This here thing is what they call a Northrock Bicycles XC6 mountain bike. It has a 24spd drive train, front suspension and retails around $299. Oh and they’re only available through your local Costco. The problem with buying a bike from Costo is that the guys who assemble these bikes have never been properly trained to build bikes up. Check out this photo of the Northrock XC6. Looks good from far away, right?
But if you take a closer look, you’ll notice that there’s something wrong with the handle bars. It was installed upside down.
Who ever assembled the bike, flipped the bar upside down, so now if you were to hit the right brake lever for the rear brakes, it will engage the front caliper, shifting would be confusing as well. So who’s to blame here? Technically we can’t blame Northrock, but its Costco’s responsibility to make sure these bikes leave their establishment in proper working order. In all honesty, the XC6 seems like a decent entry level bike, but the assumption of lost quality was provided by Costco’s inept “mechanics.”
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i think that costco have guaranty about it. and if you know about bikes you can pick up another one, calibrate the drivetrain with the 24 speeds, but at the same time if you know how. you can fix the problems. for me it’s a good bike.
Buy the bike at Costco, bring it to a bike shop to assemble for $40, ride the balls off it, and return it to Costco for a FULL REFUND at the end of the season! Don’t be stupid… shop at Costco… Costco seriously rules!!!! Any more questions?
Upside down handle bar? That’s the major complaint? I’ll take that over being raked across the coals at your local bike shop. Call Costco whatever you like, they have very good quality merchandise for reasonable prices. In this case very reasonable prices. With their return policy, if they didn’t have quality products, they’d be out of business. I’ve had a $1000 MTB, for 6 years before it was stolen! You cant buy a comparable bike at a local bike shop for this price. This bike is all I need and shows that local bike shops should focus on service instead of overpricing bikes. I’ll pay them to put it together and to service it when needed and stick to buying bikes from Costco, maybe REI occasionally.
well the assembled one is the floor model. youre supposed to buy it in the box.
i just bought one today.
the box says 95% assembled.
-david
I agree with Joyce. Costco ogives you a high end bike for a great price. These bikes come almost fully assembled except for a few parts. I had no problems with mine at my local Costco store. love it. best bike for the best price in town!