Comments on: GMC Denali Road Bike (Extra Large 25″/63.5cm Frame, Black/Silver)

By: K. Lee "hyonsoo"

K. Lee "hyonsoo" — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:52:15 +0000

I love this bike! I purchased this bike to start exercising so that I may reduce my cholesterol level at the recommendation of my doctor. After few rides, I realized I love biking and now put about 50~60 miles/week. I love this bike because it let me get back into biking, which I abandoned since High School. I now have over 500 miles on it and plan to put 1000 miles by end of summer.Since the bike is so in expensive I figure the bike will pay for itself after 1000 miles when compared to driving my Toyota Highlander.Here’s my calculation:$140 for the bike / $3 per cost of gallon of gas x 20Mpg on highlander = 933.33 milesThe bike uses bottom of the barrel components and the price reflects it.The bad news is that the components will wear/fall apart sooner and need to be replaced. The good news is that just about any type of upgrade will be a major improvement, and you can learn to fix and maintain a bicycle. I learned how to adjust derailleur, true a wheel,…

By: J. Stanley "laser92awd"

J. Stanley "laser92awd" — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:43:20 +0000

Very good, not perfect, but price makes it a great deal! Putting it together:The bike came with the typical assembly needed for a bike shipped in a cardboard box. Attach the steering column, front tire, seat, pedals, reflectors. Then adjust brakes and fine tune gears. No big deal. Several different size allen wrenches, open end wrenches, pliers, and a screwdriver were needed. It was not hard, but if you’ve never put a bike together before it might seem like a lot of work, and you still might wind up at a bike shop for proper gear and brake adjustments.Initial thoughts:It is a nice looking bike and since road bikes are pretty much only sold in bike shops, most people will assume it cost a LOT more than it really did. A friend asked if I spent “over $1,000″ on it.I have no problems with build quality. The welds look good, the bike seems solid, the seat tube fit fine. I was surprised how well the frame fits my 6’0″ size.The Good Things:> Nice looking bike…

By: Falconbrother "Falcon"

Falconbrother "Falcon" — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:13:58 +0000

Fantastic bike for the price Let me start with some history. Thirty years ago I worked a summer job as a Schwinn bicycle mechanic. I loved that job. In the process I assembled a ton of bicycles. I also purchased a Schwinn Continental 10 speed. Thirty years ago that was a great bike. Even by today’s standards it would be a cool bike. That bike was stolen in 1982ish.Move forward to 2006. I started getting the itch to ride a bicycle again. I tooled out to WalMart and bought one of those RoadMaster MtFurys for 53 bucks and rode it everyday. I decided I wanted a road bike since I was riding farther and longer, week by week. So, I ordered the 63cm GMC Denali from Amazon.The bike arrived through the US mail in a box that looked like they dragged it behind the mail truck for a few miles. I was worried that something was broken. Nevertheless, I opened er up and the bike was fine. They packed it in a manner that allows it to take a bit of a beating in shipping. Since I was an old…