Posts Tagged ‘bike’
Nice bike until….. Bought this bike from toys r us. Came in the mail. Easy to put together, charged Razor MX650 Dirt Rocket Electric Motocross Bike up and away my 9 year old daughter went. It says it’s for 16 year olds, but it’s really 7 to 9 years of age. Drove well for a while then it stoped. Waited a few minutes and it started again, thinking maybe it overheated or something. Then it stopped again and all you hear is a clicking sound coming from the control box. Sooo there it sits, in my garage. Click click click. Lasted 2 months of daily use in our yard. Can’t take it back to the store cause thats what the box says, and it’s too big and P In the A to try and ship back. Boooooo.
Outstanding Excercise Bicycle!. I did extensive research before I bought this bike. I’ve ridden Schwinn 240 Recumbent Exercise Bike for about ten hours since assembly and am simply delighted with it. I am a good mechanic and assembled it by myself in about three hours. The assembly manual has little text, mostly illustrations; but they marginally suffice, more text would be very helpful.
The console electronic cable going the top of the front wheel hardware has connectors at both ends — they must be connected to the proper connectors, they are not the same configuration and are not interchangeable. So beware, the bike parts I received had this cable reversed so I was unable to connect the connectors until I removed the cable and reversed its “to — from” direction.
The text regarding the programming of a user is unsatisfactory, confusing, does not effective communicate to a reader.
When registering the bike, you must have its serial number, the serial number is located on the bottom of the front stabilizer, record it before you assemble the bike.
In sum, if you are looking for an outstanding recumbent exercise bike at a most reasonable price, I urge you to purchase this bike.
Easy to install and easy to use. I received two of these bike lifts as gifts. I installed them to replace my old “hooks-in-the-ceiling” method of hanging bicycles over my car. I had to take care to measure the height of the bicycle (adding a few inches for the pulleys) to ensure they cleared the car. I also measured the length of the bicycle to ensure Racor PBH-1R Ceiling-Mounted Bike Lift wouldn’t be in the way of people walking around the car. Finally, I measured between the handlebars and seat so the pulleys were properly spaced. But once that was done, installation was a simple matter of drilling three pilot holes per pulley in a joist and screwing them in.
Although the instructions say to tie a stop knot in the rope and thread it through the pulleys and hooks before installation, it’s easier not to do that until after you’ve installed the pulleys. (I did tie a knot in the rope and run it through the hole before I installed the first pulley, but that that turned out not to be necessary because there’s enough clearance to push the rope through afterwards.)
Finally, I installed the cleats low enough to reach but high enough so people don’t have to duck under the rope.
Like some of the other reviewers, one of my ropes was frayed. (The other one was fine.) I wrote an e-mail to Racor and a vice-president responded almost immediately. I received a replacement rope two days later. Awesome!
Conclusion: These lifts work very well, are easy to install, are reasonably priced, and are backed by excellent customer service.
Cute, Girly Bike. I had been comparison shopping bikes at stores for a month and was amazed to see a Schwinn for this price. I needed a basic, simple cruiser to ride around the neighborhood with my family. I ordered this bike, my husband put Schwinn Windwood Womens Cruiser Bike together within one hour, and I love it! We had no problems other than a lack of directions on how to put the front fender on, but we figured it out.
I saw some other reviews about scratches, dented fenders, etc. Yes, this bike wasn’t perfect (a few small scratches and one place where the paint had a bump on it) but I’m not planning to keep it in a glass case in a museum, I’m planning to ride it. It will get scratched anyway being chained up to trees and kept in the garage with my kids’ bikes. There were no major issues or missing parts. This is a pretty basic bike, but it is really cute and I get lots of compliments on the pink color. Even though it is very pink, I like that it’s not too flowery or covered with additional decor…it’s simple & kind of retro looking.
Terrible Bike!!!. I purchased this bike for my wife from fogdog through amazon. I must say the service was excellent.
I did have to return the bike because Mongoose Montana Womens Mountain Bike is very poorly designed. The bike’s frame was so short that the pedals would hit the front tire and you could get hurt riding it. In addition to the terrible design, it took me an entire day to get the brakes and wheels adjusted properly. The wheels were way out of true and the brakes would not align properly at all. I finally got it to an acceptable point with the wheels and brakes when we realized the pedals hit the tire.
The bike seems to have the mongoose name, while the manual said Pacific. That leads me to believe it’s not a true mongoose. The mongoose name and the other review led me to believe it was ok to purchase.
In closing, service was great and the bike was horrible.
Best bang for the buck.. I like that the headlight case is black. I live on a rural paved street with no streetlights. I took Planet Bike Blaze 1-Watt Headlight and Suplerflash Taillight Combination Bicycle Light Set for a test drive the first night, plenty of light for a casual ride. Personally, I wouldn’t go for a ride in unfamiliar territory as the beam is fairly focused in front of you. Meaning, you adjust the mount up and down for distance or close illumination. You can’t really have both. It does illuminate both lanes of the road. Perhaps a second lower power light for the close up illumination would be a great combo for some folks. Mount is easily adjustable for different size handlebars. The powerful flashing feature is why I bought this light, for daytime visibility.
The tail light installed quickly and has the super bright flashing capability as well.
