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Schwinn Windwood Women’s Cruiser Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
Schwinn Windwood Women’s Cruiser Bike (26-Inch Wheels) Reviews
I’ve had nothing but Schwinn bikes in my life and until now they’ve never failed me. I purchased this bike and took it directly to a bike shop to have it professionally assembled. It was beautiful. No dents.. no chips.. big, thick, tires.. perfection. I picked it up from the shop and took it out for a spin. It was bliss. Then the brakes started squeaking. Then the rear wheel became rather noisy. I expected this from reading the reviews here. Before I bought it, I thought, “Okay, I can live with a noisy bike.” The further I went, however, the worse it got. I took it back to the shop that same day. It turns out that the coaster break mechanism was binding in a defective rear hub. This is more than just outrageous noise. It’s actually unsafe.
I called Pacific Cycle and they said they didn’t know when they could send me a new part. They advised me to call Amazon. I called Amazon and they offered to pay for return shipping. Mind you, this is just a simple, inexpensive, one speed bike. I paid eighty dollars to have it properly assembled. Now I was looking at paying again to have it disassembled and packed, then another eighty to assemble a new one. Alternatively I could wait, hopefully replace the part, hope that it’s the right one, hope that it’s not defective too, and pay again to have it fixed. Or, I could take a huge loss on the whole thing, pay more to have it taken apart and packed, or just junk it, and pay again for a better bike and another assembly.
As of now, the bike lives in the shop. Amazon has granted me a partial refund, Pacific Cycle called back and said they’ve shipped the part, and I’m seeing the necessity of redundancy. I’m going to buy a Pink Cadillac bike and, if all goes well, keep this one as a spare.
To sum up, had I to do it again, I would not have purchased this bike.
Schwinn Windwood Women’s 26-Inch CruiserI ordered this bike for my wife for Christmas and didn’t put it together until after the holidays. I wanted a Pacific Shorewood but it was out of stock. When I opened the box, I pulled the bike out and the first thing I do is pump the tires. The front tire would not hold air. It lost air as fast as I could pump it in. I contacted Amazon and received an “off-shore” answer which gave me the number and email address of Schwinn. Amazon doesn’t stock parts, etc. I called the number and was told Schwinn was not responsible. I finally took the tire to a local bike shop and bought a new tube and had them install it. The original tube was torn and could not hold air. This is the worse experience I have had with Amazon and their affiliates to date. I have shopped Amazon for quite some time. Very disappointed.
I got the bike, took me a little over an hour to put together. A little tricky, but I had my boyfriend help me out. Nothing too difficult. I was a bit disappointed to find 2 noticeable paint chips already on the bike, not from me. And the back rack looks like the paint had been sandpapered down on the edges. These were the only noticeable flaws on the bike itself. I was going to return the bike but ended up not wanting to deal with that kind of junk and figured it was a good price and it was made in china, what can I expect. The bike rode very nicely. I’ve had the bike for maybe a little over a month now, and if I go on long rides, my rear end hurts so you might need to get a gel seat cover or something. Also I’ve noticed an annoying squeaking in the back wheel. It’s not the chain, it the wheel and I’ve tried WD40 and it didn’t help but I don’t know, I’ll just deal with it. Other than these problems, I love the bike, the color is so cute and the style. I could put up with a couple of little problems. Nothing too serious.
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