You can order bikes from manufacturers

[Talha]

(12-21-2023, 11:14 AM)ichitan Wrote:  You can go to the alibaba website, and order bikes direct from manufacturers.

Below is one example. These bikes come in 26, 27.5 and 29 inch. If you order between 2 and 799 bikes, they cost $25. If you order between 800 and 1999 bikes, they cost $23. If you order 2000 or more bikes, they cost $20.

If bikes like these are shipped to the US, there is the shipping costs to the US, the wholesaler profit, the distribution costs within the US, and the retailer profit.

If these are sent to a distributor in a S E Asian country, then sent to a retailer, bikes like these may retail for around $100.

Anybody can go to the alibaba website and see for themselves.

I wouldn't trust these bikes more than a 10 minute ride. As someone who has previously bought such bikes and rode on different paths. They are simply not worth it. From the awful fit to the poor tires and plastic pedals nothing about them makes sense