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Bike Rack. I expected Racor Pro PLB Freestanding Bike Stand to be a liitle more sturdy. The piece that holds the two straight pieces together could have been designed better.

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6ood bike, but they didn’t pay attention to details. I bought this for my 7 year old, since she recently did a 10.5 mile bike trip on her single speed bike. She needed something bigger w/gears. This bike has what she needed, but these are the downfalls… The controls are too hard to use. The brake levers are designed for an adult, a child’s hand can’t reach them very well. Even the grip shifter is to hard to use. I also don’t like the gearing. To me, Pacific Evolution Girls Mountain Bike needs a larger sprocket in the front. It appears she peddles almost at the same rate as her old bike. I’m going to take to a local bike shop and see if there is anything they suggest. If she could shift, it would be a good mountain bike. If it was geared better, it would be good for asphalt riding. Overall, the bike is decent, what you would expect fo [...]

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desperate mom. After searching for a bicycle seat for my 20 month old daughter, this seat has WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat all! I didn’t feel comfortable with the seats that sit on the back of your bicycle, the weight distribution was awful! After getting the wee-ride, it took my husband about a half hour to put on, my daughter LOVES it!!! The first time out, she fell asleep on the head rest and my arms kept her straight, the foot holders are great. When people in my neighborhood saw us riding around they did a double take! I cannot rave enough about this fabulous seat! My daughter is safe, comfortable and loves going for a family bike ride now!

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Great Confidence Builder. We love this bike! My 3 1/2 year old got this bike 3 days ago, and he loves it. He had seen the videos online of children riding these bikes and was very excited to get one. Within 10 minutes he was already trying to pick his feet up and coast down our driveway. He is still quite unstable on the bike if he tries to pick his feet up, but his confidence level is so big right now. I thought he would be scared, but he is having a blast. He can easily pick up the bike if Strider PREbike™ Running Bike – Yellow falls and the design really helps him to “save himself” from falling. He rides this bike on the sidewalk, the driveway, the grass, the dirt, and gravel.

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Nice product!. This was perfect for hanging my bike from the ceiling of my garage. The instructions were clear and the product quality is very good. It works as described and I think Disney Cars Boys 12-Inch Bike s definitely worth the money.

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GREAT entry level bike. I had been wanting to get back into cycling or a while, but couldn’t justify spending [...]+ on something I might find I didn’t enjoy. I was able to get this bike free through a rewards program at work. It has definetly been a great starter bike. I’ve got about 500 miles on Schwinn Katana Road Bike so far. I’ve had to replace one tire tube, but that was due to riding through glass on the road.

It was easy enough to put together, but having it tuned by some one who knows what they are doing will make a big difference.

I would also recommend the Schwinn cycling computer as a great add on (http://www.amazon.com/Schwinn-SW654-17-Function-Bike-Computer/dp/B000DZD3FQ/ref=pd_sim_t_1)

Only complaints are the bar mounted shifters which can hamper add-ons like aero bars and computers (I moved the left shift over to fit the computer). The front derailure leaves a little to be disired. Got it tuned by a friend who is a serious cyclist and it has stopped the chain from jumping off. But still doesn’t shift very quickly. The back derailure by comparison shifts VERY quickly.

All and All a VERY goot starter bike and well worth the investment. Once you put a couple of thousand miles on it, then look to upgrade.

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