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Looks Cool, But......
The bicycle was shipped quickly and arrived in a pristine box. I opened the box and inspected the contents and everything was in order, so I began the small amount of assembly (front tire, handle bars, rack, peddles...etc.). Took me about 20 minutes to get it completed and ready for a test ride. I have to say, the "Around The Block" looks pretty cool. So I get rolling on a test ride and after about a block I notice an audible squeak coming from the headset (lower bearing). Not a big deal, let's see if it works itself out as the bearing grease gets moved around during the ride. Well it didn't and the squeak turned into a grinding noise every time I even slightly turned the handlebars.
I headed home and preceded to remove the handlebars and the headset cap nut to see what the deal was. Well to my surprise the lower bearing was bent and missing around 30 percent of the ball bearings. Also noticed how poorly made the bearings were (it's no wonder they failed). Anyway, I contacted Sixthreezero and let them know what had happened. Two days later they responded and apologized for any inconvenience and asked if I would send a few photos, which I did. So a couple days later they said they would send a replacement bearing set (or I could take it to a bicycle repair shop and they would pay for the repair. I'm pretty mechanical, so I opted to do it myself.
It took approximately 4 days to receive the replacement bearings (I had to call back and see if they had shipped them). I received the new bearings and went to install them, only to find that they had sent the wrong size. I have emailed the company asking for the correct size (Friday 5/4/18), but haven't heard anything back yet. I've had the bike for a couple of weeks now and have only ridden it one or two times and now it sits in my garage, in pieces, while I wait for a 2 dollar part....Crazy. I should have just sent the thing back to Amazon and purchased a Firmstrong, but I tossed all the packaging material and don't want the hassle of shipping it back.
Basically I'm not very pleased with overall quality of the bicycle and will look at other manufactures if I ever purchase another cruiser.
May 2018 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase