So a few days ago /n/ told me not to buy this bike; the Access Raptor
They said it was a piece of shit and that I shouldn't be a Poorfag
Well I bought it today and rode it for a few hours. And I've come to the conclusion that you guys were wrong. This bike is good and I am satisfied with my purchase.
You guys need to grow up, you're worse than the AR gucci fags on /k/
Just wait for it
>>907129
Wait for what exactly? Be specific because at this point you guys have lost all credibility in my eyes
>>907131
Its going to rust like a motherfucker, its heavy as fuck and those forks are for show they dont work well enough to be useful. Go to a bike shop and test ride a good bike and you will know what you have done.
>>907132
Aluminum doesn't rust. Also I don't mind about the shocks, I don't plan to be riding through rough mountain roads
>>907133
Those forks are steel, the rear mech is steel the cables are steel basically every moving part is steel, they wont be moving at all after it gets wet at all, keep that in a shed its going to die fast.
Hence, Just wait for it
>>907134
Awesome, thank god I live in Arizona.
Go ahead and ride the bike, OP. If you actually get to the point where you ride it long and hard enough to have it get in the way of your riding, you will know.
Just don't let your experience with this bike color your perception of what bicycles have to offer as machines. Higher end bikes are lighter, more durable, more reliable and more convenient to operate and maintain.
>>907135
Well that explains the stupidity atleast, enjoy the missery when that thing fucks you up
>>907136
Point taken. More down the road when I have more money to spend I will return to this board and get a better bike, as per your recommendation.
>>907137
I honestly don't see how that bike will fail? Rust? I can't see that happening at some point.
But what other problems can I arise? A flat tire is unavoidable.
But I honestly don't see this bike ever failing some catastrophic damage, unless I get hit by a car.
>>907139
*can
looks like the kind of bike ridden by a mexican with a DUI
>>907143
How does one even get that thought?
>>907133
>Aluminum doesn't rust
Technically no since rust is an oxide of iron but aluminum can oxidate just as catastrophically, especially when road salt is involved.
>>907127
Some common issues with department-store bikes I've seen:
---the bottom bracket spindle bearings (loose bearings) runs on races cut into the spindle itself. And they aren't sealed well, and they are cheap metal and don't last long. So when you begin to hear and feel crunchy-ness when you push on the pedals hard, that means you have to replace the whole bottom-bracket spindle and bearings.
---wheel bearings are often very cheap. It is common for the rear wheel bearings to fail relatively quickly (within a few months of regular use). Sometimes the wheel hubs are built the same way as the bottom bracket above--with bearing races cut right into the hub body,,, so then you basically have to buy a whole new wheel. It's cheaper than just replacing the hub.
---very cheap spokes tensioned very unevenly. The wheels won't stay trued and adjusting them true once they go crooked may be difficult.
---no seal on the bottom-end headset bearings. (usually these are very cheap loose ball bearings, with no way to seal them at all) If there is no fender then when you ride in the rain, water gets thrown up into the lower headset bearing and quickly ruins it.
---cheap-ass suspension forks: these have no fluid dampening, just a friction-fit bushing or two. Once that wears out, the forks will spring up and down all the time as you ride. And prolly sqeak, too. And usually there is no way to buy any replacement parts at all, even if you wanted to fix it.
That's pretty much the main issues.
Good luck.
>>907152
Thanks for your input. I appreciate it and I'll look out for these things
>>907148
The bike looks like a spray painted walmart bike, and thats what alcoholic mexicans ride.
