Rand mountain bike - any good?

Triathlon Forum
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Hi -
I’m trying to put together an inexpensive commuter bike, and have an old bike that’s in decent shape, but not sure if it’s a total piece of junk or not. It’s a Rand “LA Cruisin” 18-spd mountain bike. This is for commuting only, I don’t care if it’s nice, but I’m trying to figure out if it’s total crap (like the kind that sell for $60 at Walmart).
Any ideas? Or what are key things to check? It needs work, but i can do that. But I don’t want to go to the trouble of putting new brakes/derailleur/etc on if they’re OK.
Thanks,
tom

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I did a google search for Rand Bicycles and a lot of the sites that came up were recalls:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml98/98099.html

I’d probably not put money into it towards upgrades. Ride and save until you can invest is something a bit more reliable/fun to ride. If you going to commute, get something you will WANT to ride regularly.

Don’t fall into the Fixie fad :slight_smile:

Chris

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Thanks for hte info. Good points, thanks
tom