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Cyclists BEWARE.. I received my gmc denal road bike about a week and a half ago, the first day I received this bike the stock tubes blew out after about 20 minutes into riding, then the following day the kick stand on the bike snapped off

when GMC Denali Road Bike was adjusted back up (not exagerating), and on top of these things the chain constantly slips and the brakes are horrible even when adjusted. And when riding one day the allen nut that hold the handle bars and the fork together loosened completely and almosty made me wreck.

I guess the saying is true “you get what you pay for”…I highly DO NOT recommend this bike to anyone, not even a begginer it is dangerous and a number of things go wrong with these bikes. So in conclusion I had to send this bike back after not even 2 weeks of riding it!? unbelievable.

Down with wal-mart bikes!

a fair bike to start. It is a fair bike for its price.

It is cheap made, so do not expect the best quality. But it is great for those who do not want to take biking very seriously.

I had some problems with the speed changing mechanism, some of the speed ratios did not lock in place and made sounds.

Descent beginner road bike. I’ve always had mountain bikes, and wanted to dable in road bikes, but didn’t want to spend a bunch of money only to find out that I should stick with my mountain bike.

The package arrived fairly quickly from Amazon, but the box was heavily damaged. Luckily, the bike only had a few scratches on the frame. Setup took me about an hour (not rushing it). The look and feel of the frame are great, but the rest of the components are and look cheap.

The brakes, even with a good adjustment are pretty bad. Tires are easily punctured, and the derailleurs are horrible and will require professional adjustmnet by a bike shop. All in all, for the money I can’t complain.

I have upgraded the tires to Michelins Dynamic ($20 a piece), and also upgraded the brake calipers to Shimano’s SC ($40 for front and rear with pads). I had the derailleurs professionally adjusted ($10), and now the bike is much better and rides 10x better.

I plan to upgraded the pedals and brake levers in the future. For a beginner, I would recommended it, but you will quickly find that it needs some fine tuning to make a descent bike.

The good

- Looks good

- Nice frame

- Not too heavy

- Good build quality on the frame

- Cheapest road bike you can buy

The Bad

- Horrible cheap brakes

- Crappy derailleurs that require fine tuning by the pros

- mediocre Kenda tires (puncture easily)

- non-adjustable seat angle

I use it to commute half the distance to work everyday, and I’ve put over 200 miles on it so far. I’ve spent $90 dollars after the fact trying to improve it. Still a great deal, even with the money I’ve spent on it.

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