Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is a fantastic little bike if you're looking for good value, a vintage/city bike look, and a nice upright ride. I ride this as a short distance commuter bike (4 miles a day and some weekend fun), so the fenders, rear bike rack, and chain guard were my main requirements to protect my work clothes. I find this a comfortable and easy ride with no major issues. I've had several people compliment the bike and in my opinion this *looks* just as smart as several similar bikes from other brands that start at $400. At the time of my purchase there were 2 color options for this bike and the price points were between $160-$190 making this a fantastic value. After a week of riding, I had to tighten a few items - mostly front handlebars and front brakes (things that I had assembled, so not a fault at Schwinn). After three weeks of riding I'm going to tweak the gears a bit; I have been riding them as they were out of the box and they're about 95% right. The instructions manual that comes with the bike is fairly good with details and illustrations, if I cannot get this totally right between the manual and the many YouTube how to videos out there, I'll take it to my local bike shop. Even if you *have* to take this bike for a tune-up or assembly help, this bike is still a really good value compared to many other similar city bikes. Shipping and packaging: I bought the bike from Amazon (not a third party merchant), the bike came shipped in it's heavy duty Schwinn packaging and an amazon box over the top of that; a good move since the outer box was dinged a bit but the Schwinn packaging was totally protected. Shipping was fast and on time. Assembly: The main things that you will have to assemble are 1) saddle on the saddle post, 2) front wheel into the front fork, and 3) handlebars onto the handlebar stem. I did have to adjust the front brakes a little to get the front wheel into the front fork. Since the rear wheel is already in place you shouldn't have to mess with that, the gears, or the rear rack. Minor assembly items are the front fender, front reflector, The main tools you will need are 5mm and 6mm Allen keys, a Phillips head screwdriver, and a sharp knife/blade for lots of packaging zip ties.