Holy shit OP! Are you okay? what were you doing when it failed?
I’ve never seen a failure so spectacular
Deviljho12 on
The only ever time I’ve ever bought a box bike once I was on my own was when I desperately needed a cheap way to commute to work once my much nicer hybrid got stolen. I owned it for maybe two months before I gave it to a coop to part out and used my paychecks to buy the stuff I’m currently riding 6 years ago.
The only use a box bike has being a REALLY cheap way for people to get out and about and to teach how to ride a bike, I would never recommend one otherwise.
dunncrew on
Needs stronger electrical tape at the tube joints.
ROC_MTB on
Was this taped together? Actual question based on the tape in the photos.
ZXD-318 on
Holy crap. A convertible.
kirksucks on
I bought one from Target and the crank failed almost instantly. When I went to take it back I realized that the one I bought was missing parts that I saw on other floor models… and realized someone probably returned it and they just put it back on the shelf for sale. I told them, this bike is broken don’t sell it again. I went back a few weeks later and it was on the shelf again. I knew it was mine because it was missing the same parts and the crank was still broken.
BicyclesOnMain on
Bicycle shops are a ripoff. You can get the exact same thing at Walmart for $100!
sprashoo on
I think the real lesson is don’t fucking ride a bike if the head tube is attached to the rest of the frame with electrical tape.
CaliDreams_ on
Thats not because its Walmart
Thats because it was old and rusted through
PetTigerJP on
Hmm what’s fucked here is riding a bike held together with electrical tape. You dumb? Dumber now after falling off?
aitorbk on
So a very old steel framed bike rusted to death and with electrical tape on the cracks breaks and it is Walmarts fault. Ok.
trogdor-the-burner on
Agree with your title 100% but this bike was beat to shit long before the welds failed.
schwelvis on
Don’t buy Walmart anything
angeluscado on
Jeebus. I hope whoever was riding that is okay. Super scary!
They will resell returned bikes without checking them
vaticRite on
“Don’t ride undead bikes”
This bike died a long time ago and someone refused to just let it die, and instead taped the broken frame with electrical tape??!?
Walmart isn’t exactly known for making amazing quality bikes (well, I’ve heard rumblings that their stuff in the last few years has been better), but I don’t think this has anything to do it being a Walmart bike.
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Return it. They’ll take it back
The front of the front fell off
Holy shit OP! Are you okay? what were you doing when it failed?
I’ve never seen a failure so spectacular
The only ever time I’ve ever bought a box bike once I was on my own was when I desperately needed a cheap way to commute to work once my much nicer hybrid got stolen. I owned it for maybe two months before I gave it to a coop to part out and used my paychecks to buy the stuff I’m currently riding 6 years ago.
The only use a box bike has being a REALLY cheap way for people to get out and about and to teach how to ride a bike, I would never recommend one otherwise.
Needs stronger electrical tape at the tube joints.
Was this taped together? Actual question based on the tape in the photos.
Holy crap. A convertible.
I bought one from Target and the crank failed almost instantly. When I went to take it back I realized that the one I bought was missing parts that I saw on other floor models… and realized someone probably returned it and they just put it back on the shelf for sale. I told them, this bike is broken don’t sell it again. I went back a few weeks later and it was on the shelf again. I knew it was mine because it was missing the same parts and the crank was still broken.
Bicycle shops are a ripoff. You can get the exact same thing at Walmart for $100!
I think the real lesson is don’t fucking ride a bike if the head tube is attached to the rest of the frame with electrical tape.
Thats not because its Walmart
Thats because it was old and rusted through
Hmm what’s fucked here is riding a bike held together with electrical tape. You dumb? Dumber now after falling off?
So a very old steel framed bike rusted to death and with electrical tape on the cracks breaks and it is Walmarts fault. Ok.
Agree with your title 100% but this bike was beat to shit long before the welds failed.
Don’t buy Walmart anything
Jeebus. I hope whoever was riding that is okay. Super scary!
[The front fell off](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM&pp=ygUdZnJvbnQgZmVsbCBvZmYgc2hpcCBpbnRlcnZpZXc%3D)
See yall on the other sub
Yo wtf
They will resell returned bikes without checking them
“Don’t ride undead bikes”
This bike died a long time ago and someone refused to just let it die, and instead taped the broken frame with electrical tape??!?
Walmart isn’t exactly known for making amazing quality bikes (well, I’ve heard rumblings that their stuff in the last few years has been better), but I don’t think this has anything to do it being a Walmart bike.
Everything dies. Let it go.
You can’t park there