Just wanted an entry level MTB bike for grocery runs. So in 2019, bought online an entry level Raleigh MTB with Shimano tourney and thumb shifters. Worst bike ever. Did everything possible to make it better. I actually picked the Raleigh brand thinking there will be standards. How wrong I was.
The gears, the wheels, the seat, the cables etc. On close examination, I realise that every component was bad quality. I know when you pay peanuts you get monkeys but this was beyond ridiculous. Even the application of lubricant / grease was sparing. I could not believe as late as 2019, they can sell something that was so bad.
I bought a cheap ass entry level Decathlon MTB in 2012 that was brilliant and it was cheaper. Until it was stolen.
The gears, the wheels, the seat, the cables etc. On close examination, I realise that every component was bad quality. I know when you pay peanuts you get monkeys but this was beyond ridiculous. Even the application of lubricant / grease was sparing. I could not believe as late as 2019, they can sell something that was so bad.
I bought a cheap ass entry level Decathlon MTB in 2012 that was brilliant and it was cheaper. Until it was stolen.