scubaru89
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So I finally bought an engine from bikeberry.com and it should be here in a few days. I had been looking however for a usable bike without much luck in the lower price range. I have been up and down craigslist and ebay and the only bike I found usable turned out to be a total nightmare of rust and bad parts.
So I have picked up a Roadmaster Granite Peak 26" bike from Wally World.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Roadmaste...gMethod=Recommendation:wm:RecentlyViewedItems
I've seen an engine fit on this bike on two different youtube videos and mentioned on one or two forums. However my issue is the reliability. I understand this is a Walmart bike so its obviously built with very cheap components, some of which are the bearings for the rear wheel.
My logic is I will be using it to travel to and from school which is 2 miles each way, and to work which is 4 miles each way. I am in the city of Williamsport so speeds are 25 mph and there are plenty of stop lights to keep me doing maybe 15 tops. I feel if the bearings do wear out it shouldn't be that hard to replace them or even replace the whole back wheel.
I figured why pay a higher price for something that I am going to be taking apart to upgrade parts on, and its a cheap commuter. So should I be worried about trouble from a cheaper bike?
So I have picked up a Roadmaster Granite Peak 26" bike from Wally World.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Roadmaste...gMethod=Recommendation:wm:RecentlyViewedItems
I've seen an engine fit on this bike on two different youtube videos and mentioned on one or two forums. However my issue is the reliability. I understand this is a Walmart bike so its obviously built with very cheap components, some of which are the bearings for the rear wheel.
My logic is I will be using it to travel to and from school which is 2 miles each way, and to work which is 4 miles each way. I am in the city of Williamsport so speeds are 25 mph and there are plenty of stop lights to keep me doing maybe 15 tops. I feel if the bearings do wear out it shouldn't be that hard to replace them or even replace the whole back wheel.
I figured why pay a higher price for something that I am going to be taking apart to upgrade parts on, and its a cheap commuter. So should I be worried about trouble from a cheaper bike?