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Schwinn Crest Urban Women’s Hybrid Bike (700c Wheels)

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Schwinn Crest Urban Women's Hybrid Bike (700c Wheels)
Customer Rating: Rating 4.5 out of 5 (16 Reviews)

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Product information Brand: Schwinn
Publisher: Schwinn
Category: Sports
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Model: S2779
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Features
  • Women'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
Editorial Review

Amazon.com Product Description: Whether you're commuting to work or cruising around town, the Schwinn Crest urban women'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.

Customer Reviews

comfortable and smooth ride

by Molasses Lindsay 2009-07-08, 40 people found this review helpful
This bike is a perfect combination of features:

-substantial wheels stand up to cracks and dips in the road
-adjustable handlebars allow for a more or less upright riding position (I love to cruise with a tall straight spine... hate hunching my back on other bikes)
-shocks on the front wheel and under the seat make for a smooth ride despite potholes
-wide comfortable seat doesn't dig in to the wrong "parts"; instead, there's some nice padding under the sit bones
-plastic guard protects pants from getting caught in the chains

I've been riding my new bike to work every day through the city, where I encounter all sorts of conditions; the bike gets me through them all pretty comfortably. Pedaling up hills has never been easier and I don't even have to stand. The brakes are responsive and smooth. This is a hardcore comfort bike.

Wonderful Bike for the Price

by Gary D. Fitzgerald 2009-07-06, 25 people found this review helpful
My wife and I decided to purchase bikes to expand our exercise options. Neither of us had ridden in decades, but our son is an avid cyclist and he suggested we look at Hybrids. After looking at several options, we decided to purchase both a Men's and Women's version of this bike and we couldn't be happier. They're relatively lightweight and the components all appear to be of fairly high quality for a bike priced in this range.

The limited assembly was easy, although I must say the 1st one took me longer than the 15 minutes referenced by the original reviewer. Almost everything is adjustable for comfort, and like the original reviewer on the men's version, we too took off the fenders and like the result. It would have been nice if Schwinn had included a couple of allen wrenches, and maybe a pouch to carry them in, since that is the tool most often needed for assembly and adjustments.

We have been riding for a couple of weeks now and really like the way the bikes handle. I'm a big guy, well over 200lbs, yet the ride is smooth and comfortable. We are amazed at how those gears smooth out the hills. Most of our riding is on pavement, but we have ridden on some gravel/dirt roads, and the "Hybrid" tires performed well.

My wife and I agree that this is definitely a great bike for the price

My first Bike

by C. A. BERGH 2009-07-04, 20 people found this review helpful
I am so happy with this bike. The only thing to irked me is it is now $50 less than what I paid for it. But what can I say, I still like this bike. I was a little challenged when I realized there was partial assembly required. I would have liked more directions on putting on the front tire. Once assesmbled I took it to a bike mechanic and had the assembly work checked over and he told me it was all good. I like that the bike as a rear fender rack, I like that it has fenders both front and back. The seat is so comfortable LADIES this is the bike seat for us. I am still getting down shifting, but any problems I have with shifting is about me and not this bike. The handle bar shifters work well. But I can see that sometime in the future I will have thumb shifters installed (this is for the ergonomics of it for me as I am an older bike rider). If you are looking for a versatile bike that can do some urban trail riding and just get you around the neighborhood. Then you will like this bike.

Good for the price but not great.

by Michael L. 2009-08-24, 31 people found this review helpful
Con:
1. weight slightly on heavy side. close to ~40lbs. so going up hill might be little bit challenging.
2. Grip shift is OK but prefer trigger shifter "Schwinn Broadway" has that feature [...]. Faster gear shift with trigger shift.
3. Minor thing but unlike Giant, Kenda tire does not provide "self sealing tube"
4. Water cage position of the bike is too low (awkward position). Instead get a water bladder back pack.

Pro:
1. Good components overall.
2. Comfortable..front shocks and seat shock are mediocre.
3. Good pedals (metallic vs. cheap plastics)
4. Fenders keeping from dirt and other element is good and so is carrying cage.
5. Does come with kick stand

Overall relative good buy but I wouldn't pay more than $300.00 for this bike. Wait until it gets $250 or lower.
Assembly wasn't hard...it took 30 minutes. Didn't even have to read the instruction...well packaged. Allen wrench is all you need.

Excellent commuter bike for women

by Cynthia R. 2010-01-17, 10 people found this review helpful
This is really a great bike, and I've owned some great bikes. It does not come with model specific instructions, but it's not to difficult for anyone who has ever raised or lowerd a seat or handlebars or changed a flat tire. Be sure to have your allen wrenches ready. You will have to put on the handlebars, the front fender and wheel, the seat and the pedals (I added toe clips to my pedals). This is a good solid commuter bike for the price.
UPDATE: I have been riding this bike for a few months now through the Vermont winter. I still love it. I fell on a patch of ice on this bike hard enough to break a bone in my left hand. The front wheel went a bit out of wack and I ended up doing a little bit of work on it - nothing major. Still, I have the skills to do the work myself. If I had to take it to a bike shop it still would have been worth the money to repair it. Even with the added expense, this bike is saving me much bus fare and will pay for itself in the first year. I used a milk crate to add a basket to the back rack. This is still the best commuter bike I have ever had, and I have had bikes that cost a great deal more than this one did. I still say BUY BUY BUY!!!

Great bike/great value

by J. C. 2010-01-09, 6 people found this review helpful
I looked at bikes at several local bike shops but couldn't really tell from riding why I should spend an additional $200.00 or more on another brand. This one has everything (and more) that I wanted. Shock absorbers in the comfortable seat and handlebars, gear shifters, a more upright sitting position...a nice ride for taking in the scenery or getting a good workout. Thanks to other reviewers, I knew I couldn't go wrong ordering this online. My husband is handy so assembling it didn't take too long. I love this bike!

really great but I had a few problems

by Dillon Vado 2009-12-23, 5 people found this review helpful
Since you're ordering this online it will obviously come in the mail. The problem I'm having is that they shipped it with the chain on and gears in place and all that. But i think somewhere in transit it got a little bent and it totally doesn't shift correctly. So nothing to do with this specific bike but that is the danger of buying a bike online just fyi to anybody interested. Other than that the thing looks great. I bought it for my girlfriend and I'm going to give it to her for christmas so I think she will like it (if i can get the gears to work.) Overall great bike for most females, try to find a store to buy it from instead of shipping it though it's kind of risky.

great bike for a great price

by Swapna 2009-09-16, 4 people found this review helpful
This bike has met all my expectations and its a great bike to ride. The package was good and there was no damage. Very easy to put together. Schwinn has great customer service as there was some issue with the front wheel and they send a replacement for it thru FedEx in a day!!

Great commute bike

by Bethany Foshee 2010-02-11, 3 people found this review helpful
This is a great bike at a great price. It is a little bigger/heavier than my last bike, but it's great for getting to work and for working out on my trainer at home.

Great Bike!

by G. Elixman 2009-08-15, 3 people found this review helpful
I just purchased this to re-introduce myself to bike riding and wanted something that was comfortable, well built but with a smaller price tag. I love the fact that it came with fenders and a rack. Assembly was a bit tricky but my husband did the work and with a little patience it all went together, but as other reviewers stated, it would really help if it came with step by step instructions instead of just the owners manual that is generic for numerous Schwinn. To be on the safe side take it to a local bike shop and they can make sure its setup correctly.
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