Schwinn High Timber Mountain Bike for Adult Youth Men Women Boys Girls, 24 to 29-Inch Wheels, 7 or 21-Speeds, Front Suspension, Aluminum and Steel Frame Options

This is a great bike and we foresee many years of use. It's sturdy and the individual pieces seem of high quality. My son has had it a few months and it's been good so far. However, as other reviews mentioned, this bike arrives only partially-assembled. You need some bike know-how and special tools to finish putting the bike together. The back wheel is not on, you need to put that on and figure out the gear assembly. Gear assembly needs some finessing to synch and may need additional adjustment to prevent it from catching or slipping. The front wheel was backwards and needed to be removed and flipped in order for the brake tread to work properly and safely. Even if the front wheel hadn't been backwards, it would have still needed to be removed because the brake line was twisted through the frame and couldn't work. If you didn't flip the front wheel and correct the brake line, you would not be able to brake the bike. Basically, it's as if they showed the people handling the partial assembly a picture, but provided no instruction or training in how to put it together. The lack of instruction extends to the buyer as the ones in the box are very unclear. If you don't know how a bike is supposed to work or have the right tools, you will NOT be able to do this yourself. If you know bikes and have a socket wrench set, budget at least an hour to correct and complete the assembly; if you don't, budget at least $100 to have the local bike shop correct and complete the assembly.

Love this bike, it is perfect in size for our 9 year old daughter, and colors are beautiful! I followed measurement guide (google online guide) for wheel sizing. We bought the 24” wheels, steel frame, for 9 yr old with 26” inseam and 55” tall. It is perfect. This would also work for a kid with a 25” inseam and 53”+ tall (our 8 yr old). The bike itself is about 1-2 inches smaller in height than the Mongoose 21 speed Bike with 24” wheels (we liked both!). The seat and handlebars are adjustable but our 9 yr old fits perfectly with both at lowest, leaving room for bike to grow with her. *This took my husband about 90 minutes to assemble but we also removed the front wheel break per safety preference- both hand breaks are still on the handlebars, but only the one controlling the rear wheel break is usable (we just removed the actual front break part from the front wheel of the bike- which was a personal preference:) ). Our daughter loves it, great quality bike. Totally worth the buy and in this case definitely a “you get what you pay for” investment!