>>907224
Ok I will
I'll be looking forward to you raging over how it starts to fall apart on its own.
hey op it all depends on what kind of use you are going to give the bike. if you are going to use it for short commutes and stuff like that it will be ok for a while. yeah you will prob need to replace some stuff after a year etc..again im talking about casual riding. but if you're gonna put 500 or more miles a month then it will fuck up fastly. also if you like to go as fast as you can and raise your endurance level, these kind of bikes will be more disapointingm cause they are heavy, shifting aint gonna be smooth, etc, etc.
so in short. if youre gonna ride relaxed and near, its gonna work. if you want to get serious with riding,use it as a test bike...test yourself, etc, etc.. and when it goes to hell just buy a better bike.. cause.. when you ride more seriously.. it means that you spend more time on the bike, over 10 hours a week for example, and in those cases you really start to apreciate certain things that when riding casualy can seem like details.
now just have fun and ignore the internets.
>>907256
I'm planning to ride it every Saturday for about 2-3 hours
>>907256
Thank you friend, you're one of the nicer people on this board. I appreciate your input.
>>907265
You take this board too seriously buddy
>>907127
Come back in 6 months and tell us again how you feel about your money down the drain when the thing starts shifting shitty and/or generally falling apart. Chances are it'll last you longer than that before it really starts showing it's low quality, someone who would throw their money away on a cheap piece of crap department store bike isn't likely to ride very often, very far, or very fast anyway. You would have been better off buying a used brand-name bike off Craigslist for the same money.
>>907274
I'll come back and show you pictures of any damage.
>>907278
You're rather rude 2bh
>>907284
Well meme'd
enjoy your new bike OP !
>>907309
>hoarding explicit gay porn in order to insult people by saying they are gay
Some day you'll figure yourself out, closetbro. I hope you don't turn out like my coworker who flipped out and turned on his wife and went full flaming homosexual in his 40s.
>>907307
Thanks a/n/on
>>907322
I rode it for 5 hours today. I didn't find anything like that, my only complaint is that the seat is a bit uncomfortable, everything else is fine
>>907326
no anon, you guys were wrong and now you must suffer as I rub it in your faces. My bike is awesome, you jelly brah?
>>907328
I just took my hardtail off trail I made, has three drops that go from 2 feet. 4 feet and 6 feet. I seriously doubt that bike could handle anything seriously off road.
>>907331
how about I rub my dick in your face right after I take it out of your dads ass.
>>907332
OOOOOooooo you so hardcore
>>907337
Id fuck your ass until you love me
>>907325
You're only mad because I didn't spend $800 like all of you
>>907336
It's not me, it's mostly the bike.
>>907328
This isn't OP
>>907344
I'll do it tomorrow with a NEW THREAD.
It's too dark outside
>>907351
>caring what train plebs think
>>907345
shhh op I was just starting to mess with them and you ruined it.
>>907356
It's covered, the rain won't wet it.
>>907359
Then who are the real poorfags?
>>907374
The train fags or those with a $200 bike?
>>907325
Dear god, OP isn't planning to take this thing out on trails, are they? Pictured bike would be an almost acceptable poorfag commuter bike if you don't expect it to last much more than a year or two, but it's going to get DESTROYED offroad...
>>907425
What kind of off road riding would destroy it? Would a simple dirt trail do it?
Or are you guys referring to ebin trails with 4 foot jumps and shit?
>>907434
Awe thanks m8, I can see what you mean now.
Bump
>>907443
>;D
Ebin, but seriously I'm pretty sure this bike will last about 2 years which is acceptable.
>>907456
You need to chill brah. I like this board too, but no need to be rude
>>907507
Trying to help???
All they did was talk shit?
>this whole thread
Saw this fucking thread the other day and thought it would die but you cheeky coons keep bumping it without a sage.
Op your bike is shit and you should stop sticking up for it. Yes it is an object modeled after a bike. Yes it can go forward when you pedal it. But you could have done alot better with a used bike from craigslist. Nobody here really cares that you bought a department store bike. You're just another "savvy shopper" that thinks he found a good deal on a bike but in the long run it would be better to get used and learn how to fix and upgrade shit yourself.
>>907545
welcome to 4chan
>>907547
>le used bike meme
This needs to stop
>>907555
It's still a good bike though...
