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Great Bike, no kidding!! its a steal… Bike is just great, 108 shipped.. What a excellent deal. Packing was excellent. Putting Mongoose Slyde Girls Freestyle Bike together is very easy and ready to ride. Fine tuning the gear, although it is 80 percent ready to ride gear switchng wise.. It does still need to be fined tuned sometime down the road. As all new bikes do no matter what they cost. You well need a few tools to put er together.. Regarding the bad brakes a few have commented below.. They are not bad, there just far apart and need adjusting. Anyone can do it.. Just lossen the brake cable and then pull the brake cable till the brake pads are very close to the rim. Tighten the cable and that is it. After doing that, my brakes stop on a dime.. Frame is beautifully painted all joints are welded perfect. Seat is comfy. Bike weight is 25 pounds with kick stand. Funny.. the first thing I did to the bike is, took off all the stickers on it. Must of lighten the bike by two pounds.. Things I changed on it so far are. I reversed the brake levers. With the revo shifter, “which I love”. The brake levers are way out of the picture on the handle bar. Mean you really have to reach down to use them. On a split sec, you be dead if you had to use them where they are now. I took off the grip. All it is is a tennis racket grip. Easy to remove and unwind. Loosen the levers and reversed them and put them a inch up more so up on the handle bar. Now the levers are facing me. Easy access to them as I’m shifting gears or just riding along. Reraping the grip is very easy. Now if I’m in a speed tucked position on a five mile stretch, which I’m not going to be thinking about brakes anyway, but if I do need them it is very easy to just reach up with one hand and stay tucked to use the back brake. Also, regarding the brake levers. The right works the back and the left works the front. I switched them so the left works the back. This way I can brake and still switch gears at the same time with my right hand. Plus it is more comfotable that way for me, using the left hand on the back brake. The revo shifter is great and works great.. Hey it is 108 dollar road bike. Put some lube on the chain. Have fun.. This bike for the price is a steal, it beautiful looking, easly put together, rides great. The frame 22.5 fits me perfect. 6′ 200lbs.

Enjoy! Accessories I ordered for it below.

Road and Mountain Bikes(Expanded and Revised 5th Edition

Blackburn Quadrant and Mars 3.0 Combo Bicycle Light Set

Bell Ultra-Tool Multi-Function Bike Tool

Planet Bike SpeedEZ Road Front and Rear Bicycle Fender Set (Black, 35mm Wide)

Schwinn 17-Function Bike Computer

Can’t get any better for the price. I’ve gone and checked equivalent bikes at retail stores and specialty stores. The closest price I’ve encountered is around the $300 plus marker. The only negative I have is that if you want to add accesories like trip computers or lights there isn’t much room on the handlebars due to the Shimano hand-wheel type speed shifter located in the center around the stem. Very sturdy and light weight. I would recomend it without a doubt.

Vince, Miami Fl

Not ment for hard rides. This bike is nice to look at but that is about all. I went on what was going to be a 40 mile drive and ended up only going about 18 since the bike broke. I can get the part for free from Kent (when I get all the hoops jumped through) but there is a special tool needed to replace the part. The bike shop wants more that the bike cost to do the repair… So there it sits in my garage awaiting a miricle from the cycling gods.

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