Schwinn GTX Comfort Adult Hybrid Bike, Men and Women, Dual Sport Bicycle, 700c Wheels, Step-Through or Step-Over Lightweight Aluminum Frame

I should start with the fact that I'm an experienced rider having owned about 10 bikes thru the years. My first lightweight bike was a Schwinn LeTour Luxe I believe, in about 1979. The Schwinn GTX2 was boxed for shipping better than average in my experience. All the parts were present. The front rotor was already installed and runs true after assembly in the suspension fork/caliper, which was already adjusted to match. I simply tweaked the cable to obtain 1/32 clearance. Flat bar assembly was just standard install/tighten. Both rims are very close to trued, not worth adjusting further. The rear caliper/rotor required tweaking, easy. Then the surprise, both front & rear shifting was right on the money, smooth shifting out of the box. The pedals are clearly marked for R/L as well as on the cranks. I can't imagine PC putting the wrong size pedal post in there but everyone's experience is unique I guess. The seat is above average quality, I wouldn't switch it out. I should also say that the 30" measurement is accurate and does translate to "S" as advertised. The handlebar sets about 2" higher than my personal bike because of the suspension fork, making the bar feel a little taller when the seat height is way low. Personally I wouldn't like it that way. When I tested it I set the seat 6-7" and was happy with it relative to the handlebar. The seatpost is non-adjustable and the seat is angled rearward, so replacing it. Now for the dumb thing I did...I bought the wrong size, intending to surprise my wife. So I will resell & try again, only "XS" hybrids are rare on Amazon. How 'bout it Amazon, do better on selection maybe?

Very easy to put together, and nice tires for plenty of traction. This is my wife’s first bike, and she hasn’t rode one in over 40 years. It took her 2 days to master the balance and peddle, however now she has been biking with this blue bike for 2 weeks now and gaining confidence. The braking is smooth, shift from gear to gear up or down does not take much effort. The stock bike seat is decent, but she complained about how hard it is, so I bought here a very soft seat with small shock cushions and extra foam so she can enjoy the ride when she is peddling instead of being in pain. So, I’d recommend a much softer seat if you’re looking at this bike to purchase. Overall, she is quite happy with this bike, and though it’s a hybrid bike, it’s perfect for those just starting off in the biking experience. Seat is fully adjustable up or down, and it’s great for those who want to gain confidence when first setting out. Came on time when shipped…and it is a very light bike… aluminum frame…solid components…what isn’t there to like. Plus it was in my wife’s favorite color. One of her best birthday gifts she could imagine because her and her siblings fought over 1 bike when they were little. Now: she has her own. What is there not to like about a Schwinn anyway…

