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Alright for the price. I picked this up for $100 even, its an ok bike. I find the tires/rims combination to be awkward, the deep V rims are so very narrow compared to the wider knobby tires. there is a very noticeable wiggle (from the tire flexing side to side) when on slanted surfaces or after hitting small bumps.
Like most people have commented, the brakes will almost certainly require adjustment, and the rear calliper does rub (just adjust the large retainer nut on the spoke side of the brake calliper, this adjusts the stationary pad). I still only ride this bike for short distances due to a flat tire i got on my first ride (the puncture was spoke side, so wasn’t road debris). I might purchase a wider rim for the rear in the future.
Ouch!. When I first purchased this product for my son he was enthusiastic. Once we got GMC Topkick Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike home, assembled it, and started riding, the enthusiasim quickly wore off.
The derailers shift very sloppily, Had to replace them in week 2, the “shock” is a cheap spring that has little or no adjustment (replacement ~$ 200.00), the handle bar neck (2 bolt clasp) comes loose during every ride, replaced that neck in week 2 with a 4 bolt version, the front shocks started sticking in the 2nd week, I’m looking for new ones (avg cost ~$200.00).
Save your money and buy a more high end bike that already has these quality components, otherwise you will be spending lots of time at your local bikestore upgrading like I am.