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(More customer reviews)Amazon offers this bike for around $250 less than my local bike shop. Since I've always had great results with Amazon, I purchased this from them rather than the brick and mortar store with the very friendly bike experts who are always willing to help me.
This bike is really excellent quality, especially for the price. The shifters, derailers, wheels, hubs and frame are all very nice quality. They are not the very best, but who except a professional rider or bike snob would pay those whacko prices. The only component on the bike that is not as good are the pedals, which are plastic and a little slick. I wouldn't want to chug up a hill wearing wet tennis shoes with these pedals.
I bought this bike as a gift for my buddy's birthday. However, once the lady of the house saw it and rode it down the street and back, It was decided she is getting this one, and my buddy is getting a different bike. I took this bike for a short ride myself and it handles beautifully. It is very comfortable and responsive. I've never used rapid fire shifters before, but got used to them in just a few minutes. The shifters and derailers shift very smoothly. All of our riding is recreational on trails and bike paths. So, the gearing of this bike; which is not designed to pull any stumps out of the ground, or pass any semis on the interstate; meets our needs perfectly. The reason she really likes this bike is the style of the frame which is much easier getting on and off than a men's style with a higher top bar. She can't kick quite as high as she did with the Rocketts 40 years ago.
I'd rate ths bike as five star if it weren't for the poor packaging. Although most of the frame had cardboard taped around the tubes to protect the paint, the wheels and seat with post were just placed loosley in the box along side the frame. When I opened the box, I found the rear wheel was jammed around the crank arm. This left some pretty deep gouges on the crank and really bent the rear wheel significantly out of true. Would it kill them to include a chunk of styrofoam or a tie-strap?
So, now I have to remove the tire and spend a couple of hours truing the wheel, or take it to the bike shop and spend $50 to get it done. If you're not handy with bikes, or can afford the extra cost, a local purchase may be a better alternative.
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