And the price. Amercians want cheap crap, Amercians buy cheap crap, Amercians get cheap crap.
Point taken, just trying to enlighten parents to a view widely held among cyclists.
You really don't want your kid on a bike assembled at a WalMart. At least bring it to a bike shop for a tune-up before letting them ride it. It might still be crap, but at least it will be safer crap.
Although it seems WalMart probably is selling some higher end bikes lately, specifically the Pacific brand in question. Probably a result of an otherwise solid company producing an inferior product to meet a demand.