This is the first bike I have bought for myself since 1986. My previous bike disappeared about 15 years ago and I have been without one since. I've gotten lazy and out of shape during the COVID era and decided I needed to do something to get active again before it's too late. I looked at a lot of bikes on Amazon trying to decide what to get, but this one managed to rise to the top based on features and price. I'm not going to be racing offroad or anything. I just wanted a basic bike suitable for riding around the neighborhood with perhaps the occasional excursion down a dirt road or path. The features that attracted me were the aluminum frame with lighter claimed weight than most of the competition in this category, disk brakes front and rear, and front suspension. I would have liked both front and rear suspension, but they tend to get heavier in that category. I also figured the Schwinn name has been around for a long time, so that might be worth something. (Though it seems like most reputable brands of our youth have become just marketing tools for the same offshore goods as every other brand) The box arrived in good condition within 4 days after I placed the order, including a weekend. There were few dings and scrapes on the outside, but nothing that appeared to penetrate to the bike itself. Unboxing was super easy: Opened the top flap and lifted the whole thing out. Assembly was typical for any bike. Just attach the pedals, handlebars, seat, and front wheel. The pedals took a 15mm box wrench. Most of the rest of the bolts took a 5mm hex key. Some of the adjustments required a Phillips (or JIS) screwdriver. The quick releases on the seat post and front wheel work well and hold securely when properly adjusted. The handlebars were the trickiest part mainly due to having to get all the cables routed properly. It took some fiddling and I'm still not 100% sure I have them routed the best way. At 5'7" with a 30" inseam, the height of this 27.5" version fits me just about perfect. I can stand over the bar flat footed and I just barely touch it. I wasn’t thrilled that yellow was the only color available for this model, but now that it’s here, I can say I kind of like the color. Certainly, easy to spot in a crowd. 😊 As you would expect with any new bike that you are assembling yourself, there were some adjustments that had to be made. The rear brake did nothing out of the box. Easy enough to fix by taking some slack out of the cable. The front brake kind of worked, but also needed to take out a little slack. The front caliper was not centered on the disk and pulled it sideways when applied. Even though this is my first bike with disk brakes, it didn't take long to figure out how to adjust it even without looking at the manual. I moved the brake levers around a little for comfort. The front and rear derailers both required some minor adjustment in order to get them to move through all the gear combinations smoothly. All in all, I doubt it took more than an hour to get it assembled, adjusted, and road tested. First impressions are that it is a decent bike for the money. There are a couple issues though. One minor, and one that I am debating contacting the manufacturer about. The minor issue is that the seat is crooked. It tilts to the side quite noticeably. (see photo) I tried loosening the adjustment/mounting bolt on the bottom to see if I could twist it straight, but no avail. I don't notice that much while riding (the seat isn't very comfortable no matter what), but it does make the bike look cheap or damaged. The bigger issue is the forks. They have what seems to me like way more "slop" than they should have. Maybe it's because I am used to motorcycle forks which are pretty tight in comparison, but these have a huge amount of play in them. If I had to make a diagnosis, I’d say the bushings are either the wrong size or totally worn out. You can really notice by holding the front brake and rocking the bike forward and back. (see video) The whole fork twists due to the disk applying side torque. On top of that, the fork travel is quite stiff and they don't seem to do much other than make the front end feel looser. I am not impressed. Maybe that's typical of bicycle forks, I don't know. I haven't had much experience with modern bike suspension. I don’t notice it while riding though. Others have complained about the manual not being specific to the bike, but honestly, I've never bought a bike that didn't just have a generic manual. (I haven't bought myself many bikes, but I have assembled a LOT of them for others over the years). I didn't actually even read the manual until after I had everything assembled, and it didn't really tell me anything I couldn't figure out on my own. If you are experienced with bicycle maintenance, you won’t have any problems. Overall, it seems like a decent bike for the money. Pretty typical of others I have assembled. I haven't ridden more than a few miles yet, but it seemed to ride fine for the short tests around the neighborhood. My only real issue is with the forks. I may try taking them apart to see if there is anything that can be done, or contact the manufacturer to see if it’s normal. I also just noticed the price jumped up by about sixty dollars since I ordered mine. Glad I got it when I did. I might have chosen a different one had it been at the new price when I was comparing.

I am hoping to change this review from a 1 to a 4 or 5 depending on the speed of response and the level of service I receive from Schwinn. I received the bike on Oct 3, 2020. On Oct 7, 2020, I registered the bike and sent a request for help to customer service. During assembly, the seat post dropped down inside the frame. The post is shorter than the frame. So, you can not just pull it out. I turned the bike upside down and shook it... still stuck. I used a wire hanger with the tip bent to hook it from the inside and pull it out... It won't budge. I sprayed WD-40 around the post... Still can not pull it out. I let it sit upside down overnight.... tried shaking it out, tried pulling it out with the hanger again, too.... Still stuck. No info or warning about this issue in the user guide or on the Schwinn website. I don't understand why the post would be designed short enough to drop all the way down inside the frame with no way to retrieve it. Or why they don't install something inside the frame that would block it from dropping all the way down inside. HELP! I don't know what to do! I also have issues with the disk brakes rubbing and the user guide assembly info not matching the actual design of the bike. Plus, the pretty rich dark red color in the picture is not the same red that I actually received. Mine is a light shade of red. I hope this matter is resolved quickly After waiting over a month to receive the bike, I'm hoping that I don't have to wait another month before I can actually ride it. Despite my initial disappointment, it is a lovely bike.

Great bike , rides smooth, I added a bigger spring loaded seat to it . Takes a bit of adjusting cables to get brakes and shifting to perfect . I've owned quite a few bikes in the past that were absolutely uncomfortable to ride and they always ended up as garage wall decor . I'm not seeing that with this one. It's pretty light I've only ridden it a few miles but I like it . As for the pedals falling off in the other reviews , the pedal arms are aluminum along with the pedal studs look to be also . I would not overtighten them. I can see it would be very easy to overtighten them and strip the threads right off . All in all I think it's pretty good quality besides the aluminum pedal thing .

