Schwinn Sidewinder 26 Men's Bike from Walmart
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- čas přidán 31. 08. 2019
- The Schwinn Sidewinder is a 26" Men's mountain-style bike available at Walmart for $148. I previously reviewed the Schwinn Sidewinder eBike, and had many requests to look at the standard sidewinder. This past week my local Walmart store added 3 standard sidewinder bicycles to the bike rack. I took the opportunity to check them out and this video shows the components and features of these sub-$150 bikes. It's interesting that this name is shared between two bikes that aside from colors aren't very similar.
Link to the bike at Walmart: www.walmart.com/ip/26-Mens-Sc...
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This is the bike that got me into MTB a few years back. Man I loved it for what it was. Fast forward years later I have a Full Suspension Diamondback now. I owe it all to this Schwinn 🤙
Same here buddy, got a bike of this spec then upgraded to several bikes. After trying out a carbon fibre MTB, you cant shake off the feeling of a lighter and more responsive bike such as the Viathon Kev reviewed. Feels like a magic carpet.
can the bolted on axles be upgraded to quick release?
Believe it or not this is actually not a Schwinn bike. It is actually a Pacific-Cycle brand bike that has an alliance with Schwinn and Mongoose, because I bought a new Mongoose split rock and it is a MIRROR copy of this bike just without the name Schwinn on it, but one name that is the same on this Schwinn and my Mongoose is Pacific-Cycle.
I was out mowing the yard, and happily remembered that I would have KevCentral waiting for me when I got in👍🏼👍🏼
@@alonzogamez1399 alabama better.
@@alonzogamez1399 I live in africa.
Thanks for the review. I bought this bike in April, though mine came with the revo twist shifters. I put about 500 miles on it and bought a new saddle for better comfort as I use it as my daily commuter. In July I converted it to an e-bike with a 1000watt rear hub and 48 volt battery. I renamed it my “Weeee” bike because I now get to work in 30 minutes as opposed to an hour. I put over 500 miles on it before motorizing it as my ride is 11 miles each way. I’m approaching 500 mile with motor this weekend.
After watching your review on the Santis, I bought it for $199. I was blessed by Walmart because they sent me two for that $199. I believe it was because the first bike was beat up in shipping. I returned it and they refunded my purchase price. When I tried to return the 2nd bike, they had no record of it-it too was damaged during shipping, but I’ve got it almost dialed in.
Voilamart sent me a second conversion kit because first kit had defective Hall sensors so I will eventually convert the Santis to electric too!
Keep up the good work on your channel, I enjoy your candor and you’ve helped me feel better about buying a “Big Box Bike!”
I’m trying to cfind never mine to a ebike with volosmart kit. How were you able to use the throttle supplied with them for the motor cutoff.
Oh my god, trigger shifters. On a cheapie bike.
...I need to go to walmart.
I just got this bike today and it is using rotors and calipers up front and back! It's price was $200 though, not $150. I'm no bike expert, for for $200, I am quite pleased with it.
Wow, what a difference 4 years makes. My wife has a 2015 Sidewinder. It has an aluminum frame, rim brakes on both wheels, and twist shifters ( which I swapped for shimano trigger shifters). The handle bar was very narrow so It was upgraded to an Askit Jessica 720mm also.
Thanks for the great review. I grew up on Schwinns. It’s time to get a new one and this is the one. I don’t need a $15,000 bike and this is no cheapie bike. The problem in general is people don’t appreciate technology and engineering that goes into so many quality products. They buy them, trash them and whine. Try and make this bike and countless other items in your basement. It seems all we can do is knock things. We are definitely good at that. Well I’ll get off my high horse now. Let the riding begin!
I totally love all your videos! Very informative! By watching these videos, I decided to buy the schwinn aluminum comp. Thanks!
