That customer who brought in a Walmart bike for a tune-up taught me something

Guy rolls in with a $100 Hyper from Walmart yesterday, says the shifting is off. I'm thinking it's just cable stretch. Pull the wheel, and the cassette is wobbling like a top. The freehub body was loose from the factory - never seen that on a cheap bike before. Anyone else finding weird assembly defects on these big box store bikes?

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rowanellis26d ago

Are you really surprised a Walmart bike had a loose part? They're thrown together by people making minimum wage, not mechanics.

jessicaflores26d ago

Hard to get worked up over a $100 bike needing a quick once-over, @rowanellis.