Too bad you didn't know that Schwinn basically went out of the bicycle business about 25 years ago.
If you think that a $26 bicycle, which has not been properly assembled, is safe for your son, then you had made some serious mistakes.
I should also point out that I rarely see bicycles for $26. I often see kid bikes for $75. I have seen them for $200 or $300. Walmart raises the prices up and down in LARGE LARGE increments. When you purchase a bicycle such as an adult hybrid from them, watch out. You probably can get a Fuji or such from your Local bike shop for the same money.
Plus, it will not split in half.
Did you know that Walmart has some of largest problem lawsuits in the bicycling sector?
Parents are pretty dumb when they buy something that is going to cause their kids to suffer brain injury.
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Well, then I'm an idiot and slap happy to be one.
I could just swear I paid $26 for a bicycle, which turned out to be properly assembled, gave him either 2 or 3 years of fun, then went on to give some other kid some enjoyment. I guess I must have been wrong.
Nope, didn't know about Schwinn either. My interest in bicycling passed decades ago. I'm also not really current on authors of what passes for science fiction these days. I know Heinlein died, the old perv! (I mean that in a nice way)
We're talking about a toy, not a precision laboratory instrument. Yes, it should be safe to use, and in fact, it was. It should also be affordable.
You know the old saying: Buyer beware! (I'll bet he tries to quote it in Latin, cuz he's smart)
It doesn't say: Buyer, you aren't smart enough to look after yourself so I'll place so many restrictions, laws and regulations on manufacturing, retailing and employment that small businesses will be unable to compete in our economy and be replaced with giant megastores that will sell you crap that you aren't smart enough to choose from.
That right, Doc. YOU and people LIKE you are the REASON we're stuck having to shop at shitholes like WalMart. Shame on you.