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27.5" Schwinn Men's Mountain Pass Mountain Bike (Matte Gray) on sale for
$184.99. Store pickup is free where available (shipping not available).
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29" Schwinn Men's Ascension 29" Mountain Bike (Black) on sale for
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Product Description from Target
Explore new trails with the Mountain Pass mountain bike by Schwinn. The Mountain pass features Schwinn aluminum mountain frame with Schwinn suspension fork provides controlled riding on the trail. 21-speed twist shifters and mountain bike rear derailleur offer quick gear changes, while alloy mechanical disc brakes deliver superior stopping power. Plus, Schwinn alloy triple cranks offers optimal gearing. The Schwinn 27.5 X 2.20-inch all-terrain tires provide go-anywhere traction so you can ride with confidence. And the quick release seat post makes for easy height adjustment. Like all Schwinn bikes, the Mountain Pass comes with a limited lifetime warranty for as long as you own the bike. Get out and ride with the Mountain Pass. Enjoy the freedom of riding a Schwinn.
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The pedals falling off could also be some design issue, but I'd expect all reviews to be 1 or 2 stars if that were the case. So, it looks like a local assembler problem. If you buy it, watch a couple of Park Tool videos on YouTube to get the gears dialed in and if the pedal doesn't take a hex key, you'll want to get a pedal wrench to verify tightness. Worst case scenario, you can pay about $30 for a replacement crankset and another $20-30 for better pedals. I'd just replace both immediately anyway, since the cranks are likely made out of plastic.
At this price point, you tend to get what you pay for. It's an ok buy at the sale price and a complete waste of money at the advertised full price.
(edit) reviews for the second more expensive bike are worse.. it's a 1x "one by" crank but poor design with no chain retention. I would absolutely avoid the second bike unless you buy some sort of chain guide and install it. Other than that, assembly problems which is a your mileage may vary thing. It does have some upside though... replaceable derailleur hanger, tapered head tube means there's lots of potential fork upgrades. Both bikes cheap out on the wheels which is par for the course for a department store bike.. 7 speeds in the back, so probably a freewheel. Any real upgrade would likely require a new rear wheel as well... so, don't buy either with the intent to put money into them aside from replacing what breaks.
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The pedals falling off could also be some design issue, but I'd expect all reviews to be 1 or 2 stars if that were the case. So, it looks like a local assembler problem. If you buy it, watch a couple of Park Tool videos on YouTube to get the gears dialed in and if the pedal doesn't take a hex key, you'll want to get a pedal wrench to verify tightness. Worst case scenario, you can pay about $30 for a replacement crankset and another $20-30 for better pedals. I'd just replace both immediately anyway, since the cranks are likely made out of plastic.
At this price point, you tend to get what you pay for. It's an ok buy at the sale price and a complete waste of money at the advertised full price.
(edit) reviews for the second more expensive bike are worse.. it's a 1x "one by" crank but poor design with no chain retention. I would absolutely avoid the second bike unless you buy some sort of chain guide and install it. Other than that, assembly problems which is a your mileage may vary thing. It does have some upside though... replaceable derailleur hanger, tapered head tube means there's lots of potential fork upgrades. Both bikes cheap out on the wheels which is par for the course for a department store bike.. 7 speeds in the back, so probably a freewheel. Any real upgrade would likely require a new rear wheel as well... so, don't buy either with the intent to put money into them aside from replacing what breaks.
Can we buy more warranty, like 3rd party warranty?
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if you want a cheap mountain bike go used or get the ozark trail bike.
haven't broke the bank yet.
I have a Target bought Schwinn from 20 years ago that's a good bike, but that's because it has a bunch of hand me downs from when I upgraded better bikes. But even with a bunch of upgrades, it's still a lower quality bike then what you'd get at an actual bike shop although it's at least competing at that level... this only applies when you have a box of extra parts sitting around.
Do you plan to ride on actual mountain bike trails or mostly pavement and very mild urban paths? What sort of budget do you have?
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