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I mounted a yellow version of this to my front wheel. I would say that it is a durable tire for the price, but I am not using it anymore because the roads that I regularly ride on are too rough and littered all over with glass. I didn’t expect anything extraordinary out of the product. If you ride on clean roads and are strict on your budget, go ahead and get it. As for me, I rarely ever encounter a long stretch of clean and high quality streets, so I am forced to test the market. Otherwise, I enjoyed riding on this tire.
Michelin Orium Road Bike

Mine goes dead after about 50 minutes even when fully charged, I wish I could return it.
Liberia The Road to

I can’t recommend this brand of SDHC flash.

I was on vacation and my entire HD videos captured on my Canon HF100 were lost without warning. I’m extremely knowledgeable when it comes to electronics & camcorders, and I was baffled. Just be careful with this card.

Always reformat (or “reinitialize”) when you put it in your camcorder.

The price has actually gone up on this brand for some bizarre reason. (I bought with a USB card reader for the same price 1 year ago @ $41).
Blackburn Frame Pump Road

My son LOVES his new Itouch! He uses it for doing his math, for checking the weather, for chatting with friends, for checking e-mail and Facebook, for listening to music, for reading books, for looking at Google Earth, and for many other things. This has been a great purchase, very versatile and portable, and has been a fun thing for him.
Kenda Konstrictor Road Racing

Buying a road bike is different than buying a cruiser. I’ll set aside the fact that this bike is cobbled together with the cheapest and least durable of components. It’s a ‘mart bike, after all. That’s to be expected. A lot of people don’t realize that bikes come in different sizes, like clothing. If you buy a bike from a reputable shop(even the cheapest of their bikes) the shop will make certain the bike fits you, or you fit the bike. That requires putting you on the proper size bike, and adjusting the seatpost and adjusting or replacing stem—even changing the handlebar if necessary. People with wider shoulders need a wider bar. The chances of this bike fitting most people is pretty slim. Nothing will take the shine off riding like a poorly fitting bicycle. There are other options. If you learn how to determine what size bike you need, and there are plenty of online computers to help you do that, you can find a nice used bike on eBay or Craigslist. Better yet, you can look at some of the online-only bike sellers, like bikesdirect dot com or ibex bikes dot com. They have bike shop quality bikes for pretty cheap prices–some as low at $300. That’s more than the Denali but those bikes come 95% ready to ride–with shifting and brakes adjusted. Much better than the Denali or the Schwinns Amazon sells.

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Outstanding bike for a great price. I’m new to road biking, but I’ve been mountain biking for quite some time now. The one thing that I’ve learned is that you want to start off with a well built bike that has potential. This is that bike. There are a lot of newer mechanical advances that allows for further upgrades to some of the newest and hottest components on the market. It comes with a 1 1/8″ threadless headset, three piece crankset, rear derailleur hanger and a single bolt seat post. All features are convenient for easy upgrades. Mechanically that bike performs very well. Out of the box assembly was minimal and easy. I’m 5′ 7″ and went with the 54cm model and Schwinn Katana Road Bike fits me great. Once I took it on a quick spin I noticed that the gears needed a little adjusting which almost all bikes due. Ever since it’s been working great. I’ve had no problems with it and I’m already past 100 miles. Last thing I want to leave u with is that bike shops are really the only place to buy these bikes and they start off at around $700. Also if you try to find a good used one chances are the bike is going to be pretty old and still sell for about $400 plus.

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You are getting a frame ONLY. I headed the advice from previous buyers and bought this bike with the idea that I might receive a damaged product. I did. The front and back rims are bent, the gears came 50% assembled and had no instruction on how to complete assembly, the bike comes without a single quick disconnect on anything, the derailleur has miscellaneous plastic parts, and the brakes and shifters are junk. The way I look at it, I bought a frame for $170 and will have to buy everything else separately. This bike out of the box is unrideable and unsafe. Do not expect to hop on this one right away. If you are looking for an inexpensive way to get into road racing and you do not want to assemble your bike from the ground up; spend more and buy something with more quality from top to bottom.

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priced right. This road bike is a best-buy based on price/relative quality. The bike is shipped 95% assembled. The remaining 5% is easy as long as you have a set a metric allen wrenches. My sole complaint with regard to assembly is that the reflector brackets do not fit the bike. The ride is good although I have experienced some slippage/clicking in one particular gear but I beleive I can correct that with some adjustments. Overall a good product so far.

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