You're all just elitists that feel pride in spending 5k on a bicycle
>>907554
>hating on used bikes
What in the fuck? Why would you necessarily want to waste more money in order to get the same end result?
If you're going to start talking about not knowing what to check on a bicycle to make sure it's in working order before putting it into use, buying a bike from Walmart is just as dangerous as buying used.
Sure, you'll have someone to blame and sue when things go south, but that way of dealing with things has never really worked outside the US.
>>907568
I bought it from performance bicycle
>be me
>got some carbon wheels
>bretty gud aluminium frame
>dura ace everywhere
>take my bike to cruise around
>chain breaks
>get lost in the middle of nowhere
>the day after see my neighbour commuting on his walmartbike
>rust and dirt everywhere
>squeeks like hell
>wheels are slightly bent
>see him riding the same bike with the same configuration without any change since 7 years
and there i go, buying my new dura ace chain for 50 bucks
>>907594
What's wrong with steel?
That style of bike is fine, but you should have got one without suspension.
>>907559
You can get a new good bike for $700, a good used bike for $100,
>>907139
your chainrings (and therefore shitty riveted together crankset) will wear out fast, derailleurs and brakes will develop play and stop working properly, the forks will start sticking, the tyres will go bald
basically you'll just end up spending the money you could have spent on a nice bike on replacing the shitty parts
>>907758
you can replace those parts for cheap and choose all the components yourself
I've done it myself
>>907808
There you have it, my decision wasn't so bad
>>907866
I breath through my nose asshole
>>908156
Don't bump this piece of shit thread cunt
>>908171
I bump it just for you
>>908190
Fuck off dickhead
>>908194
but anon, why so mean? is it because you are all alone on the holidays?
What's the deal, is the train driver guy having a mental breakdown over all the bike threads today?
>>908219
Idk, he hasnt posted in about 15 minutes now. Either he is taking a dump or he is slashing his wrists over being alone on the holidays
>>908216
The meanest thing you can do is bump an image of a BSO to the front page over and over again.
>>908231
It's like talking to a special needs kid. We all tried to tell him not to buy it.
>>908234
Why don't you fucking pour jet fuel over yourself and set yourself on fire faggot. Fuck off promoting and protecting BSO threads.
>>908250
>not being aborted
>>908253
>not letting other people be happy with any bike
>I don't know anything about bikes and therefore have no basis on which to make informed comparisons ore evaluations
>My first impressions of this cheap piece of shit are that it is really fantastic
>Ha! /n/ BTFO
>>907593
Dura ace isn't supposed to be durable. It's "muh grams" elevated to an artform.
>>907127
It looks perfectly fine OP. Just be sure to maintain it and it will be OK. Like any bike, it will go to shit if left out in the rain. I recommend buying a spraycan of silicone lube and using that liberally but keep it well away from the wheels and brakes. But frame, cables etc polish it up with silicone lube. Get chain lube for the chain.
I guess this video is related to the topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3eUfZuo5Bg
Also: OP, just keep good care of the bike and it'll probably last under tame use. Bicycles are super simple machines and a cheap bike can work too. I am actually interested to buy some BSO and see how they work when riden a lot. But as an environmentalist I'd buy it second hand.
>>908310
>dura ace
>durable ace
>>907593
>chain breaks
You know what, I've seen more than a few roadies with broken chains out on the road. I've been mountain biking and all-weather commuting and have never once ever broken a chain, ever. Although I do carry a link when I'm on a multi-day.
>>908367
My theory is that mountainbikers wear, break and bend things often enough that the community as a whole is pretty good at installing and repairing stuff.
Or they stop riding.
Where as some roadies perpetually keep fuck up simple things like getting the chainpin in right, or setting front derailleur height.
>>907127
lmfao what a piece of fucking shit
Good for you anon!
That's a cool bike.
>>908358
>Bicycles are super simple machines
I think you have confused bicycles with an inclined plane, or perhaps the lever?
