Walmart, Major Bike Manufacturers Asked to Stop Making and Selling ‘Built-to-Fail’ Bikes
Source: Vice
Explains the increasing problem with budget bikes, assembled by people with little training that break easily and cannot be repaired. Reports on a petition started by the program director for Bikes Together in Denver, CO, a nonprofit that provides bicycles, repairs, and education courses to community members, that calls on bike manufacturers and major bike retailers to “stop producing and selling bikes that fall apart after a few months of use."
