Is a bike at sports authority good?

[Book_lover]

I'm looking into buying a bike. And I don't want to get it from a department store like target or walmart.
I went onto sports authority website and seen that they have a mountain bike for 99.99 so basically it will cost me 110.00 plus what ever the helmet cost me. But may not get the helmet there.

Its a nice Men's mountain bike. I don't really like any of the women's mountain bikes.

 

[Lucky]

Sports authority is somewhat much better quality than what you see at walmart or target but bikes that cost 110 don't offer much. Depending on what you'll be using your bike for determines if it's right for you.
If your deciding to ride it long duration uphill and mountain then I don't recommend buying it.
I recommend investing in a good quality bike if your going to be riding frequently
I recommend using craigslist. You can find a good quality bike there.

 

[Boneman]

The department store bikes are roughly all the same quality and not very good. When you attempt to get these fixed you will often find that the parts and repairs cost nearly as much as the whole bike.

Bike store bike bikes should include proper assembly and a free tune up. The tune up alone will make up a large portion of the difference between the cost of a bike store bike and department store bike.

If cost is a major issue, find a bicycling buddy and go shopping for a used bike store bike. You will get much more value for the same money. Craig's list is a great place to find them. Good brands are Trek, Fuji, older Canondale, Gary Fisher, Norco, Giant, older Schwinns (roughly 10 year old) were excellent values. Newer Schwinn and Canondale are not the same quality.

And bikes come in different frame sizes that fit you better than department store bikes. They are measured by the length of the seat tube and are in inches for mountain bikes. For someone roughly 5' 9" tall an 18" frame is a great place to start. Go from there for your purposes.