I've had a unique history with bikes. Growing up, I rode my childhood kids bike (with coaster brake!) well into my teens. My father finally forced me onto his old Huffy hybrid bike. It was comfortable, but way too big for me for a few years. I dreaded riding it at first, as most attempts to dismount caused me to fall and hurt myself. In my mid and late teens I got into BMX and although I never did any huge tricks or caught major air, I enjoyed the heck out of being able to whip my bike around and hop off with no concern of falling. I finally gave up on BMX in my early 20's and got a mountain bike. I broke my BMX bike a number of times and had to fix it myself, so I was comfortable wrenching on the mountain bike. One thing I never did though... was adjust and modify the mountain bike to fit me. It was also too big, and I never set the seat height right, so riding would make an old right knee injury flare, making my knee ache. I just quit riding bikes altogether. Fast forward to last year, I bought a couple of e-bikes here on Amazon and have loved having a motor to help me get moving. Both bikes are again too big, and I've sold one of them. But, I modified the one I kept to fit me, and while dismounts are a little sketchy, I can comfortably ride it! One thing I learned from this is, if your seat height is incorrectly set, your knees may hurt. I'm finding that with a properly set seat height, my knee doesn't ache, and I thus don't need a motor to help me out. I decided to get a standard bike, but one that for once isn't too big! If you're still reading, thanks for bearing with me. My point here is 1. This bike fits me and 2. I am not a bike mechanic, but I've wrenched them and I've assembled two of them from shipping boxes, so I've got experience. Now, onto this bike: As summarized in the review, I rate it depending on the customer's experience. If you're handy or experienced and are patient, this bike is a solid value and a decent performer. If you aren't handy, aren't familiar with the workings and assemblies of bicycles and don't have a friend at a bike shop, you're gonna struggle with this bike. Packaging: This needs improvement. Both the e-bikes I've bought here on Amazon arrived with minimal box damage and no damage to the bikes or parts. Contrarily, this bike has a couple of nasty scratches on the frame, parts of the bike had punched through the box, and the front brake rotor was bent from the impacts. This bike comes with no tools, and a very crude "manual" that's more of a disclaimer to cover Pacific Cycles than it is to instruct on assembling and using the bike. You might be able to glean some hints if you're hung up on assembling the bike, but the manual is wholly insufficient to guide you in any aspect of assembly, adjustment, tuning or use. As mentioned, the front brake rotor was badly bent. I do not have a dedicated rotor alignment tool, but I made do with an adjustable wrench and a lot of care and patience. I got the rotor mostly straightened out, but this obviously isn't the way to properly fix this issue, so try at your own risk! The assembly went well, though I swapped the cables on the brake levers. The bike came with the left lever controlling the front brake, the right lever the rear brake. I am a street motorcyclist and occasionally ride ATV's. Such vehicles control the front brakes via the right lever on the handlebars, so that's what my muscle memory is coded to. I've heard there's a law that states bikes' controls have to be set up as was mine out of the box, but I'd rather not mess with muscle memory and my safety rather than abide a law I can't find evidence to and that seems very irrelevant today. Plus, who's going to stop me and make sure my cables are routed? Tuning and adjusting this bike has not been fun. With my e-bikes, I was able to assemble them and be out riding them in just a couple of hours, only adjusting their rear derailleurs after a couple rides as needed. To even be able to ride this bike, I of course had to readjust the brakes since I swapped cables, but I had to adjust both front and rear derailleurs, and that's where I'm annoyed. The rear derailleur was like most I've worked on; just pull the extra slack out of the cable, fine tuning the indexing, and it was good to go and still shifts nicely. The front derailleur was a mess! The limit screws were SO TIGHT. They were literally tightened down all the way and attempting to shift would either just grind the chain against the next cog, or the derailleur cage would jam the chain INTO the next cog, causing the cranks to seize up! I've got it dialed in to where I can shift through all three gears, but I know I'm going to have to dial in the front derailleur again really soon, as the cage rubs badly in the middle gear. So, finally having set everything up, I SLOWLY aired up the tires to 60 PSI (I air up tires in increments, first to 10 PSI, then 25, then 40, etc. This seems to help with reducing the chance of pinched tubes) and haven't had any issues with popped tubes. Finally getting out to ride this bike late that evening, I was pleased that 1. This bike fits my 5' 10", short legged frame very nicely and 2. This bike is quite a nice ride!! The included tires are clearly lower quality, but they give good ride quality for what they are! The included seat feels just fine to me, but I can see how some folks would hate it. The front shock felt balanced out of the box; Soft enough to absorb SOME shock, but not so soft as to parasitically steal pedaling power away from you. The brakes are my biggest complaint riding this bike; They feel dull and unresponsive. So long as this bike proves to be solid otherwise, I see myself replacing the brakes completely. I've been enjoying riding this bike overall though! I've already had a coworker guffaw at me since it's a step-through frame design, but I have that confidence I had on my BMX bike; I'm comfortable hopping on and off this bike, and my seat height is set properly, so no knee pain! In closing, I again return to my summary: If you're handy and don't want to pay bike shop prices, this is a decent value. But if you're not handy and you're not dead set on this specific bike, just pay a visit to your local bike shops. Find one that has good, honest salesmen and mechanics, and just pay extra to buy a bike from them. You'll be happier in the long run (or ride, rather).

So I loved this bike, I rode the hell out of it for.. 2 days Then it almost sent me under a bus when the pedal broke off in traffic. I got to clock less than 15 miles on this before it happened, and rode it on mostly level ground. The pedal and pedal arms are both aluminium and extremely prone to wear by friction after which the pedals will.. fall off because there is no thread left. Unluckily this happened to me while I was riding next to a truck and I almost ended up underneath it. Schwinn has cut corners on this, by making a manufacturing change that couldn't cost more than $15. Casting or pressing the parts from steel, OR even reverse threading on both sides to prevent the pedals coming loose. This change would have meant that they couldn't reuse the casting mold for the pedals and would need one for each pedal and for this reason the decision was made to drastically reduce the life of the bike. This bike suffers from greed for revenue at the expense of the end-user. This bike could have been amazing and would have been a 5-star review. Greed for profit margin has ruined this bike and I cannot in good faith recommend this even to the worst of enemies.

Mine came packaged up very well. This bike is a beast. Smooth gear changes, exceptional stopping power, and noiseless. It's also a very sexy looking bicycle. I call her Winnie. 😆 I added some accessories on it. The seat isn't that comfortable but I'm going to work with it until I get used to it, because I'm cruising and exercising with it. UPDATE: I've put close to 1200 miles in 11 months on this bike since I purchased it and had pit together and it tuned up once. I purchased a great padded seat cover. It still holds up. It's well built. Just take it so a bike shop and let them work on it to avoid mechanical issues because they know what they're doing. Bikes like this shouldn't be a do it yourself project. Don't let negative reviews throw you off. I'll be doing the Tour de Bronx on this bike in NYC. It's only 25 miles, but doing a 24 mile roundtrip commute on this beast 5x a week, it can handle it. I keep it well lubed and maintained.

