frontpagesircomference posted May 01, 2022 10:08 PM
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frontpagesircomference posted May 01, 2022 10:08 PM
24" Schwinn Sidewinder Mountain Bike (21 Speeds, Black / Teal)
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(For that matter, I didn't even spend $178. I spent $75 at Target for a Huffy 24 inch bike.)
The first is that the child will only be riding it for a year or two, so a cheap throwaway bike will be good enough. It's also less likely to be stolen.
The second is that a nicer bike will be nicer for them to ride, require less maintanence cost, and will still be in nice enough shape when they're done to be handed down to the next child, cousin, etc, or sold to recoup much of the initial cost.
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I didnt buy one, because, although it's a great price, we do actual mountain biking and the fork was garbage (like it takes an adult's weight to get it to compress, then has terrible stiction half way through the travel). And it felt really heavy.
So although the frame, and disk brakes seemed decent, and it did have trigger shifters, which I liked., I figured Id end up spending more money than a better bike would cost trying to upgrade the Schwinn (between forks, drivetrain, and who-knows what else), so stuck w/ the Co-op DRT 24 that we just bought from REI for $288.
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I've been scowering Craigstlist for a decent bike, too, but all I ever see are old bikes that are crazily priced.
I've been scowering Craigstlist for a decent bike, too, but all I ever see are old bikes that are crazily priced.
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The Schwinn name no longer means much.
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