UrbainXavier, a hardy soul in Montreal, Quebec, has been riding his own Bike of Doom for a few months now… a $99 Canadian Tire SC1800. Like everybody who rides an SC1800 any serious distance, he’s put in his share of repairs and spare parts. The really cool thing about UrbainXavier is that the […]
Recent activity on this blog has convinced me that I need to write this post. I know it may seem that I’m having fun playing with my low-end Canadian Tire SC1800, but I am in no way whatsoever recommending that other people run out and buy one of these bikes, or a similar Department […]
Contributed by Glenn, Hamilton, Ontario
Hey Steve,
I like your site. My compliments.
In fact, I liked it so much that I allowed it to inspire me to purchase my own cheapo bike a couple of days ago — a shiny black $99 Arashi Nottingham from SportChek
As you can see, like your ruggedly crappy SuperCycle-1800, this Arashi […]
Contributed by EthanC
I originally came to your site after searching for good information about replacing cone bearing bottom brackets with cartridge type BBs. As it turns out, I ride a Supercycle Medallist Road Bike that I bought at CT last summer for $170. I promptly put another $120 into it, replacing the traditional turned down […]
Yesterday, at my daughter’s request, I went with her to Canadian Tire and bought her a brand new SuperCycle SC1800 18 Speed men’s mountain bike. She wanted it for getting to work and getting to school. She hasn’t really cycled much before this year, but has been using her mother’s Specialized Hardrock when […]
2,000 Km — who would have thought? Not me, anyway, when I first bought this thing.
Back to work after a two and a half week holiday, and the commuting mileage is adding up on the SC1800. This week, with three days of commuting plux extra rides, I put on 157 Km, roughly 100 […]
Contributed by WayneM
I came across your site and thought I’d write about my own BIKE OF DOOM, it has about a 800 bucks of electric bike kit and accessories on it. I have christened it (today) as “THE ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN OF THE APOCALYPSE”.
I ride this bike about 50km each day, 25km to work, charge the […]
Contributed by Adrienne. Mesa, Arizona
Here is a picture of my beloved Beater Bike, now semi-retired and used for shopping in Mesa, Arizona. As you can see, the panniers are classier than the bike, which I think places it squarely in the piece-of-crap bike category. The grocery bag panniers, by the way, go into […]
This was a recent comment on the very first post in the Bike of Doom blog. It’s relevant to the whole discussion, from then to now, so I thought I’d include it as a post on its own, as it tells the story of somebody else who started off with a “Canadian Tire special” […]
When I first bought the AlexRim, the drive side spokes were tight but the spokes on the other side were quite loose. I decided to give it a week to see how they settled in. While running errands yesterday I noticed a very slight wobble in the rear wheel. The new one. […]
