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Submitted by
StinkyAndMuddy smet
a Weekend Warrior
from Lex Park
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | well... I havnt bent anything from the crank forward yet. The tires are great. | | Weaknesses: | The SRAM ESP rear derailer binded up into itself today, broke the rear wheel, the derailer, bent the frame, and twisted and snapped the chain. | | Similar Products Used: | On my previous review | | Bike Setup: | On my previous review | | Bottom Line: | At first... I though this thing wasnt too bad... Just a cheep rear rim and a cr*ppy chain. Well... I got a whole new story today. Im still covered in sweat from my ride today... not a hard off road like I normally do, just some fast laps around the hood. After about 10 laps or so, I started hopping up onto and off a few curbs. Nothing hard, just something like a 8 incher up and down of concrete a few times. I hop up onto a sidewalk from the road and suddenly my rear wheel locks up and I slide to a stop... almost busting my a** into a bus stop. I look down to the rear wheel to see what size stick got me this time, only to find that its not a stick... but my rear derailer jumbled up into my rear wheel, chain twisted and snapped around it. I couldnt even push it home... it was bad. I had to carry this POS about 1/2 a mile. Still I say this bike aint bad for a Person who is just riding on the road... but If thats the case, why woud you be buying a Mountain bike? I think Ill buy a Fuji now. Im 5'9" 170lbs, Im not a big guy... so why is everything rear of the crank breaking? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
StinkyAndMuddy
a Weekend Warrior
from Lex Park MD
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Stiff frame, Everything is easily adjustable, Suprisingly light for a steel frame. Smooth ride for a rigid. | | Weaknesses: | Cheeply made rims. Weak chain. The rear derailer has very little tension and causes the chain to bind on the crank sometimes. | | Similar Products Used: | KHS TC-130, Fuji Discovery 1 | | Bike Setup: | X-rims rear rim, Radius Brakes, shimano crank derailer, sram rear derailer, shimano grip shifters, and no gd reflectors. | | Bottom Line: | For only paying 200 bux for this thing its pretty good. I ride it everyday, on and off road. Ive wrecked hard of tricky downhills without damage... but when I jumped it a few times I turned the rear rim into a potato chip. Also, when shifting both the front and the rear at the same time, the chain gets loose and sometimes binds... but I dont do that anymore after breaking the chain. If you dont need suspension and are on a tight budget, this is a pretty good bike for you. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stinky
a Weekend Warrior
from Pax River Md
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Navy Exchange | | Strengths: | Very stiff frame. Light weight for a full steel frame. Everything has a quick adjust, quick change, and quick install to make this bike a breeze to adjust. High comfort. Great brakes. Fast easy shifting | | Weaknesses: | The rims. I bent the rear rim withing the 1st week of hard riding. Although it was a minor bent, easily trued, I was still dissapointed. | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose, Huffy, and a few others. | | Bike Setup: | Shimano derailers, Sram twist shifters... Just all the stuff that came stock on the bike. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike. I would deffinately buy a Schwinn again. Anyone looking for a good quality bike that can do both on and offroad well and is on a budget should deffinatly look at this bike. I am glad I bought this bike and I love it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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