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 Product Catalog > Bikes / Frames > Mountain Bikes Schwinn Ridge AL Mens Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels) By: Pacific Cycle, Inc. Average Rating: 3.5 Total Reviews: 27 Features:
Product Description: Schwinn Ridge AL Mens Mountain Bike Where to Buy
Reviews I like most of this bike.  by: on: 03-Oct 2009 I have had this bike about two months. I have rode it about 200 miles so far. I paid around $210 with Free shipping. I think that was a good deal and I don't regret buying the bike at all. I recently took up riding a bike again in order to get some needed exercise. It has been 10 years since I have had a bike. I am pretty good with a wrench and mechanically minded. I had very little trouble putting the bicycle together and adjusting the derailers and brakes. I have only one complaint (well maybe two related) the rear cassette was lose and required about $40.00 worth of specialty tools in order to tighten it. I did find out that riding the bike a few miles naturally tightened it up from the force of the pedals on the chain, at least that's what I believe happened. In the course of messing around with the back wheel I learned that it was a very low end component. I have no doubt that I will need to buy a better rear wheel some time in the future as I am a heavy guy and I don't think it will survive long under my weight. Overall this is a nice bike for around $200. The components are low-end but, so is the price. It is also a very nice looking bike. I have not found a bike that I like better near this price. NOT FOR TALL PEOPLE!!!  by: on: 09-Aug 2009 You know what I hate about this world? Contrary to popular belief, shorter people always receive the advantages in life. Be it when it comes to buying a nice pair of jeans, a nice suit, or, as I have come to find with this bike, buying a nice bike, the world is made for short people. In fact, as I've gotten older, and reached my max height of 6'2 - which, I really don't even consider THAT tall - I've actually began to understand the pain that left handed people experience in life - living in a world that's not made for them. So look, I bought the 26" model. Generally speaking, this is a nice mountain bike. I live in Queens, NY, and enjoy riding the off-trails that encompass Forest Park. The bike handles all of the bumps and grinds of off-road riding. So if you're 5 foot something, and you are interested in purchasing this bike, my recommendation to you is to buy this bike. Because again, it handles itself well, and it's a sharp looking bike if I've failed to mention. If, however, you find yourself to be a "TALL" person, stay the hell away from this bike, as you will be just as disappointed as you are everytime that you're in Macy's and you can't find a pair of jeans with a 34 length to save your life. For the life of me, I cannot straighten my legs out while I pedal on this bike; in fact, the only way that I can attain even a halfway comfortable pedal stroke, is to raise the seat almost to the height of an oak tree. Sadly for me though, you cannot raise the handle bars - AT ALL - on this bike, so that when I raise the seat high enough to get a comfortable pedal, I go home after every ride with a sore back, and sore wrists from having to support all of my weight that's leaning over the handle bars. So yet again tall people, we've lost another one. If you're 6 foot something, don't even bother reading anymore reviews concerning this bike. Mark, your review describes this bike very well  by: on: 24-Jun 2009 You are so right! I thought a $200 bike would last me more than a month! In less than a month I had trouble with the Front derailleur and my rear axle! I'm so pissed because like you said, I would have to spend half as much to get it working good! Schwinn Quality = Bad Quality Casual bike boinker/rider  by: on: 19-Jun 2009 We felt that these bikes (wife and I each have one) were worthy of some upgrades. I installed Shimano disc brakes front and rear on Deore hubs using the original rims (that were still new but may go ahead and change them ITNF. These two bikes are now 'noticed' by some real purists. (Where did you get THAT?) Anyhow, we have the no squeal and the sure stopping of disc brakes and the true custom lacing (that it didn't have out of the box). I had to braze caliper mounts to the lower legs and make 7075 al. adapter brackets for the rear but we now have very, very nice bikes that are worthy of the nicely and well constructed aluminum frames. If you can finish building these bikes using quality parts they are a bargain - similar to many Asian products and automobiles....So, we spent about $500 for the two bikes and a thousand dollars making something out of them since I had no spoke making tools. Good buy basically? I must still say yes.... we liked the bikes very much - before the upgrades. View All ReviewsView All Mountain Bikes |
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