Walmart road bike converted to touring bike

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December 13, 2011

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INFORMATION

Manufacturer / Model

Kent

Frame and Size

Aluminum 57cm

Fork and Headset

Kent /chinese 1" threaded

Handlebars / Stem / Grips

Dimension Road, generic steel touring stem (tall!) Cinelli bar tape from bargian bin (that's why its the wrong color haha)

Saddle / Seatpost

Sun Cloud 9 , walmart seat guts

Cassette

13-34 Mega Range freewheel

Chain

KMC Z

Crank Set / Bottom Bracket

Shimano no-name with pinned rings 30 42 52/cup and cone chinese

Rear Derailleur

Shimano Tourney

Front Derailleur

Shimano Tourney

Shifters

Sunrace 7 speed pods, hollowed out clamps

Pedals

generic road with Power Grips

Brakes / Brake Levers

single pivot chinese and no-name levers

Wheelset

chinese semi-aero 36hole

Tires

Continental touring tires

Suspension

Wald steel rack, attached to frame dropouts (oversize, drilled for rack and fenders)
Planet Bike flasher, Bell camera bag and seat bag.

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Posted:

December 22, 2011 • 12:44 AM

Frame is surprisingly well done for a walmart. I like the very heavy duty oversized dropouts. The bike looks great after ditching the heavy stock tires and the gripshifters on the mfgr. handlebar. The bike is STIFF and the last
thing most would use for a touring bike, but the replacement seat and powergrips make up for it well (messenger shoes work great, sneakers are passable). The GMC headbadge gives it away as a walmart special, but the welds are
clean, and it looks alive with the stickers removed. This bike could be a candidate for flat-bar touring if that is your thing. You can use the stock stem, brake levers, and gripshifters on a generic flat bar or mustache bar. The
57cm is the only size available at all in this model.