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I am an original kindle owner and bought this for my husband. I loved it so much, I ordered the latest kindle for myself. We are now a 3 kindle family.
Tioga Tange Mountain Bike

What an over hyped piece of crap. I was supposed to have read this in high school but faked my way through it. Now I feel duped for wasting my time on it. The emperor has no clothes and this book sucks.
Maxxis Monorail Mountain Bike | takemetoyourrobot

Great Bike for the price…. This little bike was a steal for the ptice. The packaging arrived in very good condition. the bike itself was very easy to put together. It took me about 20 minutes to get everything done.

The bike’s finish was flawless with no scratches. The best indicator was when my little girl rode it. The smile on her face is the final arbiter. I recommend this bike if your budget does not allow for the pricier biclycles around.

Bottom line: worth the investment.

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Great bike, needs instructions….. First off, I ordered this bike from Amazon at $150 on March 5th and was told 4-6 week delivery at mid April being the estimated ship date. Luckily, I got GMC Topkick Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike by March 20th, assembled it, and just took it out for a test ride. Overall I am very satisfied, it is a very solid bike worth every penny.

As previous reviewers have mentioned, shipping quality isn’t astounding, but it doesn’t seem like I have any damaged parts other than slight frame scratches.

Assembly is quite tedious and the only fault about this bike I could really come up with was the lack of instructions (besides the bike being a little bit heavy) but it isn’t hard to figure out. Only tools you need are hex wrenches and pliers. Mounting the front brake was confusing and tweaking it to align right was tricky, make sure you understand which way to mount and how to tweak before assembling the brake. Also, make sure you screw the pedals in completely. I failed to do so and the pedal snapped out of place while riding, although I was able to fix it.

The dual suspension is really nice to have as well as disk brakes (the main reason I opted for this model) and quick release tires/seat are nice. Seat is a little uncomfortable, shifting isn’t that smooth, but both do the job.

The rear suspension takes up space in the middle. I mounted a pump and lock on it but no room for water bottle. The kickstand is not your average flimsy stick, very sturdy. Handle bars aren’t the best but adequate. Be sure to tighten everything!

The bike was worth every penny at $150 (keep in mind that it came with a claimed 4-6 week wait), jumped to $260 as of today. I’d say if it dropped under $200, get it.

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Twice as much bike for the money! No problems!. Maybe I got a good one, considering some of the other reviews, or maybe someone didn’t understand the instructions for the limited assembly and adjustments necessary for this bike. I purchased mine 07/15/05. From the day I received it, ahh the smell of new tires!!, I’ve been riding this bike through the woods on and off trails (even though this bike is not rated for off road!) and on pot-holed city streets, with no noticeable problems, except for a punctured tube. I’ve performed minor adjustments on cables which after a few days of riding is normal. I’ve been riding bikes for over 40 years, primarily on a Peugeot UO-8, which I still use after 33 years, but I wanted a bike that was more suitable to run off road and this Chinese Schwinn filled the bill at about half the price of a T*** 3700, which was my next choice if this Schwinn was a bummer. The only problem I had, but adjusted to, was the seat, and I really don’t know why, since the Peugeot that I’ve ridden forever, has a hard leather, non-padded/springed seat, and Schwinn Ridge AL Mens Mountain Bike has never worked me over! No other complaints from me, will forward some pix later. Well, I’ve got to get back to the trails!

See ya’

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