Great bike, nice color. Ive owned bikes my whole life and was not disappointed with this one either. The 24 size is perfect for my 5/2 wife. She loves it.
My son is really enjoying this bike, it was an upgrade from his 20 bike, and the fact that it comes with a kick stand is great. He is excited about having a bike with gears. We also like the red color. Sorry, I cant comment on sheerness because I dont know what that means!
We are loyal users // My 2 sons have thoroughly enjoyed previously purchased 24 Thrasher mountain bikes from a LBS // those Thrashers have have been well used on family MTB vacations to Moab, Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin // those Thrashers have held up well for the 2 years before my sons out grew them.
So when my sons out grew those 24 s, I bought 2 High Timber 26 Mountain Bikes for this Christmas. These 26 HIgh Timber mountain bikes are essentially the same components as the 24 Thrasher (except those are V/brakes).
We are now assembling these Christmas Gift bicycles and Im encountering some things you should know about.
The bikes are a good value BUT we got a bad freewheel on one of them // the freewheel grinds (sounds metallic) even after oiling it.
A phone call to CUstomer SErvice and they told me they will ship a new freewheel by FedEx that I will receive in 5/7 days.
Thats Great 5 stars.
SEPARATELY THOUGH. you should know that any mail order bicycle will required assembly (which you probably knows) AND ADDITIONAL LUBRICATION ADJUSTMENT.
The following will need correction in addition to assembly:
/ disc brake caliper arm needs to be readjusted (two hex screws) so it doesnt bind
/ brake cable needs to be tightened so the brake lever doesnt fully compress (bottom/out) upon braking. The best way to do this is to tighten the cable at the caliper by loosening and re/tightening the hex screw.
/ wheel bearings on both front and rear hubs will need to be re/packed with grease and the race bearing cones correctly adjusted.
/ Rear Derailluer HIgh and Low Gear fine tuning adjustments.
/ Front Derailluer HIgh and Low Gear fine tuning adjustments.
The headset and bottom brackets appear to have to be lightly packed also, but given they have significantly less rotation than the wheel hubs, it is OK to leave it alone.
Purchased this for Xmas but assembly was impossible without the use of a vice to unscrew the bolts to put on the front tire. Had to take the bike to a shop that had tools to unscrew the bolt. They were shocked how difficult it was even with the tools they had. Disappointed we had to present the bike unassembled until we could take it to the shop. Otherwise, my daughter loves the bike once it was finally able to be ridden.
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Great bike for the money.
Seven year old grandson loves the bike; rides well; great value. Would reorder a 26 model when needed.
Perfect size for 5/2 adult
Great bike, nice color. Ive owned bikes my whole life and was not disappointed with this one either. The 24 size is perfect for my 5/2 wife. She loves it.
A honey for my granddaughter
I was pleased with the way helped me pull it off
bike is great
Brought this bike for our grandson . He loves the bike and rides it a lot when he comes to stay with us . Great bike
Damage tire air package
Bike delivered with front tire and damage air leakage
Bike shop quality bike at affordable price.
My son is really enjoying this bike, it was an upgrade from his 20 bike, and the fact that it comes with a kick stand is great. He is excited about having a bike with gears. We also like the red color. Sorry, I cant comment on sheerness because I dont know what that means!
Difficult to assemble
I thought the directions could have provided more pictures and sequencing to make it easy to put together.
Great customer support on lemon: I ordered 2 identical bikes/one had defective freewheel
We are loyal users // My 2 sons have thoroughly enjoyed previously purchased 24 Thrasher mountain bikes from a LBS // those Thrashers have have been well used on family MTB vacations to Moab, Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin // those Thrashers have held up well for the 2 years before my sons out grew them. So when my sons out grew those 24 s, I bought 2 High Timber 26 Mountain Bikes for this Christmas. These 26 HIgh Timber mountain bikes are essentially the same components as the 24 Thrasher (except those are V/brakes). We are now assembling these Christmas Gift bicycles and Im encountering some things you should know about. The bikes are a good value BUT we got a bad freewheel on one of them // the freewheel grinds (sounds metallic) even after oiling it. A phone call to CUstomer SErvice and they told me they will ship a new freewheel by FedEx that I will receive in 5/7 days. Thats Great 5 stars. SEPARATELY THOUGH. you should know that any mail order bicycle will required assembly (which you probably knows) AND ADDITIONAL LUBRICATION ADJUSTMENT. The following will need correction in addition to assembly: / disc brake caliper arm needs to be readjusted (two hex screws) so it doesnt bind / brake cable needs to be tightened so the brake lever doesnt fully compress (bottom/out) upon braking. The best way to do this is to tighten the cable at the caliper by loosening and re/tightening the hex screw. / wheel bearings on both front and rear hubs will need to be re/packed with grease and the race bearing cones correctly adjusted. / Rear Derailluer HIgh and Low Gear fine tuning adjustments. / Front Derailluer HIgh and Low Gear fine tuning adjustments. The headset and bottom brackets appear to have to be lightly packed also, but given they have significantly less rotation than the wheel hubs, it is OK to leave it alone.
Great
Fire bike
Unable to assemble at home
Purchased this for Xmas but assembly was impossible without the use of a vice to unscrew the bolts to put on the front tire. Had to take the bike to a shop that had tools to unscrew the bolt. They were shocked how difficult it was even with the tools they had. Disappointed we had to present the bike unassembled until we could take it to the shop. Otherwise, my daughter loves the bike once it was finally able to be ridden.
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