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Wal-Mart Bike Test – Will It Survive?

June 28, 2016 by Adam Farabaugh

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You know that the majority of the things at Wal-Mart come from China and are often of second rate quality. Why ever buy from there then? Well price. Because of economies of scale and the low cost of labor, materials, and shipping America is inundated with cheap, low quality products. Bikes are no exception. In general, you get what you pay for. Professional Mountain Biker, Phil Kmetz, puts a Wal-Mart Huffy through its paces on a downhill run. Was this bike made for this? No, but putting a bike through things it doesn’t experience on a day to day basis is a great way to test something and see if it will fail over time. It essentially packs a year or more of casual riding into one run. Watch the video to see how the bike comes out of it at the end. Then let us know if you would but a Wal-Mart bike in the comments below.


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About Adam Farabaugh

I am a former professional road cyclist and traveled the world riding and racing my bike. I started out in high school learning everything the hard way through a lot of trial and error and made it to racing with the worlds best. I hope I can give good insight into riding and everything that encompasses cycling.

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