Surly Ogre vs Box store Walmart bikes

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I'm gonna try and be humble about this. And no, I don't feel I'm better than a person on a box store bike. But I do truly feel it necessary to point out the glaring differences between people farting around on one of these....."bikes" (FYI: in the cycling community we call box store bikes BSO's which stands for bicycle shaped object, because we don't feel they deserve to be called bicycles). Anyway, the reason so many people are anti cycling AS A WAY OF LIFE & PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION....is because they themselves own these type of shit BSO's. As a result they superimpose their own experience, physical ability & caliber of "bicycle" on to a well seasoned experience inner city vehicular cyclists such as myself. When they see me on the road all they can think and remember is how hard it is for them to ride their BSO. But what many don't understand is.....YOU NEVER EVEN WENT OVER THE DAMN BIKE! So they are (the rare times they ride it) are chugging around on half inflated tires, poorly adjusted brakes, and a bone dry chain drive WHICH BTW, they never even shift!!! So many will buy "cool looking" box store bikes with all the gears and full suspension. But then never use the shifters and have the nerve to wonder why riding is so hard. The BLACKRIDER is set up like a palet jack. True is heavy....buy damn does she ever glide like ice! It part of the reasons my big ass is able to commute in and out of multi cities all day long. Now it is true that no matter the cost of a bicycle it will only go as fast as it's rider is able to pedal. But with a real bicycle from a certified local bike shop lile Beacon (or any other it doesn't have to be only them), will provide you with the right bicycle that meets your commuting needs. Otherwise the car addicted will continue to only see a big guy on a bike that's as hard to ride as their own....when in reality I'm a big guy on a well built Continental class touring bicycle. Update: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wkMnk_eCDQU Demo video says it all!!!!

Comments

Buy cheap buy twice. Then there is actually the pain of riding such a pile of crap.

Walmart bikes are for white trash republicans. They are the ones that shop at walmart.

terrible video, you know nothing about bikes, and everywhere in the world when you buy a new bike you tune it according to your driving needs. You don't even know what your point is :(

I recently started riding a bike for exercise so I could lose some weight, I bought a cheap Wal-Mart bike because I did not want to spend hundreds on something if I wasn't sure I was going to like riding. Turns out I enjoy riding very much so I plan on buying a real one after the cheap Wal-Mart bike wears out.

I'm in the road as to not run over small children playing hopshcotche.

A guy almost runs you over and you blame Walmart....What a dumb#fuck dude be honest you know nothing about bikes

Not everybody can afford a 1,000 bike...What a dumb f@ck

your point about kids reminds me of waiting for my little brother to grow into a 26" mountain bike so we could ride together.

u r a crazy person, I ride long and short distance with with low cost bicycles it's not about the bike it's the bicycles. it's like a BMW and a priest it's not the car it's about the driver. I use Walmart bikes cause I want to I spend $125. I pack my homemade panniers on the road for day's same as those who spend $1000 for a bike. and still have fun and enjoy life. ? can you survive with out money.

the guy talking about cheap bikes

What a dumb f@ck

dude who cares of what type of bike you ride

Starter bikes. You don't become a seasoned and cynical hipster elite until later in life. Then you too can become an insufferable grumpy fuck later.

F$%& MAN THAT WAS DEEP

The best explanation I've seen for why motorists question cyclist's right to the road is a post I saw from a guy who made the statement, "I want to go car speed." His point was that he didn't spend $20,000 on a car to go bicycle speed, but to go car speed. It doesn't even matter if the average speed of a bicycle is greater than he can achieve with a car, he wants to go car speed. When he sees a bicycle, he assumes he can't go car speed, so it upsets him.

walmart bicycles are just like any other bicycle,they need to be gone through and adjusted,i had one for 7 years and it still runs great,i ride it everyday to and from work and i rode it all the way to Chicago and back.so let people make up their own mind

Walmart bikes can be a good for a "base" bike platform. Anyone riding a bike should really know basic simple adjustments or they shouldn't be riding. In the internet age and websites like YouTube, this is all the more true!

Get a basic Walmart bike and upgrade key components as necessary. You'll end up with a bike cheaper bike that may be only a little heavier than the high end bikes. Since you changed out so many components, you'll be intimately aware of important details of your bike for repairs and further upgrades.

Well-said. I like your Trek analogy, and I'll use it in the future.

FYI: there are subcontractors who assemble merchandise for Dick's and Walmart. I found out about this from job classified (while looking for bicycle mechanic job). I met a group at Dick's, sub contractors, earning 3.00-4.00 PER BIKE......9.00-12.00/hour job assembling bikes.

he probably looks so weird recording himself in front of bikes😂💀