AI6YR Ben<p>Random bike observation:</p><p>Shortcut to determining a bicycle's quality (if it has shifters) is just to look at the class of shifter/dereilleur group.</p><p>"No name" and/or "named after car brand" : Very low quality, stay away! (ex: Anything Huffy. No-name random Amazon/Walmart brand.)</p><p>Low end: Not a great bike, but rideable. Stuff will break, cheap components, but cheap to replace. (Shimano Tourney/Altus/Acera/Alivio)</p><p>Mid-range: Improvement, probably a decent bike.(Shimano Tiagra, Shimano 105, Shimano 600, Deore)</p><p>High end: Oooh, really good bike. Even if old! Especially if old! Fixable! Worth it especially if <$150 (Dura Ace/Ultegra/Deore XT/XTR)</p><p>(missing a few groupsets in there, plus Suntour equivalents... still learning). <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/bicycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bicycling</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a></p>