Customer Reviews

Pacific Evolution Boy's Mountain Bike (20-Inch Wheels)

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My 7 year old son loves the bike. Postives: the 20" wheels are a good fit for him, the mountain bike style is much to be desired by my son, frame is solid, set up was 15 minutes, attractive colors, great price, chain guard so the kids pants to get ripped up in the gear. Negatives: hand brakes are a little difficult for my son to get a good grip on (he'll grow into it), gears are a little cheap. Gear 5 & 6 rub the chain against the tire. Good value when you look at what the bike has to offer vs. the price.

This is my second Pacific bike ordered for my kids. Both times, the box is holey and shredded, and I am astounded there are no missing or bent parts. Here are the problems:
It takes a lot of skill to adjust the brakes and gears properly. The instruction book is thick and generic, not specific to this model. I am confident in my bike servicing skills, anybody who buys this should be.
The whole thing is carefully twist-tied together (no lost parts), but this time the adjacent parts rubbed off an area of paint on the frame-- no big deal, but not great.
The pedals were labelled improperly: 2 right pedals, but one had the appropriate reverse threads for the left pedal.
The other bike I bought 2 years ago has held up well.
So in sum, this is a good deal, but if you could get the same deal for $20 more assembled that would be worth it (but the assembly at a Toys R US might be shakey). A dedicated bike shop would cost more, but would do the best job.

I bought 2 of these bikes for my twin boys. The shipping was great and they arrived unscathed, but one of the front frame nuts was missing...Off to the hardware store. My wife and I put the bikes together, but I had to adjust the brakes and the derailer on both bikes. After the boys rode the bikes on the first day, the chain kept getting stuck on 6th gear. I had to keep adjusting. Besides the components being of cheap quality, the frame and tires were fine.[...].

Pacific Evolution Boy's Mountain Bike (20-Inch Wheels)
I ordered this bike for my grandson who lives in another state. The shipping time was AWESOME! However, the bike was received with the rear tire bent. We called the company and they shipped another tire FREE. The same problem happened with the 2nd tire -- it was also bent. It was an additional charge from a local bike shop to adjust all the spokes and hand brakes to get this bike so it could be ridden.

My parents bought this bike for my son. This is his first bike without training wheels. He loves it! He's learning to use the gears. The only thing negative I could find is that the bike is a bit heavy for my son, we live in apartments so we have to take it up the stairs for him and he wanted a bike with shocks on the under the seat. Overall I would recommend this bike to anyone.

The bike was delivered within a week even with free shipping. The package was slightly damaged, but no damage or missing parts inside. We were a little concerned about assembling ourselves based on some of the review comments, but the bike is delivered only partially disassembled. The only parts we had to assemble were the handle bar, the front wheel, two pedals, and the seat. If you have the right tools, the assembly is straight forward. My son loves the bike, especially because he wanted one with gears.