Submitted by Gerry Lauzon.
So my crappy bike is a 1980’s BRC cruiser that I pulled from the trash( I have no clue how much they were worth new, but I don’t think it was that much). The parts on it come to a grand total of $70. That would be the handlebars for $30 […]
Here’s another experiment using a cheap bicycle for commuting purposes. I don’t know what the Australian dollar is worth. By my calculations, his $73 AUS bike is worth about $63 CAD! He’s logging his trips and has done about 1,400 Km since starting in June. He’s maintaining the bike regularly […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
Just found another SuperCycle 1800 blog, this one from a fellow in Montreal, Quebec. He weighed the costs of a monthly bus pass ($65) against the cost of a Canadian Tire SC1800 ($99) and figured he’d give the bike a try. Like everyone who owns an SC1800 he’s run through his share of repairs, learning […]
