Not user friendly for people with no bike assembly experience. The manual is so difficult to understand, too many words, too few graphs.Also no video to help understand the assembly process. Returned. Do not recommend if you are not handy.
The handlebars were messed up out of the box/ meaning that the brake wires were wrapped around the post, and the left brake didnt work properly. Im 64 and I had to buy a new stem for the handlebars. The included stem was stupidly made too short, and killed my back from having to slump over. The seat was horrible, and I had to replace that too. Im not impressed at all
The bike itself is pretty good. It rides well, shifts smoothly and brakes are very responsive. However, there are assembling issues that re not so beginner friendly, mainly in three areas: the derailleurs, the brakes and the wheels. The derailleur shifts out of the box but skips gears thus requires adjustments. Both H/L limit screws and the cable adjuster were adjusted which costed about 40/60min. The router of the rear brake isnt perfectly flat this makes scratch noise, I had to bend it slightly to fix the issue. The most time consuming part was trueing the wheel, the rear wheel wobbles out of the box, I had to purchase wheel spoke tension tools to adjust the tension and true the wheel. All in all, I like the bike after all the necessary adjustments but it would be great if all these issues were addressed prior shipping to customers.
Its a superb PROJECT bike. It has a really solid frame and basic components. The reason I called it a project bike is because there were many instances (like the picture) where the screws are cross threaded and crooked all together. If youre willing to put a bit of work into a cheap bike and maybe upgrade a few parts then its worth it
Fantastic Bike for the price. It took me about 20 minutes to put together out of the box. Dont worry about the weight it is mush lighter than older bikes with Steel Frames. A Very quiet and comfortable ride overall. I highly recommend this bike!!!
Ok, first some assembly is required and MUCH adjustment. Check out the front derailleur alignment. Absolutely zero fs were given at the factory. Parts are cheap and its kinda heavy. The front shifter (revoshift) is not indexed (no numbers) so it will shift the front gears somewhere between click one and click twelve. Rear derailleur seems ok though. Worked the first time through the cassette anyway. No long rides on it yet so not sure what I think of the saddle. Handlebars are very narrow. You will be adjusting this thing! Oh also they dont crimp the cable ends well at all. Go at them with some locking pliers immediately so you dont struggle getting them back on like I did when I accidentally pulled a few off. Worth the money? Meh. Itll do I guess.
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assembly instruction is too difficult to follow
Not user friendly for people with no bike assembly experience. The manual is so difficult to understand, too many words, too few graphs.Also no video to help understand the assembly process. Returned. Do not recommend if you are not handy.
great bike for a great price!
great bike for a great price!
Not for tall people
The handlebars were messed up out of the box/ meaning that the brake wires were wrapped around the post, and the left brake didnt work properly. Im 64 and I had to buy a new stem for the handlebars. The included stem was stupidly made too short, and killed my back from having to slump over. The seat was horrible, and I had to replace that too. Im not impressed at all
Five Stars
The bike was delivered very quickly and was easy to assemble. It is a good quality bike.
Very good value but hard to tune for beginners
The bike itself is pretty good. It rides well, shifts smoothly and brakes are very responsive. However, there are assembling issues that re not so beginner friendly, mainly in three areas: the derailleurs, the brakes and the wheels. The derailleur shifts out of the box but skips gears thus requires adjustments. Both H/L limit screws and the cable adjuster were adjusted which costed about 40/60min. The router of the rear brake isnt perfectly flat this makes scratch noise, I had to bend it slightly to fix the issue. The most time consuming part was trueing the wheel, the rear wheel wobbles out of the box, I had to purchase wheel spoke tension tools to adjust the tension and true the wheel. All in all, I like the bike after all the necessary adjustments but it would be great if all these issues were addressed prior shipping to customers.
Five Stars
This was my husband anniversary gift, he loves it.
Its a great PROJECT bike
Its a superb PROJECT bike. It has a really solid frame and basic components. The reason I called it a project bike is because there were many instances (like the picture) where the screws are cross threaded and crooked all together. If youre willing to put a bit of work into a cheap bike and maybe upgrade a few parts then its worth it
Great Bike!!!
Fantastic Bike for the price. It took me about 20 minutes to put together out of the box. Dont worry about the weight it is mush lighter than older bikes with Steel Frames. A Very quiet and comfortable ride overall. I highly recommend this bike!!!
Its not garbage. But its not great.
Ok, first some assembly is required and MUCH adjustment. Check out the front derailleur alignment. Absolutely zero fs were given at the factory. Parts are cheap and its kinda heavy. The front shifter (revoshift) is not indexed (no numbers) so it will shift the front gears somewhere between click one and click twelve. Rear derailleur seems ok though. Worked the first time through the cassette anyway. No long rides on it yet so not sure what I think of the saddle. Handlebars are very narrow. You will be adjusting this thing! Oh also they dont crimp the cable ends well at all. Go at them with some locking pliers immediately so you dont struggle getting them back on like I did when I accidentally pulled a few off. Worth the money? Meh. Itll do I guess.
Five Stars
Sweet ride for the price
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