Schwinn Crest Urban Women’s Hybrid Bike
The Schwinn Crest Urban women’s hybrid bike is built around with a lightweight 17-inch aluminum hybrid frame and an SR Suntour front suspension for, that really help it hold up to jolts when you ride on difficult, uneven terrain. The frame and 700c wheels are responsive enough to hold up to gravel or shallow mud, but also excel on flat trails and streets.
The Shimano TX-31 rear derailleur and SRAM speed grip shifters, provide a number of gear options for flat or hilly ride. Whether you are going to work or get around the city, the Schwinn Crest urban women’s hybrid bike offers a comfortable smoother ride.
Moreover, you will love the 700 x 38c hybrid tires and 700cc rims that are much thinner than mountain bicycle tires yet sturdier than a lot of road bike options. Made of alloy, with 24-hole grouped spokes and ground sidewalls.
Other features include an SR Suntour front derailleur, an alloy adjustable stem with a 30mm rise comfort bar, and alloy linear pull brakes.
Let’s Take a Look More Detail for the Features:
- 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
What else do you need to know? You may read some reviews bellow:
Review by: ash – I believe this is a great bike for the price, IF you want a commuter bike. Looking for a lightweight road demon, find something else. It is a heavy bike, but for a daily commute in the city, you should want that. (Good enough for the Danes and Dutch!)Honestly, you won’t find a bike like this for the price in other places. I wanted a nice Dutch style city bike but they are way too the hell expensive (800+), and other bikes in my price range didn’t have the features that a bike commuter should want: chain guard, back rack, fenders, upright seating position. The shifting can be harsh, and I’m sure the components are not as nice as you would get with another bike. BUT, the tradeoff is a bike that can handle your daily life. I’ve hauled a gallon of milk and a six pack of beer on this thing. I’ve passed lycra clad men in heels, ok maybe they were tuckered out and I was just getting started, point is, I’ve had very little trouble with this bike.
Review by: Gary D. Fitzgerald – 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.
Review by : Cynthia R. – 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!!
Review by: D. C. Hernandez – I really like this bike, the only problems I have had with it are after a couple rides, learning the gears, I had to get them adjusted by a shop, random gears kept slipping. After our second ride the front mud guard fell off I blame my husband for not tightening the nut tight enough and on the same ride a screw in the seat that goes into the springs fell out. After a call to Amazon they credited me (instead of me returning the whole bike instead of just the seat) enough to go buy myself a new seat and have a little left over.
Where Can I Get the Best Price?
I check prices regularly for Schwinn Crest Urban for women and by far the best price has always been at Amazon. However, because they are generally the cheapest, it often sells out quickly, so don’t think about it for too long if you see they have some in stock. Check the price NOW!