So Many Hawk Issues!

[Megadan]

Yep, there is a reason these bikes are so cheap. You are the quality control guy, the PDI technician, and the mechanic.

That said, once you sort out the various little foibles, most of them small quality issues or just poor assembly, they are great bikes. Spokes are a great example. Stay on top of them for a while and eventually they stop needing checked on fhe regular as the wheel settles in. So many new people, especially on Facebook groups, are constantly breaking spokes or having whole wheels collapse, because they never touch them. I have had the same spokes and rims for several years now, not one problem.