Dec
05
2009
Pacific Tuscon Boy’s Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike
Posted by Blogmaster in Mountain Bikes, tags: Bike, Boy's, DualSuspension, Mountain, Pacific, Tuscon
Product Description
Pacific Tuscon Boy’s Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike (20-Inch Wheels)Amazon.com Product Description
Give your little guy the gift that will get him moving–the Pacific Tucson Boy’s Mountain Bike! The Tucson is the ultimate powerhouse in boy’s mountain bikes, and it’s sure to light up your child’s face when he glimpses the Vortex Suspension Fork, the Torque Drive twist shifters, rugged tires, and that ultra-cool and rugged steel frame. In no time flat he’ll b… More >>
Pacific Tuscon Boy’s Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike
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Total dissapointment. I knew the bike was cheap, but should have held out an paid for more for quality. Heavy, cheaply built total piece of junk – will be rusted out and in the trash in a year.
Rating: 1 / 5
The price is excellent. What I wanted was something for my 8 year old to get used to the idea of shifting and being able to climb those steeper hills. The good news is my son loves it. Here are some problems to look out for.
It is not shipped well. It comes in an unprotected box and arrived at my house all beat up and was missing a small plastic plug that fits in the top of the front suspension. The box had holes in it, so no telling where that ended up, anyway it could’ve been much worse. The rear derailleur was slightly bent during shipping. The brakes needed adjusting and a good bit of assemply was required. You need to be a bit of a handyman to put it together.
Also, for shorter riders (like my son) the top cross bar is too high and you can’t adjust the seat enough.
I went down to the new ‘Dicks’ sporting goods store to check out their bikes after I bought this off amazon. ‘Dicks’ had a Diamondback with these features (minus the dual suspension which really isn’t needed for a kid) for $169.00 and it was much, much better quality. I was really kicking myself for not spending the extra money, because it was much safer bike to. My son had a pretty bad wreck because the brakes failed coming down a hill (he was fine, but it scared me and twisted alot of the bike up), this was mostly due to my poor brake adjustment and he was new to handle bar brakes. Anyway, that diamondback is also much better to adjust for different heights and is especially good for shorter 8 year olds. Plus that diamondback had excellent shimano components for durability etc.
Well, if you really can only spend $100, this is a good bike, but for the extra $70, you can get an awesome bike that will last for many years.
Rating: 3 / 5