Schwinn Scorcher Boy’s Bike (16-Inch Wheels, Red)
Sunday, May 9th, 2010 at
11:06 am
Schwinn Scorcher Boy's Bike (16-Inch Wheels, Red)
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 List Price: $119.99 Sale Price: $89.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Eligible For Free Shipping 
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Product Description
Schwinn scorcher boys' bike is a 16-inch bike which features a BMX frame, front pegs and BMX-style handlebars with a 2-bolt stem. A coaster brake, front and rear caliper brakes and star-pattern wheels with wide 2.1-inch tires provide a smooth ride and steady stopping so he doesn't get thrown. The durable I-beam, low stand-over frame with fork withstands the rigors of heavy use.
Details
- New I-Beam frame
- Front pegs
- Front & rear caliper brakes
- BMX style handlebar w/ alloy 2-bolt stem
- Recommended for ages 4 to 8
Tagged with: (16-Inch • (Red) • 2009 amazon frustration-free packaging revolution • Bike • Boy's • boys bike • schwinn • scorcher • Wheels
Filed under: Schwinn roadster
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Very high quality product. My rough and tumble son has taken a few spills on it already and it is holding up outstanding. I Highly recommend it!!
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Got it today and it arrived quickly. Took about 30 minutes to assemble. Training wheels are loud. I think we need to oil it because it’s hard to petal for my 4 1/2 year old. Overall, I think it will be a great bike. No complaints.
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My son got this bike for his 4th birthday on March 14th, 2007. I chose this type due to liking Schwinn bikes for a long time…always had this type of bike for myself and my older children. Also, it may be a little large for a 4 year old, but I would like him to have it for some time, not just grow past it! Which is why I also liked that it came with training wheels!! Good sturdy bike that I think my son wil enjoy for a long time to come.
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The product was perfect, but everything leading up to its arrival was insane. I had to call three different times to check on the bike, but they could not tell me if it was shipped. I ordered the bike almost a month before Christmas and less than a week before Christmas I could not find out if it would be in on time. I canceled the order because they did not think it would be in before Christmas. I bought another bike, which is hard to find four days before Christmas, only to find the bike I cancelled in front of my door. They were disorganized, could not answer questions, and obviously cannot handle the overwhelming demand at Christmas time. I returned the second bike I thought we had to buy and ended up with the bike I ordered, but that was after numerous headaches, stress, an hour and a half of waiting time on the phone, and unanswered questions.
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Before reading this, please understand that we sold our car last summer, so our family uses bikes for every-day commuting, be it to/from work, to/from preschool, or just grocery shopping. Bikes are less “toys” for us, than hard-working transportation that must function well!
We got this for my son for the holidays, just before his 4th Birthday. There were some issues with the manufacturer that delayed shipping, but the seller made herculean (and successful!) efforts to make sure the bikes all arrived by Christmas.
My husband assembled this bike late Christmas Eve in the livingroom. While the manual was less than helpful for this (Schwinn, apparently, makes one general manual that covers all types of bikes, and therefore doesn’t feel it necessary to make model-specific manuals — or assembly instructions!), he was able to get it ready in a reasonable amount of time. Like all bikes, it comes with the tires deflated, so I had to take it to get air in them. (Perhaps this is why one reviewer complained the tires were fat and soft?)
I was immediately impressed with how sturdy the bike is. Strong. It looked cool — it was also going to withstand anything my son was likely to put it through in the years to come!
The first time my son tried it, we discovered the training wheels were set too low: The rear tire wasn’t making enough contact with the ground to give “drive”. A two-second adjust, and that was fixed.
The low “rise” in front of the seat makes it easy for little boys to get on. The combination of coaster and hand-brakes gives many options for learning to stop. One unexpected “bonus”? The front pegs actually keep the weight of the bike OFF the body during falls!
We’ve had the bike for one month now. He’s gone from shakily riding to the corner while I strolled slowly next to him, to riding it to school (a 3-mile trip).
PROS:
* Sturdy contstruction
* “real bike” quality
* coaster AND full-caliper brakes
* Reflectors
* Quick-adjust seat
* Front pegs make falls safer (who knew?)
* Bike is tall enough for an adult to “walk” without breaking their back
* Can easily keep up with an adult on a full-sized bike.
CONS:
* My son’s hands are not yet LONG enough to use the caliper brakes, because the levers are so far from the handlebars.
* Handlebar structure makes it difficult to mount a basket
* Training wheels are loud. (But, then, all training wheels are loud.)
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Bought this bike for our 4 1/2 year old. It was a great purchase. It is sturdy and well put together, and he loves it! We thought this bike looked a little on the orangish side from the pictures, but it is really a great color of red and we are very pleased with it.
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Our son is 3 years old…BUT his is a verrry BIG 3 year old. This bike is perfect for him. It is nice and sturdy. Some of the other bikes that we tested out in the store seemed like they were going to fall apart. I appreciate the fact that this bike is a bit heavier than the others and our son doesn’t seem to have any problems with it. He LOVES it!
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We got this bike for our son’s 4th birthday. It is a little heavy, but not too bad. He got on it as soon as we put it together (easy to assemble), and was peddaling up and down our street with no problems.
We got him the orange one with flames, and it looks REALLY COOL! All the boys in the neighborhood like it.
We looked at all our local department stores, and none of the bikes seemed very good. We took a chance ordering this one and are very pleased. I think for what it cost it’s a very good deal.
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Our son received this bike for his 4th birthday and is in love with it. So far, so good.
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This Schwinn bike has held up so well over the years. I bet we have at least 200 miles on this bike, in that we rode one summer 10 miles per day on the Erie Canal. The gearing of this bike is just enough so that the kids are not having to pedal like crazy to keep up, nor is it so low that they cant make it up small hills. The training wheels have wore out and we replaced them but that was after many months of riding all the time. We gave this to my daughter after my son moved up in bike size. Its cool colors for a girl too. She looks great on it and is having a blast this spring riding it on our driveway/street.
Quality (+)
Great quality, only minor oiling of the chain and pumping of the tires and its still going strong. I discouraged my son from skidding to a stop, (which I still like to do) and that has saved the back tire. Even so, I think we have another year left in these tires.
Comfort (+)
Once you have the seat height set the kids never complained about their tush’s hurting at all on long rides. Hand brakes can be a bit hard for the kids to use at the bottom end of the age group, however, there are always the pedal brakes so they have many options to stop.
Highly recommended!
Thanks for reading my review.