>>908450
>Riding?
Yes, riding. Why don't you fuck off you fucking gearfag fred piece of shit?
>>908449
>it's the current year
>being pro-life
>>908505
Are you only pretending to be retarded or actually retarded?
>>907127
>twist shift
That is a pretty clear identifier of a shit bike.
>>908531
What I don't get is that for the money he could have spent $50-100 more and bought a Trek 820 that comes with a real warranty, real product support, and decent entry level components that will last with even a tiny amount of TLC.
>>908535
People are weird. My coworker wants to buy a bike for his GF, he is fixated on buying new, and no more than $300. I'm like dude, just a little more and you can buy her a real bike, but he's like fuck that. He'd rather have the latest 80" television.
Once you can actually mountain bike, that bike isn't going to be able to handle what you want to do on it.
>>908535
>Implying that Trek's fork isn't gimmick pogo stick that will rust, seize and get thrown away
But yeah. That bike looks familiar with my old Trek 4300 that I had for like ten years and tens of thousands kilometers before I sold it to a friend of mine. But I had to change most of the moving parts. Same problem than with other cheap bikes: middle chainring is worn and skips -> have to change the whole crankset and bb while doing it. But it was a nice bike.
What I don't get is that how could those BSOs be much worse? Intended use for those is to ride few kilometers in slow pace. But who am I to say about it. I've never owned a real BSO. Maybe they are entirely made of soft metals and will explode after couple of hundread miles.
>>908548
Well good because I was never planning to take her into rough terrain
>>908728
fuck off
this board is for transportation not acting like a baby
>>908838
Bump for luv
>>908879
You need to relax bruh
Let's have fun bike riding!
>>908969
but its cold outside....
>>909000
I like your trips tho...
>>909016
Lrn2hide&filter;fgt
>>909019
What was that?
Red Ross1978
Bump
good buy, honestly ride the hell out of it and when it fails just return it to performance
just save your receipt
>>909329
Good idea
Looks like a nice bike OP
>>907127
Why buy such an outdated bike ?
>i rode this department store bike for 2 hours and its fine, you are all full of shit /n/
>>909406
Youre probably right though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3eUfZuo5Bg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3vI2bYhCrk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtbj4V5x4U8
>>909464
Welp that settles it.
OP made a great choice.
>>909806
Bump
Stop bumping this thread, grow up and go back /b/.
>>909016
Happy holiday's
The bike is 9 days old. Did it fall apart yet?
keep me posted
>>907133
Actually, aluminium rusts instantly, forming a massively strong barrier between the elements and the base metal. That's what makes it a popular choice for aeroplanes, bicycles and soda cans.
>>907571
>Am so hungry, need monies.
Perhaps you should be using that UN computer to find work instead of browsing 4Chan, then.
STOP BUMPING fucking kids.
>>910411
Fuck off with your fucking cager bed
>>910412
Are you mad because there's no such thing as a bicycle bed?
>>910420
NO. I sleep in a big bed with my wife.
>>910422
I'll bet your wife's kids will love this bed >>910411
And their dad will love you for buying it for them.
>>910441
>I think I have the authority to speak on behalf of an entire community
sad little person.
update us with some pics of the raptor bro
i have a bike its a mongoose
>>910633
I'll post pics tomorrow, she has about 30 riding hours now
Pics?
>>911024
Once I'm home
>>907127
/n/ is filled with elitist fucks like every other board on 4chan. What were you expecting?
>>908364
>duraluminium ace
>>911043
Where are the pics m8
>>907127
> 6/7 speed rear derailleur lower than tourney
> no-name triple crank
> grip shift
> 29er with v-brakes
> coil spring no-lockout no-preload cheaper-than-suntour turd fork
Dude, you bought a Wal-Mart-tier BSO. You need to either swallow your pride and admit you're a poorfag, or return it and get a real bike.
