[Budge]

When you buy a bike from Walmart, like it or not, you get what you paid for. You get something put together by someone who is paid nothing for any expertise that person may or may not have on a take it or leave it basis. Thanks to republicans and democrats alike, in many communities, a Walmart may be the only opportunity available to some people after the local bicycle shops closed due to pricing competition.

You know this for a fact? You can prove that the person putting the bicycle together is an underpaid 'know-nothing?'

Please do, but I want real proof, not just the echo of a disgruntled Wal-Mart hater.

Please, show us the proof!

[cyborg]

I had a very expensive Trek mountainbike stolen. I needed something to get to work in so I bought a bike from Walmart. It's been going ever since and I never had a problem with it. That said, I want a serious bike again and I'll be going to my local bike builder and not to Walmart. Whoever assembled my Walmart bike, knew what they were doing since it's just a ladies touring bike but I go over curbs, rocks,etc. *LOL*

[Havoc]

Disgruntled Wal-Mart hater - that's fresh lol. A guy from the maintenance crew (read floor cleaner) used to assemble the bikes for our local walmart one day a week. Stock boys did it when the maintenance guy wasn't available. And the Stock boys also built the el-cheapo pressboard furniture in the same work area. I assembled a few myself. So what.

I've got 14 years in retail and 4 of them with Walmart. How much time have you spent in the stock area in any Walmart?
Something tells me you couldn't even describe it much less where the bikes get assembled per the routine within a Walmart store. I'll give you a hint, it is close to the office area and across from the employee lounge in the local one.

[SZonian]

Take a bike assembled at a Walmart to a real bike shop and you will get your proof.