About the bike
The following is taken from the Canadian Tire website:
Behold! The Bike of Doom!
I paid $99 for it at Canadian Tire. It’s a classic, entry level department store bike. Its real name is the SuperCycle 1800 18 Speed Men’s Mountain Bike. The US/Walmart equivalent would be the Huffy Blackwater 26″ Men’s Mountain Bike. I imagine it’s usually bought by people who won’t do a lot of cycling, perhaps around the block with the kids, once or twice a summer. It’s that kind of bike. The kind of bike a serious cyclist wouldn’t be caught dead riding. On the other hand, I’m a serious cyclist, and I bought it. In fact, I’ve been talking about buying it for some time now.And now I own it. Check out the picture. Note the smart metallic blue paint, the black machine-molded plastic “Anatomic” Saddle, the proprietary FIS components (Falcon Index System). No Shimano components here, no quick release wheels, no front shock absorbers. Just the basics. Do you know how hard it is to find a bike without front shocks these days? I’m actually looking forward to riding the Bike of Doom. I may have to buy a second one for spare parts.Click here to read the full Bike of Doom post.
