Thinking of getting a bike to commute to and from university. Does anyone have any experience with bikes from The Warehouse? Specifically their brands such as Milazo and Accelor8. I know they sell the occasional Diamondback and Cyclops bike.
I'm not too fussed with the type of bike, I just want a cheap reliable bike that won't fall apart on me :P Their bikes go as low as $109 for a men's bike, so I'm just looking for any advice on what the quality is like.
This, or if you can't find any decent second hand ones, I've heard the bike barns ~$500 ones are good value (nice to ride and last)
The warehouse bikes are fine for the occasional muck around, but if you are looking for something to get back and forth somewhere I would avoid like the plague.
It probably depends on the price. I haven't seen what they are currently selling, but at one stage they were selling some quite high priced bikes, and they looked to have reasonable components. But I have seen some bikes around that just have really cheap components, and quick for the parts to rust. I probably wouldn't pay less than $500 for a reasonable bike.
I would personally never buy a cheap warehouse bike; basically you spend $100-$200, but they aren't built to last long nor are they worth anything when time comes to sell.
I would suggest spending a bit more ($400-$500) and buying a 1-2yr old second hand brand name bike that you will be able to sell for the same price in 2 years time without spending money on repair.