Good starter bike with gears. We bought this as the first bike for my 7-yr old daughter. It was not packaged well — the paint was chipped and the rear tire had a flat. Putting Pacific Evolution Mountain Bike together was easy – every thing is pre-assembled except handle, pedals, seat and front tire. It took 30 mins to do including adjusting the breaks (I didn’t bother adjusting the gears as she will be using it as a single speed bike for the first couple of months while she learns). Fixing the flat meant a trip to the k-mart. I couldn’t easily find the dimensions of this bike in the description or else where — as a reference, I needed to set the seat to its lowest point for my 53″ daughter. She has been using this for the last 1 week and it seems to be holding up well so far to a few crashes – including running into a wall when she forgot to use the brakes. I am hopeful that it will hold up for another 2 years until she outgrows it.
Great value. Purchased for 8-year old daughter, who is not quite ready for a 24″ mountain bike, but wanted a 5+ speed bike. There are not many options in the 20″ style for under $150. She loves the bike and has no complaints at all while riding (other than the hard seat after riding for awhile).
Very easy to setup for anyone with average mechanical ability. The toughest part is to adjust the front and rear brakes so they don’t drag on the rims. Overall, a good bike for the money, and we expect to get 2-4 years out of it before moving up to a larger bike.
Returning it tomorrow. I bought this bicycle for my daughter because it was on sale for [...] at Kmart. I’ll be returning it tomorrow. The main problems are 1) it’s solid steel and quite heavy for me, much less an 8-year-old girl 2) the materials are cheap and cheaply assembled. The seat fabric is stapled to the seat, but not securely- they missed part of the fabric, so after two days, it’s already coming up around one edge. Also, the handlebar cover is coming loose. 3) The cable connecting the gear shifter came loose (after 2 days!) and so my daughter had to bike uphill home in one gear.
Cheaply made, and it shows. I should have known better.
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