Great Product, Except the (Cheap) Rope. This is a great product and idea. The brackets seem very strong and the product worked perfectly as advertised. That said, the rope that accompanies the product is either too cheap or not the correct type for the product’s design. If you only plan to lift the bike up to the ceiling once a year, then you will probably be fine with the rope that comes with the product. However, daily or even weekly use will likely burn through the rope quickly. After lifting my bike one time, I noted a fray in the rope–I believe Disney Cars Boys Bike (16-Inch Wheels) occurred where the “locking mechanism” locked onto the rope. I intend to find a more durable rope/cable very soon. No five-star rating because of the rope.
Road bike for when $[...] is more than you can swing. I’m an inexperienced rider; 45 years old, 5′8″, about 160-165 pounds. I say “inexperienced” although I used to ride all the time when I was a kid – rode proper road bikes in my teens and early 20s and all but gave Pacific Evolution Womens Mountain Bike up since. I wanted to get back into riding after a doctor suggested regular exercise; I never liked running and my tolerance for treadmills, etc. is limited, but I remembered that I enjoyed riding when I was younger so I thought I’d get back into it. I’d had a Schwinn Caliente (24″) and then I rode my brother’s Schwinn LeTour II (or III, not sure) for a few years.
I tried a couple of Atlanta-area bike stores and was horrified to learn that the best I could do for a new bike was about $[...] for a last-year’s model. Stores like Sports Authority had no road bikes at all. I was willing to pay in the $[...] range, but there simply wasn’t anything.
I was worried about what I would get for the price, but I told myself that really, all I was looking for was a more or less direct replacement for the LeTour; I’m not trying to be Lance.
By way of clarification, this appears to be a Chinese-made Kent bicycle, re-badged as a “GMC Denali.” I don’t think that this branding is counterfeit; I think this bicycle was produced as part of a GM SUV promotion (i.e., buy an SUV; get a bike free) and they had a LOT of bikes left over. As some have noted, it is a weird agglomeration of parts with its twist shifters and mountain-bike gearing. It’s attractive; the photo does not do the electric deep blue pearl finish justice. In sunlight, it’s amazing.
So far I’ve ridden it up to thirteen miles in traffic on moderately hilly roads and up to sixteen miles on a flat coastal road with a proper bike lane. I’m not very in-shape so sometimes I have to drop it into 1/1 and creep to go uphill.
Shifters. Once the limits were set, the chain hasn’t been dropping off the edges. To take the rear gear reliably from, say, 3 to 4, you might have to twist the thing 3-5-4 to really get it set properly. I have not had any tooth jumping. On flat road, I’m finding myself going between 3/6 and 3/7; I don’t know if this means I need a taller sprocket somewhere or not.
Several people talked about punctured tubes almost as soon as they started riding the bike. The first time that happened to me, I think I pinched it coming into the driveway with the pressure at about 90PSI (it needs to be 100 the max at my weight and when I set off I take it to 105, assuming that it will be down to 100 at the end of my ride). However, I lost a tube again for no good reason and I investigated. It turns out that there was little or no cleanup after the spoke nut holes were drilled out and several of the holes had sharp crescent-shaped metal shards attached to them. I went around both wheels with a rattail file and got rid of all that and I replaced the thin rubber liners with heavier-duty ones. The wheels on my bike were reasonably straight and true.
I started wondering about what I perceived to be excessive rolling drag so I pulled off the wheels to turn the shafts by hand and they felt pretty crunchy and stiff on both ends; I stayed off the bike subsequently and had them rebuilt at a bike shop but I’m not sure how much better they are – the drag seems better at least. I would suggest having these bearings checked and repacked not long after you get the bike. They are of an old-school sort and I learned that not all bike shops can even really work on them.
The tires have held up pretty well for having been pinched and having been removed and put on a few times; I have a pair of Michelin replacements but I expect I’ll keep the OEMs on until they pop or wear out. They are 700×28c and I have yet to see tires that size in a bike shop or anywhere else; you’d better mail-order one or two and keep them as a spare because you may not be able to find one local to you.
I replaced the seat with a Bontrager that has the center groove and opening.
The brakes could be a lot better; the caliper arms bend appreciably during use. When I had the wheel bearings overhauled, I tried to have the shop replace the calipers outright but they did not have any that would fit. I’m finding the angle of the brake levers awkward. This is one area where you might consider making some changes as soon as you get the bike. You might consider taping up the rubber brake lever housing boots as soon as you get the bike because I’ve already torn up one and there’s no point in fixing them. You don’t strictly need them as they’re really only there for a little padding; I wear padded Bell gloves anyway, so I’m fine in that regard.
It made me nervous going really fast downhill initially; it’s harder than I remember it being back in the day to hold the bike in line going around a turn at speed; I feel like it’s a geometry and weight-distribution problem and not necessarily a flaw of the bicycle, but it will be interesting to see if it’s any different with new tires. With the tires pumped up to 100PSI going really fast can make your eyeballs vibrate too much to see clearly if the road is rough (raising butt up off the seat even just a little sorts that right out).
So to sum up, if you buy this bike and really want to ride it 1) replace the seat, although the original isn’t horrible 2) make sure everything’s adjusted 3) put some time, money, and attention into the brakes 4) clean up the wheel machining and upgrade the liners *immediately* 5) have at least one spare tube and tire on hand.