Schwinn Prelude Men's Road Bike (700c Wheels)

Schwinn Prelude Men's Road Bike (700c Wheels) The Schwinn Prelude Men's Road Bike offers Schwinn quality and performance at an affordable price. With comfortable and responsive 700c wheels, a lightweight and durable Schwinn men's aluminum road bike frame, and Schwinn road bend bar and stem, the Prelude handles well and is fun to ride. The Prelude has a seven-speed Shimano A050 Shifters for adjustability so you can maintain your speed as you ride up and down hill. The Promax dual-pivot caliper brakes offer sure stopping power. Aero 36-spoke alloy wheels maintain balance and alignment, and radial laced front toe clips and straps keep you comfortable and moving on the road.

Specifications:

• Aluminum road frame and fork
• Schwinn road bend bar and stem
• Shimano A050 seven-speed shifters
• Promax dual-pivot caliper brakes
• Alloy road crank
• Aero 36-spoke alloy wheels with radial laced front
• Toe clips and straps
• Assembly required

Customer Review: skinny wheels or not skinny wheels
im not actually writing a review but i have a question? are the wheels on this bike considered skinny because i want skinny wheels and im a starter in cycling so i dont know if the wheels on this bike are skinny so can someone please tell me if the wheels on this bike is skinny i would greatly appreciated thank you


Customer Review: schwinn prelude: decent bike - stellar price
First off I do not give this bike a 5 star rating based on how wonderful it is. You need to spend Several thousand dollars for that bike. This gets a 5 star rating because it is not several thousand dollars yet it is an acceptable entry level road bike.



At just under 28 pounds it is 10 pounds heavier than a $4000 bike. Of course it is only a pound or 2 heavier than a $500 bike. And I argue that anyone riding an entry level bike has that on their own midsection anyway. If you are new to cycling you can get this and ride for a year before investing the big bucks while you decide if you like cycling and what you like and don't like about a bike.



I bought mine directly from Target (on sale!) so I could get an idea of the size rather than buy on line. I noticed another reviewer said a person 5' 10 - 6'2" would be comfortable. I somewhat agree with the top end but I am 5' 7 3/4" and am comfortable on it. The seat post could still be dropped an other inch and a half but I would say that I am about as short as you could be to have the right body to bike geometry. Someone 5'6" could ride it but I would not recommend it. I would say the same for someone 6'2".



I have put 300 HARD miles on it. I bought it to train for my come back into triathlons (My last tri was in '87) but I have wound up using it as my daily driver pulling my 2 daughters in the bike trailer 280 of the 300 miles.



I store it the garage but it has been aloud to get wet frequently on rides. The dérailleurs have begun to rust as a result of wet conditions.



It has only had one problem since I bought it - the crank bearings began to click. This probably is a result of pulling 100 pounds regularly.



These bikes have a LIFETIME warrantee on parts!!! - I called the 800 number in the owners manual. They sent me a new bearing set and I installed them. The down side of this is that if you don't have the tools you are in need of paying upwards to $50 for this repair.



If I continue to ride it next year I would upgrade the apt yet clunky bottom of the line shimano derailleurs. I would probably also get a lighter seat and possibly seat post or pedals.