Schwinn 26 L Cruiser

The person that put the bike together for shipping, tighened the screw too tight on the rear fender & crunched it in, but I can live with that although I do like my stuff perfect!

It rides and brakes very well. Added value the bike style reminded us of early bikes from our childhood. At our age (60's) in Florida, one gear and dependable brakes is all that was required and one of the cheaper full size bikes.

I am glad that I read the reviews on several bikes before purchasing my daughter's and my bike. My daughter's bike came with quite a few scratches, and the front end where the wheel fits, was a bit damage (paint and slightly bended). The manufacture box was smashed, filthy and torn. This box was put inside another box. I bought a clear paint to protect the peeled areas from rusting. As far as the bike concern, it is very nice; the colors are better looking than in the photo. We will be riding it for the first time tomorrow. Very nice looking bike, the price is right. I would just like to see a better quality control in shipping. I am glad that I did not buy one with a basket for my daughter. By the way, my bike came without any damage.

Basically, I wanted a Coaster bike like I had as a child. It works fine for street or paved trails, except if there are hills. I was not familiar how to use gears, so in that sense am totally happy with this bike for my local rides and errands. However, I do think one day I may get and learn how to work a gear bike, but this bike is very pretty and works fine as what it is supposed to do. There are more hills here in Colorado than in Illinois where I grew up. I also weigh more so it sometimes is necessary to get off and walk if there is too much of a hill. So, I can recommend it for flat areas totally. I like the back flat piece over the bumper so I can use bungy cords to carry things, or just use my backpack for small shopping trips. The colors are great! Nice product over all. Walmart put it together for me for free.

In my opinion, this single speed bike is decent for flat-ground riding only. I live in Oregon, where it is NOT flat and therefore ended up returning this bike and instead buying a cruiser with 7 speeds. It simply got too difficult to deal with the slight hills in our neighborhood, especially if I wanted to pull my toddler in the bike trailer. Overall, Schwinns are not what they used to be 10-20 years ago. No longer one of the top-of-the-line brands according to our local bike store, a thought I would agree with. This bike isn't made to last 30-40 years as the Schwinns of my childhood have. That being said, for the price paid at Walmart, they are sturdy enough for the type of riding we do, which isn't hard core. Assembly wasn't difficult but I ended up tossing the next-to-worthless assembly directions and going it on my own with much more success. Love the retro color and it seemed to be true in real life to what I saw online. I totally would have kept it if it wasn't single speed.