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Schwinn Crest Urban Men's Hybrid Bike (700c Wheels) | 
| Brand: Schwinn
Category: Sports
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $282.95
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 18538
Color: Grey
Shipping Weight (lbs): 41
Dimensions (in): 53.9 x 34.3 x 9
MPN: S2778
Model: S2778
UPC: 038675277809
EAN: 0038675277809
ASIN: B001QYFHNO
Release Date: January 1, 2009
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| Features:
| • | Men's hybrid bike with 17-inch aluminum hybrid frame | | • | TX-31 rear derailleur and SRAM 21-speed grip shifters | | • | SR Suntour suspension fork and steel-cage platform pedals | | • | 700cc rims and smooth-rolling 700 x 38c hybrid tires | | • | Schwinn hybrid saddle; alloy linear pull brakes |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Whether you're commuting to work or cruising around town, the Schwinn Crest urban men's hybrid bike offers a comfortably smooth ride. The Crest is outfitted with a 17-inch aluminum hybrid frame and an SR Suntour front suspension fork, helping the bike hold up to shocks from bumpy or rough terrain. The Shimano TX-31 rear derailleur and SRAM 21-speed grip shifters, meanwhile, give you a host of gear options for flat or hilly rides. And riders will love the 700cc rims and 700 x 38c hybrid tires, which are thinner than mountain bike tires but sturdier than most road bike options. Other features include an SR Suntour front derailleur, an alloy adjustable stem with a 30mm rise comfort bar, and alloy linear pull brakes. Specifications
- Frame: 17-inch aluminum hybrid
- Fork: SR Suntour suspension
- Crankset: Suntour alloy with 28/38/48T
- Bottom bracket: Cotterless 3-piece
- Pedals: Steel-cage platform pedal
- Front derailleur: SR Suntour
- Rear derailleur: Shimano TX-31
- Shifters: SRAM grip shift
- Cog set: 13-28, 7-speed freewheel
- Chain: KMC Z-51
- Rims: Alloy, with 24-hole grouped spokes and ground sidewalls
- Hubs: Alloy with front QR
- Spokes: 14G black
- Tires: 700 x 38c hybrid
- Brakes: Alloy linear pull
- Brake levers: Alloy 4 finger
- Handlebar: Schwinn hybrid riser bar
- Stem: Alloy adjustable
- Grip: Schwinn dual-density Kraton
- Saddle: Schwinn hybrid
- Seat post: Alloy
About Schwinn
Founded in 1895, Schwinn is an American icon that's long been synonymous with quality and innovation. The company has built some of the best-known and best-loved bikes of multiple generations, including the Aerocycle, Paramount, Phantom, Varsity, Sting-Ray, Krate, and Homegrown. Today, Schwinn continues to innovate with such releases as the redesigned Sting-Ray, Rocket mountain bikes, and Fastback road bikes. With a continued dedication to quality forever synonymous with the Schwinn name, America's most famous bicycle brand looks forward to providing another century of innovation, freedom, and performance to people of all ages.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 12
 What a piece of poopie kaka! July 18, 2010
Christopher Erickson
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
On my third replacement bike since I couldn't get a cash refund. Pedal mounting bolt threads are not a tight fit and if the pedal becomes loose, it tears out the aluminum threads of the socket, turning the bike into an huge, unrepairable yard ornament. If you have this bike, get the pedals screwed in tight ASAP and secured with red LocTite. So much for bike #1.
The tires of Bike #1 and #2 never held air longer than a week or so. It became routine to have to check and re-inflate the tires before every bike ride. I replaced the stem valves and solved that problem. The original stem valves are of incredibly poor quality. One morning I pumped up the tires to 70PSI (tires are marked for 60-80PSI) before a bike ride. About 20 minutes after that and before I even got on the bike, the back tire blew out! Then I found out that the inner tubes are an oddball size and nobody within 3,000 miles stocks or can get them!
So now I am on my third exchange Chinese Schwinn bike. I am gonna LocTite the pedals and then sell this P.O.S. as soon as possible!!!
Run away! Run away!
 Eats tubes July 10, 2010
Robert Dollars (Breckenridge, CO, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I struggled with giving 2 or 3 stars. This is not a premium bike, but we just needed a casual around town ride. We wanted fenders and racks, but with enough gearing to make hills easy. The bike delivers on all of that, but there is a HORRIBLE mismatch of wheels and tubes. Everyone of our rides has ended with a flat, sometimes two. LBS mechanic confirms that the wheels/tires/tubes are mismatched. That, and the proper sized tube is difficult to find. Pacific Bikes, the actual manufacturer, is sending replacements. But if the design is the same, the problem will likely persist. Buy this bike only if you have room left in the budget to retrofit decent wheels in a standard size.
 Awesome value for the money June 14, 2010
A. Reader (Hollywood, Ca United States)
It works offroad, it works on streets, its comfortable, its a great price. The seat is excellent. I dont know how you could make a better bike at this price range. Having gone to UCDavis I know bikes. This one hits a sweet spot. It IS heavy, and you cant expect to win any ironmans with it, but for a daily commuter, or weekends in the park, its perfect. And it comes with fenders, so know 'stripe'.
Good bike design...but perhaps wrong tube for the tires.. May 10, 2010
lemonteh (CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've been using this bike daily for a month. Commuting about 6 miles every day to and from work.
The first time the bike came, the back tire went flat after < a mile. I didn't bother to patch it. I ordered a new one and returned the defective one to Amazon.
The second one lasted until last week when the front tire went flat. I decided to replace it. Googling for 700 x 38c tires conversion table, I found that I need a 27'' tube and I bought a Schwinn tube from Amazon. When I was replacing the tires, I realized the old tubes were actually 26'' tubes from comparison with the 27'' tube I bought. Hmm..I'm thinking that's why the original tubes don't last at all since they are an inch smaller.
The bike is of good design and the frame is well built. I love this bike. I'm giving it one star less cause of the tube mix up. These days, given that everything is designed in U.S but made in China, manufacturing slips like this is common. However that's no excuse for Schwinn. From all the cost savings they've gained in moving the manufacturing to China, they should at least hire someone to oversee the build quality, or at least do random sampling of the finished goods.
Good product April 26, 2010
D. Paul
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is not a 'premium' bike you see in a bike shop which cost above $500. Nor is this one of those cheap heavy bikes you find in Walmart or Target. This is something in between. I use it daily to commute to work ( 3.5 miles round trip ). Also use it to do groceries on weekends. I have two paniers which fit perfectly on the bikes storage rack. All in all a good commuter bike. It requires limited assembly though it took me almost 6 hours to assemble it mainly because I spent a lot of time reading the manual. But this is because it is my first time assembling a bike. I am sure next time I can do it in 2 hours. Assembling the handle bar is confusing as shown in the manual. As suggested by another reviewer I actually looked at the amazon photo to figure it out. Another thing is I think this bike will be too big for you if you are shorter than 5 feet 6 inches. I am that height and this bike fits perfectly for me with the seat at the lowest position.
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