Schwinn Tornado

Ideal for riding around the neighborhood or on bike paths, the 26-Inch Schwinn Tornado cruiser provides a comfortable. It features an upright riding position with easy-to-reach handlebars, a super soft Schwinn suspension seat, and 7-speed Shimano twist shifters. The custom styling and alloy wheels give the Tornado a smooth ride and nostalgic look. Perfect for around-town use, this bike has a nostalgic style and feel to go along with its smooth ride.

-Frame: High Tensile Steel
-Shifter: Twist Shifters
-Brakes: Front and Rear Alloy Linear-Pull
-Rear Derailleur: Shimano
-Handle Bars: Cruiser bar
-Saddle: Spring
-Rims: Alloy
-Frame Size: 26 inches
-Wheel Size: 18 inches
-Gear Speeds: 7
-Chain guard include

Reviews

Buyer Beware
I do not own this specific bike but I just bought a Schwinn Deluxe 7 for $500 and it has major quality problems. The ball bearing race is hanging out of the bottom of the headset after 2 days. The headlight is a plastic toy. There is bare metal showing on the bottom of the frame where you wouldn't notice it in the showroom.I was impressed by the looks of this retro bike but it is all flash and low quality.

bike novice
If you buy this bike, make sure you have metric hex wrenches and metric 14mm and 15mm wrenches. Don't bother reading the fold out manual. Read the Schwinn booklet from page 22 to 54. The front brake will need adjusting. The best way to adjust the brakes is to remove one of the shims from the front brake shoe and then use a screwdriver to adjust the tension on the black screw sticking out near the brake shoes. You will also need to adjust the shimano gears so the bike will go through all the gears. If you don't adjust the gears, you will hear alot of clanging when you pedal your bike. The bike will not go to 1st gear so you have to adjust the lower gear screw by putting the bike in 1st gear and then adjusting the guide until it is parallel with the largest sprocket. Plan on spending a couple of hours on this procedure if you are not proficient in putting together a bicycle. I called a local bike shop to see what it would cost to fix the gearing and the brakes and they wanted anywhere from $45.00 to $65.00. So buy at your own risk.

Hubby's 1st ADULT bike!
Surprised Hubby for his Birthday and he was amazed that very little assembly time was needed. He enjoys pedaling around the neighborhood, acting like the little boy I know exists inside him!

Nice Bicycle
By HiBeamsOn (Chicago, IL)

I grew up with a single speed bicycle and later purchased a 10 speed when they were all the craze and hated it. It was so very uncomfortable, nothing worked well, and all those gears and levers made me nuts. That put the end of my recreational bicycle riding until now.

I like this bicycle. This is my first bicycle in 20 years so I am amazed at the light weight of this machine. The electric blue paint is briliant and exciting, and two of my adult neighbors have commented that they really like the style. I do too!

I am 5'8", 175 lbs and have found this bicycle to be a comfortable size for me. The riding position is upright and comfortable, just like it was when I was a kid. No stooping over into a racing position for me! The 7 gears work easily and smoothly with an easy rotating motion on the right hand grip. No more goofy levers for me! The hand brakes work well and are quiet. No more squealing brakes for me! The seat is comfortable for a 2 hour ride along Chicago's Lake Michigan bicycle path. No more skinny and painful seats for me! The tires are fat and ride smooth like they were when I was a kid. No more skinny and rough riding tires for me! I find this bicycle to be an overall pleasureable riding experience.

Before you get me wrong, I am not against speciality bicycles or technology in any way. I'm just not a "technology victim". I just want technology to work for me, and I don't want to pay for "capability" that I will never use. I want a comfortable ride that can keep up with most of the pack, and this bicycle meets those requirements for me.

The bicycle arrived in good condition and was secured in the shipping box very professionally. It took me a while to assemble the machine (foot pedals, handle bar assembly, seat assembly, front wheel, inflate tires) and adjust the seat and handle bar height. The bicycle comes with an owners manual with an overwhelming amount of assembly information that is mostly useless. Most of it pertains to other models and assembly that has already been done at the factory. If you have a few good tools, take your time, don't get overwhelmed by the printed material, and have a little mechanical ability you will get the assembly done in a few hours. My tips: Make sure that the front fork is facing in the correct direction! I put it together backwards which made the front tire hit my foot every time I turned the handlebars. Don't inflate the front tire until AFTER you install it on the frame. The inflated tire will never clear the brake pads. Inflate the tires fully before you check to see if the brakes need adjusting. The wheel rims will shift slightly when the tires are inflated changing the alignment with the brake pads, and I did need to do some adjusting of the front brakes. The front wheel has some wobble to it but nothing serious. If you don't have any mechanical ability and some basic tools I would not recommend trying to assemble this bicycle. You won't find this bicycle in a Schwinn store, and the closest Schwinn model that they have will cost you almost double.

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