ich tires treads. http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G131
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G104
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G100
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G101
I like the paint color on this one but it looks a little better when your next to it.
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... ckType=G98
Men's Schwinn with a Springer fork.
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G118
Actually one over $500.
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G124
A real little kids bike but I like the tires on it like some of the bigger 26 ich tires treads. http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... kType=G131
kngtmat said:
Sorry so late... just ran across this post and thought I would share my before and after Schwinn Del Mar walmart cruiser.
Before
chop-stretch
After
Before
chop-stretch
After
I gotta say their cruiser selection is alot better, even though it mainly consists of Cranbrooks dressed up like Kareoke, Nell Lusso and Panama Jack. Now their chinese Schwinns (hurts seeing those two words side by side) are lookin descent latley.
2011 Breeze
2008 Point Beach 7speed (aluminum frame too, got it used off a coworker who never rode it and knew I liked bikes, so he sold it to me for $10 (and I knew it was not stolen for a fact). Gave him $20 so I wouldn't feel guilty.
2011 Breeze
2008 Point Beach 7speed (aluminum frame too, got it used off a coworker who never rode it and knew I liked bikes, so he sold it to me for $10 (and I knew it was not stolen for a fact). Gave him $20 so I wouldn't feel guilty.
Don't knock the Chinese stuff too much, it's YOUR tax dollars producing that stuff. 
I gotta know How does the thruster perform they have one at the local walmart for 89.98 and I know for a fact no one will buy it if I don't I'm just not sure about the quality of the "flip-flop" hub that can switch from fixed to single speed. I really want one just to see if I would like a fixie.
yoothgeye
I build stuff.
1959firearrow said:
That's the cheapest new bike you'll find to try it out. A local guy rides one, but he keeps it on the freewheel side. I talked him into flipping it, that lasted about a day, he didn't like fixed. It's a different thing! haha
Alright hopefully by the time I save up enough money its not gone if not Ill have to order one. Anyone know how well built it is I'm not ready to plop down $100 for a bike that is just gonna break down on me all the time.
Frow what I have read, it's just as good as any other cheap bike they sell, if you ride it like a normal person would ride a bike and use the brakes. If you want to ride it like a hardcore fixie rider and do skids to stop without using the brakes, the hub won't hold up and it will break quickly. It would be worth it to get the feel of riding fixed, but don't count on it to stop you in traffic without using the brakes, or hold up to any hard riding. Just as you wouldn't expect a $100 mountain bike to hold up to any critical mountain bike terrain.
Sounds like I should just build one I think I have enough parts laying around just don't have a fixed hub.
I found this 7-speed Schwinn Admiral at WalMart for $159 and was going to buy it for my daughter.
I checked CL first and found one that was literally like new for $100. The seller had only used it once, attached to a baby trailer, and parked it for a year before listing it for sale. The tires were flat from sitting, and when I got it home I found out that both front and rear brakes were rubbing the rims - I can't imagine what it would be like trying to ride with both brakes dragging while hauling a baby trailer. No wonder the poor lady had parked it. Anyway, it is a fun bike for $100, classic style if not really a rat, but close enough to follow the wife and I around on our Electra tandem. It rolls a LOT better on the road than her old mountain bike with the fat knobbies.
I checked CL first and found one that was literally like new for $100. The seller had only used it once, attached to a baby trailer, and parked it for a year before listing it for sale. The tires were flat from sitting, and when I got it home I found out that both front and rear brakes were rubbing the rims - I can't imagine what it would be like trying to ride with both brakes dragging while hauling a baby trailer. No wonder the poor lady had parked it. Anyway, it is a fun bike for $100, classic style if not really a rat, but close enough to follow the wife and I around on our Electra tandem. It rolls a LOT better on the road than her old mountain bike with the fat knobbies.
