American made

What's the difference?

By Kallycat on 3/20/2008

The first time my derailler broke while riding down the road. One second I was riding smoothly, the next second I was almost thrown off my bike when everything quit functioning.

Hi I'm Kelly (Kallycat) from west central Illinois and I was wondering what's the difference between a $15.00 bike helmet at Walmart, a $39.00 helmet from my local bike shop, and a $100.00 dollar helmet on Specialized.com? I'm looking to buy a new helmet for mountain biking and I really like the styles at Specialized, but am I just paying for the name or is there a real quality difference?

I was also wondering how does someone who has never raced before get into racing? And how can I find out where and when races are?

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