This is a nice bike, but... this product is becoming dated in terms of technology delivered. This bike uses freewheel drive and rim brakes. The bike frame will accept disc brake upgrade to the rear wheel only. The rear axel uses spacers to to meet the frame width, instead of providing the wider hub that has the disc brake. The left pedal started knocking after 35 miles and me standing up on them several times @ 200 lbs. The installation is easy. The setup, however, was more involved in terms of trueing the wheels with a Park spoke tool. The ride height and seat tilt angle required adjustment to make the bike comfortable. I have replaced the OEM tires with Continentals since the knobbies roll with a lot of drag on bike pathways. I think that road tires should be a purchase option for this bike. I purchased a comfort seat which arrives today. The Shimano front derailleur is tricky to operate with confidence. The left handle shift grip takes several clicks to engage the next sprocket. The shift system is sensitive to cross chaining conditions, and mine won't shift onto the highest front sprocket with the freewheel set on 7th gear. Update 7/27: The replacement pedals did not squelch all of the bottom bracket noise. I have fully disassembled the bottom bracket and both wheel hubs to identify any unusual assembly, wear or lubrication issues. Lubrication from the factory was not to the manufacturers specification. They require lithium grease. Further, the bottom bracket was in sufficiently lubricated. I cleaned, inspected, relubricated and reassembled the sub systems. I went for a 20 mi ride today and I still have bottom bracket pings. The chain rings are tight and I sufficiently torqued the pedal cranks. The derailleur issue has gotten worse. The front derailleur will not jump on the highest chain ring. From the second chain ring I can no longer get freewheel #7 to engage. The backlash set screws for the brake levers had loctite painted on after it was set. The point being that you apply loctite to the threads in sufficient quantity prior to making the adjustment so the set screws will stay in place when the loctite sets. I almost lost the ones on my bike, since they backed out. I expected a company that has the word quality on its badge to at least meet me half way out of the box. To date, I have spent no less than 5 hours on initial assembly, wheel trueing, bottom bracket and hub maintenance. I needed a freehwheel tool, crank puller and spoke wrench to perform the maintenance. I still have problems on bottom bracket and derailleur systems. I am glad I am not paying my local bike shop $60 an hour to fix this mess. I think I may just return this product.

It was super easy to assemble and I have had no doubts about how sturdy it is. Solid frame and easy to assemble and Money Well Spent!

We are loyal Schwinn users -- My 2 sons have thoroughly enjoyed previously purchased 24" Schwinn Thrasher mountain bikes from a LBS -- those Schwinn Thrashers have have been well used on family MTB vacations to Moab, Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin -- those Schwinn Thrashers have held up well for the 2 years before my sons out grew them. So when my sons out grew those 24" Schwinns, I bought 2 Schwinn High Timber 26" Mountain Bikes for this Christmas. These 26" Schwinn HIgh Timber mountain bikes are essentially the same components as the 24" Schwinn Thrasher (except those are V-brakes). We are now assembling these Christmas Gift bicycles and I'm encountering some things you should know about. The bikes are a good value BUT we got a bad freewheel on one of them -- the freewheel grinds (sounds metallic) even after oiling it. A phone call to Schwinn CUstomer SErvice and they told me they will ship a new freewheel by FedEx that I will receive in 5-7 days. That's Great.... 5 stars. SEPARATELY THOUGH..... you should know that any mail order bicycle will required assembly (which you probably knows) AND ADDITIONAL LUBRICATION & ADJUSTMENT. The following will need correction in addition to assembly: - disc brake caliper arm needs to be readjusted (two hex screws) so it doesn't bind - brake cable needs to be tightened so the brake lever doesn't fully compress (bottom-out) upon braking. The best way to do this is to tighten the cable at the caliper by loosening and re-tightening the hex screw. - wheel bearings on both front and rear hubs will need to be re-packed with grease and the race bearing cones correctly adjusted. - Rear Derailluer HIgh and Low Gear fine tuning adjustments. - Front Derailluer HIgh and Low Gear fine tuning adjustments. The headset and bottom brackets appear to have to be lightly packed also, but given they have significantly less rotation than the wheel hubs, it is OK to leave it alone.