SchwinnHigh 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

I think the bike is very good..I already added a a few aftermarket parts but that's my style and also the bike is very light weight and I'm a big guy roughly 6'2" and around 230 but in a good way lol but I can't wait to ride it and get out there. I put it together without any directions I mean but I've been doing that for a long time but the look is beautiful as you can see and no missing parts everything was in the box so but great bike I was expecting something totally different but I'm actually beyond surprised at the looks and just quality. That's all I got.

Most Enjoyable! Shocks pn this bike👌 Great ride. Easy assembly. Changed out seat to one with more cushion. Love the color and my rides.

The media could not be loaded. 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.

This bike almost killed me. The front wheel CAME OFF while I was going downhill on a trail. I went over the bars and landed upside down on my shoulder and head, sustaining cuts, bruises, a sprained neck and a grade II AC joint sprain (partially torn ligaments in my AC joint, resulting in shoulder separation). This is a bad injury, but I'm lucky it wasn't much worse. I was wearing a helmet, a backpack with a built in frame that took some of the impact, and I just missed the trees. The wheel coming off was not user error—I had just paid $150 to have it tuned up and checked over at our local bike shop. It was my first time out on this bike. Prior to the wheel coming off, we noticed that the handle bars were rotating and needed to be tightened twice. The gear shifting is also terrible. My husband purchased this bike for me after seeing it recommended by Consumer Reports. Do yourself a favor and spend the extra money to get a bike that won't fall apart while you are riding it, causing serious injury.

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.