NEW STUFF AT WAL-MART (Op Bike PICS ADDED)

[CCR]

mongoose isnt a bad looking bike, too bad all that hardware is going to rust up though

[Rat Rod]

In depth review by Bike Snob http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/04 ... goose.html

That's some funny stuff right there.

[Double Nickle]

I gotta say I have bought many parts from wally word over the years

[mikesbikes36]

who cares how cheap and what they look like ...they have no class..... like a ratrod bike ....just chezzy lookin junk .......imho just what im sayin !!!!

[CCR]

didnt wal-mart try to open "bike centers" in some of their stores a while back ? like with a bike mechanic or "bike associate" there to fix bikes ...

[Rat Rod]

who cares how cheap and what they look like ...they have no class..... like a ratrod bike ....just chezzy lookin junk .......imho just what im sayin !!!!

You have to look at these bikes from the parts scavenging perspective.

As stated by jerryk earlier, a set of wheels and new tires can add up to what some of these bikes are going for.

[Road Master]

I wish they would have made the stripe white and not beige, but it's a good start.

Agreed, I'm not into the whole "gum wall" look.

I buy every different color tire I can get my hands on. When I was a kid you had two choices - blackwall or whitewall. I'm amazed by all the different sizes, colors and treads of available tires today. I bought a pair of Specialized gumwalls when someone posted a sale link here and a few months later I got this crusty Monark that I steel wooled and clear sprayed and I really like the gumwalls on it. I've got more tires than bikes. Plus I bought a crap load of Kendas last year from their "weekly specials". I just match up the tires with the bike - great fun.

[Ratfink1962]

yeah for the cost of putting together a wheelset, that seems reasonable. Plus you can swap or sell the leftover parts, and chop up the rest to make something more interesting!

[Rustinkerer]

In depth review by Bike Snob http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/04 ... goose.html

That's some funny stuff right there.

Yep! Kind of a shooting fish in a barrel review-What? The cheap Wally world China express bike has quality issues? Noooooooooo! (I like it though, and the Del mar! And when did Op stop making board shorts and start making bikes???? ) -Adam

[mikesbikes36]

yeah i suppose u guys r right ... would b worth it just for the tires n rims... maybe ill; have 2 go check out my local wally world and see whats happpnin ....

[Cruisinmarine]

Looks like i will be making a trip for a donor

[GTCOMA]

That mongoose looks pretty cool for $150. I wonder how long before wal-mart sells a fixie...

[xHOBOPHOBIAx]

I saw a cool cranbrook with a panama jack theme, had a bottle opener on one of the fork legs.

[sojudave]

I like the lines on that OP cruiser. half chop/half cantilever. Very nice asthetic. Would love to throw and engine on it.

[sojudave]

Well if you look at these bikes as starting points, like another post stated, then a lot can be done with these bikes. Take the OP bike for example, imagine it lime green, 18" apes, stainless wheels with 12g spokes, chopper forks....or whatever. I get bikes because of the frames. If I like the frame design then I am in. It was unsettling when the blog showed the jacked up bearing cups.