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Date: Wednesday, 07 January, 2009 :: 13:16
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Schwinn Rocket Adult Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike
Brand: Schwinn
from: USD $304.24
Product Group: sports
Manufacturer: Schwinn
Studio: Schwinn
Features:
- Scwhinn ISO Drive suspended 4 bar linkage TIG welded aluminum w/ 3.5" travel, Sealed bearing pivots, forged dropouts w/ repl der hanger, RST Gila T5 MCU/coil sprung 100mm travel fork w/ mini boots
- TruVative X Flow 42/32/22 Cr-mo chainrings crankset
- Shimano EF-29 8sp EZ fire Shifters, Front Derailleur Shimano C-101, Rear Derailleur Shimano Alivio
- Shimano EF-29 brake Levers with Tektro linear pull brakes
- Schwinn WTB Speed V sport Saddle, 2 sets water bottle mounts
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Average Customer Review: 
Summary: So far, so good
Date: 2008-12-28 - 
Comment: Finding a good quality mountain bike that won't cost an arm & a leg is a difficult task. I didn't know a lot about mountain bikes but wanted to replace my boyfriend's bike for Christmas. He'd had a Giant Iguana bike which he'd gotten for only $35 at a garage sale 10 years ago. The only thing he insisted on having was thumbshifter gears, not gripshifters because the bike would switch gears whenever he'd stand up to ride uphill. No doubt, Giant bikes are awesome, but new they were $1000 and up. This Schwinn bike seems to have all the specs he wanted/ needed: sturdy frame, thumbshifter gears, Shimano parts, 20" frame (large), 26" wheels, decent quality tires, a "guy friendly" seat, and easy assembly. Since Schwinn has been bought by Pacific Cycle, it's hard to say if this is a true Schwinn bike or one made by PC with the Schwinn label slapped on. It was difficult to find reliable sources of info on mountain bikes. Many mountain bike sites are geared for hardcore cyclists who snub parts that can't withstand BMX-style jumps and off-roading. [...] was somewhat helpful in that it listed blogs of people evaluating individual parts of bikes, but sometimes the blogs were too skewed by personal opinion to be helpful for people like me who wanted to know they were buying a decent quality mountain bike for under $500 that would handle mostly street commutes. My boyfriend was really pleased when he opened his present and assembled it right away. Amazon delivered the bike within a few days even though Christmas was a week away. I don't advise talking to Schwinn about this bike, since they don't seem to keep record of it once it's sent to a 3rd party for sale. In contrast, Amazon's customer service was very helpful. As far as I can tell, this bike is much better quality than any you'd buy from a big-box retailer which many blogs tend to snub. I'd recommend having a pro bike shop assemble/adjust it to make sure everything is running smoothly (several novices blogged about problems with brakes on their bikes, for example, and more experienced bikers advised that the brakes were fine, they just needed to be professionally adjusted). This bike looks and feels even better in person than in the pictures shown.
Summary: Schwinn mtb
Date: 2008-05-11 - 
Comment: This bike is a great bike to practice your mtb skills. It's low price so it won't matter if you bite the big one. Get this bike before you get that very expensive dream bike!!
Summary: Nice Mountain bike for the money
Date: 2008-04-09 -
Comment: I Wanted a mountain bike for around $300.00, looked at a lot of them, compared them and decided on the Schwinn. Got Free shipping and it was delivered on time. My 17 year old son put it together for me, I was at work, all I had to do was put air in the tires. My daughter and I went for a hour ride, it was fun, the gears skipped 1 or 2 times, put I bet I could adjust it and make it stop. The seat was a little hard, so I ordered another one today. The gears were easy to shift, and the seat had a lot of adjustment, which is nice since I'm almost 6' tall. I think it will be a good bike for me to ride to work, once my new seat comes.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Great Bike
Date: 2008-01-11 -
Comment: Bought this bike for my son-in-law for Christmas. Also bought four other bikes for Christmas and put them all together myself so I got to compare this Schwinn to a Cadillac bike, and two other Schwinn bikes and a returned Columbia bike that I sent back to Amazon because of different color fenders and fork to the color of the main frame of the bike. This Schwinn is very well made, easy to put together, and boxed well so I received it with no damage. It shifted easy with no adjustment needed. I was pleased with the quality. The Cadillac bike was boxed poorly, the cardboard the box was made of was more flimsy than that of the Schwinn. The Cadillac was scratch in a couple of places which was not bad enough to send back but did not please me for the price the bike cost me. The seat emblem was a little off center. A front brake wire was missing and had to call to have them send me one. They did with no problem. The seat on this Cadillac seat was probably the most comfortable seat I have set on before. This is the bike that has the additional back rest you can put on if you wish. The gear knobs were hard to shift with your hands. All of the Schwinn bikes I purchased were easy to move the shifter knobs. I was more impressed with the Schwinn Rocket than the Cadillac comfort bike.
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