If you're like me, you're probably looking for the cheapest possible bike that still has an acceptable standard of quality. This is that, make no mistake. in terms of bang for your buck, you're not going to do much better than this. The build quality is solid. It's easy to put together. It goes forward when you pedal, and stops when you hit the brakes. It's a bike. It does bike things about as well as you'd expect. The wheels arrived a little out of true, but that was fixed after about 5 minutes on YT with an adjustable wrench.
BUT, you need to understand what you're leaving on the table with this. For this price point, you get no shock absorbers, and no gear shifting. "of course, it's a single speed " you might say. But seriously, consider WHERE you're going to ride this bicycle. With no ability to shift gears, ANY hill becomes a big challenge. The lack of shock absorbers make riding on a sidewalk, or any sort of cracked or uneven terrain a challenge on the wrists. And the tires are very minimalist. If you're going to be riding this on FLAT, DRY, NON-BUMPY streets, this will be just fine.
It MIGHT be worth a few more bucks to spring for something with a few more features. But if you ABSOLUTELY need the cheapest possible bike, this will do the trick.
