http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: In defence of cheap bikes en Sun, 31 May 2026 06:42:38 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=660#post-5631 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:49:51 +0000 Kim 5631@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.whycycle.co.uk/buying_your_bike/beware_the_bicycle_shaped_object/">Beware of the "Bicycle Shaped Object"</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=660#post-5624 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:29:00 +0000 steveo 5624@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If they were on sale here at about £100 i'd have one been looking for a beater/winter bike all winter but never really seen any thing i fancied. Though i'm still on the fence re the fixy thing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=660#post-5620 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:01:46 +0000 chdot 5620@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Those decrying the Mongoose Cachet, a $150 complete bike available through Walmart, as the end times for the fixed gear and urban scene are missing the point besides not being very mindful of recent history. Case in point—the first bike to get me in the woods was a Huffy White Heat back in the early 90’s when I was about 12 years old and when mountain bikes were really first entering the public consciousness, ushering in a late 90’s-00’s boom that has yet to bust."</p> <p><a href="http://urbanvelo.org/mongoose-cachet-review-150-walmart-bike" rel="nofollow">http://urbanvelo.org/mongoose-cachet-review-150-walmart-bike</a> </p>