Excellent bicycle so far. I've put about 1000 miles on a bicycle and no issues. 24 speed really helps in my mountain location

Y'all I really do want to love this bike, but deep in my soul I know she's got some problems. I'll kick this review off there: Cons: 1) First off, the reviews aren't lying: this thing is heeeefty. My girl Big Bad Berta here has it *rough* going up hills. If you live in a flatter area this may not be an issue as it is a smooth (albiet slow) ride on flat surfaces, but I'm currently living in a city with lots of texture where it is legitimately possible to go uphill both ways to your destination. It's best used as a cruiser for short distances. 2) Gear shift is not smooth. An issue in general, but again an even bigger problem if you anticipate having to adjust for inclines often. This seems potentially related to the next issue: 3) Poor quality control. I have to bring a screwdriver along with me just in case the handlebar loosens from the clamp, because it has happened. Plus, several parts of this bike were assembled backward upon delivery (handle bar base & left gear shift), which I didn't notice at first since I'm a bike novice and this made assembly more confusing and time consuming than necessary. It almost seemed as though someone had assembled it incorrectly and returned it thinking it was defective, and then whoever reprocessed it either didn't notice or care. Whatever the case, make plans to take it for a professional tune-up at your local shop before any significant rides. This and maintenance may offset the lower price you're paying up front. 4) The seat is more uncomfortable than I was prepared for. My saddle was sore for two days after a ride, and I have to imagine it would be worse for riders who do not have the same fully-internal anatomy that I do. Prepare to invest in a new seat or cushion. 5) This one is a bit odd, but it doesn't really fit in traditional bike racks and a standard U-Lock won't be able to get through both the frame and front tire! Get one that includes an extension that will let you loop through tires for extra protection. All that said, let's throw in some positivity: 1) The disc brakes are amazing and precise. This is probably the single best feature of the bike, especially since I'm in a climate that has rain instead of winter. When I need stopping power, I know I can trust Berta to deliver. 2) The bike is gorgeous and and she gets more compliments on her looks than I do. I had an older woman tell me it reminded her of the old cruiser she used to ride on the west coast, and I believe her. The matte blue is unique and looks great. 3) The front column includes a little arch above the wheel where you can install a headlight. A small detail, but practical and kind of stylish. 4) In true hybrid fashion, it does give a smooth ride on a variety of surfaces. Riding on concrete vs dirt trails is not a problem, which is great because I do a lot of both. Rode over broken concrete I couldn't avoid the other day and I still felt in good control. And while going uphill is a challenge, riding back down is a blast (again, those disc brakes are clutch). So to sum up, this bike is... fine. Do I wish I had gone with a lighter bike with better gear shift that was maybe a little more expensive? Sure. But am I past the return window, so this bike will have to do until I ultimately invest a new one? And will I then keep Berta as a spare for short rides when folks visit from out of town? Yes, absolutely.

Bike came packaged well, no damage to the box or bike. Assembly was straight forward, seat, handle bars, peddles and front tire. However, the instructions were generic. I just needed to adjust the front disc brake and lube the chain. After 75 miles biking, I decided to make minor adjustments to the front and rear derailleur. New bikes will get cable stretch and need adjustment after break-in. The front derailleur was making a ticking noise which was the chain rubbing. I looked at a couple of videos on adjusting the front and rear derailleurs. I made adjustment and the bike shifts smoother and quieter. The disc brakes are good, but my 20 year old Specialized mountain bike with "V" brakes are better. The tires are 700 X 38c which equate to 28" X 1.5" and are perfect size for a hybrid bike. The seat was comfortable, I do not understand all the critics about the seat. My Specialized mountain bike seat is much harder. The GTX seat is not as comfortable as a fat, dual spring cruiser seat, but those seats can cause chaffing. The bike rides smooth, fast and comfortable with the help of the front suspension forks. Also, the bike looks good. The 18" frame is perfect for me at 5' 11" and 210 lbs. Some have criticized the chain braking and tires pinching. I keep the chain lubed, shift gears property by avoiding chain stress gear shifting and have no issues. I keep 65 psi (max 70 psi) in the tires and have no issues of pinched tires. I find 65 psi a good balance for both speed and comfort. The Schwinn Elite GTX is exactly what I wanted . A Hybrid bike that is quicker and more comfortable on the road or gravel than my Specialized mountain bike. i would recommend the Schwinn Elite GTX hybrid bike. Pricing will vary depending on supply and demand, but i paid $450 shipped and can't complain. Most aluminum frame bikes with shimano derailleurs, disc brakes and front suspension cost around $600 plus. This bike is a good value when supply can fulfill demand at $450.