I hope this means parts will get cheaper...

It was bound to happen sometime.

Wal-Mart is now selling a "fixed-speed" bicycle.

Check this and this out.

wow thats crazy

Your crank set and back wheel will prolly snap off the first time you try to skid.
Seems like a good deal, but i didn't read the specs or anything.

^ agreed. wouldnt trust any of the parts.

also, side note. im not a fan of things i like getting mainstreamed.

also side note. cool that theyre spreading the word of fixed gear. confused? yes i know. im good at that.

also, prolly started because of the great trail rider Chris Akrigg. if you dont know him, hes dipping into fixed gear every now and then, heres a link to his first sessh on a Fixed. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

EDIT; started because walmart is infamous on selling mongoose and Chris rides mongoose

paulmitchel wrote:

^ agreed. wouldnt trust any of the parts.

also, side note. im not a fan of things i like getting mainstreamed.

also side note. cool that theyre spreading the word of fixed gear. confused? yes i know. im good at that.

also, prolly started because of the great trail rider Chris Akrigg. if you dont know him, hes dipping into fixed gear every now and then, heres a link to his first sessh on a Fixed. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

EDIT; started because walmart is infamous on selling mongoose and Chris rides mongoose

That was his FIRST fixed sesh?! All without clips and straps, too. That man is awesome.

hes been in the game long, background experience. check out his second sessh vid. and some of his trail vids dudes dope

It was bound to happen. 2 or 3 years ago 90% of fixed gear bikes were build-ups or OG track frames and conversions. now (much like I did) one can walk into any LBS and pick up a fixed with flip flop hub and decent parts made for the fixed target market.

Mongoose used to be the shit when i was 8 years old and riding BMX, now they are majority shite department store bikes.

I hate Wal-Mart and i do not shop there becuase they have horrid policy on how they treat employees, but even if i did, a $149 bike is not a bike i want to be on heading down Park Ave downhill at 25MPH when the fork snaps because the shitty welds on a $149 complete couldnt hold up to a slight bump in the road... NO THANKS!

wow...just wow. but yeah, like it was said before. i don't know if i would trust the parts on that thing. i guess we'll just have to wait for the reviews to come out on it. it might make a really good "my first fixie" bike.

my fork is more than that bike. :S

my wheel set was more than this bike! haha it looks like a decent bike not to sure about mongoose anymore used to be a badass brand now its eh.

Hehe, I have a Mongoose scooter.

Paulo wrote:

Hehe, I have a Mongoose scooter.

i wouldnt go around telling people that! haha. nice to meet you doode. PB.

there are 3 reviews on this bike so far on the 2nd link posted. all 3 were good feedbacks. still skeptical though. im happy with my conversion that i did

BikeSnobNYC has reviewed this bike!

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damn lots of problems with that bike. i guess that was pretty much expected though.