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Schwinn Ridge AL Men's Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels) | 
| Brand: Pacific Cycle
Category: Sports
Buy New: $223.71 - $439.98
as of 3/10/2010 15:56 CST details
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 26725
ASIN: B0021HJNU8
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| Features:
| • | Durable, high-performance 21-speed mountain bike from bicycling industry leader | | • | Rust-resistant powder-coated aluminum frame | | • | Smooth, responsive Suntour cranks and 26-inch alloy wheels | | • | Linear front and rear brakes | | • | Includes limited five-year manufacturer's warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Hit the trail with confidence with the Schwinn Ridge AL men's mountain bike. Equipped with an aluminum MTB frame and an SR Suntour suspension fork, the Ridge AL is smooth and sturdy. The front and rear linear pull brakes, meanwhile, provide sure stopping power while on the move. And thanks to the 21-speed drive train and SRAM trigger shifters, it's a breeze to shift gears regardless of the terrain. Other details include rustproof alloy rims and 1.95-inch-thick tires, 26-inch wheels, a Suntour alloy crank, rust-resistant powder coating, and an adjustable quick-release seat. The Ridge AL carries a five-year warranty.
Product Description
Schwinn Ridge AL Men's Mountain Bike
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 28
 A Schwinn for my Son November 29, 2009
Debra Nussbaum (Florida Keys)
My son is a teen and hard on his bike's so I decided to get him a bike that got me through my teen years- a Schwinn. The Schwinn was moderately priced--not the low end models that you see in chain stores.
It was easy to put together out of the box but I could not get the geers to work, shift into higher or lower geers and not rub against the derailer. I contacted Schwinn and they tried to walk me through the manual to adjust and set the geers.
I decided to take it to a local bike store who was unable to adjust the geers either as per the manual and they ended up replacing the very cheap, flimsy derailer that came with the bike with a solid steel one. Now the bike is great... looks great and rides great.
One key part needed to be upgraded to make this a sturdy bike. Too bad Schwinn didn't think of this previously as I am sure other customers complained.
 I like most of this bike. October 3, 2009
J. blake
I have had this bike about two months. I have rode it about 200 miles so far. I paid around $210 with Free shipping. I think that was a good deal and I don't regret buying the bike at all. I recently took up riding a bike again in order to get some needed exercise. It has been 10 years since I have had a bike. I am pretty good with a wrench and mechanically minded. I had very little trouble putting the bicycle together and adjusting the derailers and brakes. I have only one complaint (well maybe two related) the rear cassette was lose and required about $40.00 worth of specialty tools in order to tighten it. I did find out that riding the bike a few miles naturally tightened it up from the force of the pedals on the chain, at least that's what I believe happened. In the course of messing around with the back wheel I learned that it was a very low end component. I have no doubt that I will need to buy a better rear wheel some time in the future as I am a heavy guy and I don't think it will survive long under my weight.
Overall this is a nice bike for around $200. The components are low-end but, so is the price. It is also a very nice looking bike. I have not found a bike that I like better near this price.
NOT FOR TALL PEOPLE!!! August 9, 2009
P. Hamilton
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
You know what I hate about this world? Contrary to popular belief, shorter people always receive the advantages in life. Be it when it comes to buying a nice pair of jeans, a nice suit, or, as I have come to find with this bike, buying a nice bike, the world is made for short people. In fact, as I've gotten older, and reached my max height of 6'2 - which, I really don't even consider THAT tall - I've actually began to understand the pain that left handed people experience in life - living in a world that's not made for them.
So look, I bought the 26" model. Generally speaking, this is a nice mountain bike. I live in Queens, NY, and enjoy riding the off-trails that encompass Forest Park. The bike handles all of the bumps and grinds of off-road riding. So if you're 5 foot something, and you are interested in purchasing this bike, my recommendation to you is to buy this bike. Because again, it handles itself well, and it's a sharp looking bike if I've failed to mention. If, however, you find yourself to be a "TALL" person, stay the hell away from this bike, as you will be just as disappointed as you are everytime that you're in Macy's and you can't find a pair of jeans with a 34 length to save your life.
For the life of me, I cannot straighten my legs out while I pedal on this bike; in fact, the only way that I can attain even a halfway comfortable pedal stroke, is to raise the seat almost to the height of an oak tree. Sadly for me though, you cannot raise the handle bars - AT ALL - on this bike, so that when I raise the seat high enough to get a comfortable pedal, I go home after every ride with a sore back, and sore wrists from having to support all of my weight that's leaning over the handle bars.
So yet again tall people, we've lost another one. If you're 6 foot something, don't even bother reading anymore reviews concerning this bike.
 Mark, your review describes this bike very well June 24, 2009
Homer2k2
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You are so right! I thought a $200 bike would last me more than a month! In less than a month I had trouble with the Front derailleur and my rear axle! I'm so pissed because like you said, I would have to spend half as much to get it working good!
Schwinn Quality = Bad Quality
 Casual bike boinker/rider June 19, 2009
William A. Clemens
We felt that these bikes (wife and I each have one) were worthy of some upgrades. I installed Shimano disc brakes front and rear on Deore hubs using the original rims (that were still new but may go ahead and change them ITNF. These two bikes are now 'noticed' by some real purists. (Where did you get THAT?) Anyhow, we have the no squeal and the sure stopping of disc brakes and the true custom lacing (that it didn't have out of the box). I had to braze caliper mounts to the lower legs and make 7075 al. adapter brackets for the rear but we now have very, very nice bikes that are worthy of the nicely and well constructed aluminum frames. If you can finish building these bikes using quality parts they are a bargain - similar to many Asian products and automobiles....So, we spent about $500 for the two bikes and a thousand dollars making something out of them since I had no spoke making tools. Good buy basically? I must still say yes.... we liked the bikes very much - before the upgrades.
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