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Beautiful fenders at a good price. Planet Bike fenders are the most complete and best fitting for all bicycles. Had to shorten the stays on the front fender for proper fit, easily done. Look great!
Planet Bike Full ATB

Bottom line – I would recommend this bag. I got it to hold my wallet, keys, phone, and other small items and it works great in that respect. I only have two minor annoyances that could be improved upon, installation and the “quick release”.

I encountered the same problem as another reviewer regarding the fit on the handlebars. Even after using the tightest spacer ring, it was too big for my handlebars. One thing I noticed was that there seemed to be a notch where you could clamp your cables inside the mount as part of the installation. I wasn’t sure if this was what I should do – the instructions didn’t mention anything regarding cables. However as the fit was too loose anyway, I took a chance and inserted one shifter cable into the notched on each side of the mount. After doing this the fit was nice and snug. I still don’t know if I did the right thing, but all seems well so far. I think Topeak should clarify the instructions regarding using the notch for hold down your cables, or give better spacer rings to fit a wider variety of handlebars.

The other annoyance is regarding the “quick release”. It’s anything but quick. I have a Topeak trunk-bag bike rack which uses the slide mount and it’s great and easy to use. I had hoped the handlebar bag would be also be easy to detach. Maybe I’m doing something wrong, but I find it very difficult to release. It’s hard to get leverage and it’s a tight space to insert fingers to push the release tab and also lift up on the bag at the same time. Again, I might be missing some key technique that’s obvious to others, but as it stands I’ll probably leave the bag attached more often than I remove it.

Now with those complaints out of the way, I do like the bag. It seems solidly built, and it’s great having your phone where it’s easy to reach vs. in a trunk bag.
Topeak Compact Bike Handlebar

Very accurate and a boost to keep up with my daily walking.
This will definetly help attain my goals. I would recommend
to anyone looking to start a walking program
Bell Shifter Cruiser Bike

I received my carpet cleaner from amazon pretty quick. Quick assembly, and started using it right away. I had my carpets done by a company and they got them pretty clean. I tried this sucker out and it worked better than what the pro’s use. I would highly recommend this product to anyone. Only bad about it is that it was shipped by amazon and not enough tape was used, box was partially open.
Gore Bike Wear Facewarmer

A big fan of the new 2007 so far. Still early….It takes getting used to the new layout but worth it. One note is great for brainstorming ideas, getting what’s in your head on a page and organizing it later. Would recommend Office 2007 based on my experiences thus far.
Bike Rear Rack Aluminum

Best book and series I have read in a long time. My favourite is New Moon. The books were so good I could not function properly until I finished the 4th book. Thank you Stephanie for making the 4th book so wierd, it cured me of my Twilight obsession as you went a bit far on that one. Imprinting on a child is a little disturbing for me. Great job otherwise.
K 9 Bike Jogger

We ride together now!. This product is priced relatively low and WeeRide Co-Pilot Trailer Bike arrived very quickly. It was obviously made in China. After I made some adjustments to the wheel and chain guard(shipping damage?), this product has performed very well. Great for kids to learn riding, rules of the road, etc., while they keep up! I recommend this product to parents with kids aged 3 to 5.

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Cyclists BEWARE.. I received my gmc denal road bike about a week and a half ago, the first day I received this bike the stock tubes blew out after about 20 minutes into riding, then the following day the kick stand on the bike snapped off

when GMC Road Bike was adjusted back up (not exagerating), and on top of these things the chain constantly slips and the brakes are horrible even when adjusted. And when riding one day the allen nut that hold the handle bars and the fork together loosened completely and almosty made me wreck.

I guess the saying is true “you get what you pay for”…I highly DO NOT recommend this bike to anyone, not even a begginer it is dangerous and a number of things go wrong with these bikes. So in conclusion I had to send this bike back after not even 2 weeks of riding it!? unbelievable.

Down with wal-mart bikes!

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