Customer Reviews

Kawasaki KX26G Women's 26-Inch Mountain Bike

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I purchased this bike the last September to commute to school and the break pads wore down in a few months. Both front and rear breaks do not work now. In addition to non stoping performance, the right pedal came off. So I went to the bike shop, hoping to get repaired. However, the guy at the bike shop told me that I was the 3rd customer with the same problem. The replacement for the bike pedal attachment part has to be imported from China and there is nowhere that makes the same part in America. Now the right pedal is useless and nonfixable in America, I cannot use the bike and I have no choice but to throw away. "Kawasaki" is just a sticker that was put on the body.

Please do not waste your money on this cheaper bike. I would recommend that anyone should invest in a nicer bike.

Kawasaki KX26 Women's 26-Inch Mountain Bike

I may be speaking from inexperience as this was my first mountain bike, but so far the bike has done it's most important function: gotten me where I need to go for very very cheap. I bought this bike a year ago and these are the problems I had:
1. Missing part--
This was annoying but lucikly the bike shop was in love with the my green kawaski-- especially the rims! I got the part fixed and replaced, they helped me finish my bike, $10
2. Fast wearing break pads-
I almost hit a bus. Maybe it's the bike's fault, it also could be me because these things seem to happen to me alot, the breaks went out in just a few weeks. Got those replaced and after a few months I need them again--- new break pads when put on yourself only cost $10 a set.
3. Gears that only shift when I manually move the chain
This gets on my nerves. I manually have to shift to go up hills, the gears do work when shifting to go down.

Overall though I have explored my city from a whole new (better) perspective, bike to work and school, bike through the mountain bike trails, and NEVER have to pay for gas and get a really good workout, so this bike has a close place in my heart.

Total cost:

Bike $120
Replace part: $10
Lock $40
Breaks: $20

Total: $190

Got this bike to try and save money by riding the five miles to work instead of driving. We tried to put the bike together and couldn't figure out why the tire wouldn't fit with the front brakes (the manual doesn't say a lot with blurry pictures that don't answer many pertinent questions) so we brought it to a local bike shop for a tune-up. The fork was on backwards. Hmmm.

Anyway, rode it home the first time and the gears stopped changing after the five miles. Turns out the rear gears wobble back and forth resulting in a loud clanging sound and gears that don't shift. It seems like there's a missing piece, but two bike shops and a few bike savvy friends say it's just a faulty design.

The bright green rims are pretty embarrassing as well as the white sparkly tube covering for the brake/gear lines. I would not recommend this bike, unless you're looking for a headache.

-Edited 6/12/07-
As of now, bike is completely useless. Handlebars are too loose to work and the bolt has rusted shut so it can't be replaced. Brakes no longer work even after adjustment. And the gears move back and forth too much to shift well. I was forced to get another bike and found a nice Giant on sale. I saved more on that bike than I paid for this one. Don't buy this bike! I couldn't even salvage any of the parts!

So not only do the gears not shift most of the time, but the actual little things (I don't know what to call them) that are on the handle bars which allow you to change the gears, are the worst quality ever! You can't just click it from one gear to the next...instead, you have to move it and it clicks repeatedly and you have to guess when it's at the right spot to change the gear. I couldn't get it to even do anything while I was riding it though, it was like riding a cruiser bike...up a large hill. DO NOT BUY IT! Also, the brakes were all screwed up and the instructions don't tell you how to FIX them, because they expect them to be perfectly fine. I'm afraid to ride this bike, honestly. I wish I could send it back and get my money back!!!

I got this bike for my wife and this turned out to be the worst item I've purchased online.(period) The break system was already broken out of the box, seems like it was any way a below par product anyway. the rest of the bike if definitely not good and you'll be disappointed with it. and its not safe since every part seems to be prone to breakage ....

Bikes sell used on craigslist for this price and of all the $99.99 bikes on sale, this one had the most options. You will need screwdrivers, adjustable wrenches and hexagonal allen wrench to assemble.

The bike rides well with the suspension, but the tire rims are a bright green, which is embarassing, makes me feel dorky.