Oh my god man i literally just wanted to watch some of your videos and this video poped in my recommendations
Love your box videos. I think I have watched a ton of your and because of this channel I went to get a bike. I normally go for the absolute lowest price since I just cruise around town, but when I found the Sidewinder at walmart (plandemic pricing and availability) I took a quick look and picked one up as of today (sept15 2020) they the one I got has front and rear disk brakes. the handle bar also looks like it has been upgraded. Thanks for all your reviews.
Is there any way you could keep some sort of chart showing your favorite (or best value) affordable bikes? Like favorite single speed, hard-tail, commuter, folding e-bike, full suspension, etc? You’ve done a lot of work here so it would be great to have it in one spot to reference.
Good idea
Yeah!👏👏👏👏👏👏🎖
Thinking something like that would be great. Kevcentral is doing a fantastic job, Thanks.
You do a very though walk through. I actually had a blast riding around on my cheap WM cruiser today. It took me a few months to get it sorted, but for now it's riding great.
Sidewinder has been around for a while. Have had one for years, steel, love it, changed the tires to kenda cross tho and watching your vids are making me think of redoing it. Thanks.
Same got the 2019, any recommendations, got a bell front tire😅,
Thank you for this video! I needed a look at the non-drive train side of the bottom bracket. I am doing a bottom bracket overvall on my gf's bike. She was convinced a part was missing when she bought the bike. It looks like there was no part missing! Great channel btw!
For a sidewinder? How did it go? What size bracket is it?
Havent seen one of your videos in a while, youtube aint reminding me of them. OMG ur subbs have increased SO MUCH. Cant wait to see you hit 100k keep up the good work
What a better way to wait for the forces of hurricane Dorian here in s Florida than to catch up on my kevcentral videos thanks!!!
I just bought the most current model. It has a disc brake in the rear also and the seat has the greenish stitching. It cost me 198.
This is an ideal gravel bike as is. I own an earlier sidewinder with front and rear rim brake and use it on both gravel and paved roads with Michigan potholes for short rides. The only mod I did was an adjustable neck for a more upright riding position and less squeeky aftermarket brake pads. Does the job unless you are a bike snob and need to be super fast. The bike is about 12 years old.
i just started riding my 15-20 year old sidewinder to work recently.
Handles great for an old bike.
Not one single issue with it.
Hopefully it will last another twenty years.
Great video, can you do a review on huffy scout 26” or 24” MTB from Walmart?
TD-one trigger shifters...that's something new, never saw that before. I think it's pretty good for the money.
When the tariff goes away, should be an even better deal. Walmart should sell a bunch of these.
I liked when you went to Walmart to review bicycles ya! 😊👍🏼
Hey all, does anyone know if you can replace the entire crankset on these stamped and riveted bikes? (i.e upgrading or anything)
When will the stage 2 Schwinn aluminum comp out
I bought a Sidewinder from Walmart on 5/28/2020. The front TD One shift levers broke on me 2 days ago. I've had issues dialing in the front derailleur, but that's because I'm a hack really. Ive put a lot of miles on it on local green and some blue trails -- around 150 miles or so. It's loud...creeks and chain slap. But it's providing a lot of fun on trails. It's a good bike for what it is -- a budget gateway into trail riding.
I recently got a Schwinn Sidewinder out of a dumpster. It's an older model than this . It has a quill stem , twist grip shifters and a rim brake on the front wheel .
Could you please check out the Huffy Scout? I saw one briefly and it looked like it had a tapered headset. I was in a hurry so didn't get a chance to get a closer look.
Hey Kev do u think you can do a review on the next gauntlet or the ginnisis rct
I brought a 26" sidewinder /blue & pewter gray back in 04,, sold it and been kicking myself ever since
Can the bolt on wheels be upgraded to through axle?
I have a Sidewinder though got it in 2017 back then it didn't come with any disc brake and has twist shifters, but overall it's held up really well. I mainly stick to road with it have taken it to smooth hard pack dirt easy going trails no problem. I did replace the cheap plastic pedals and put different tires on it but that's it otherwise it's stock and for 150 bucks it has served me well and plan to keep riding it until something majorly goes wrong or I just want something new.
Do you still ride it. How is it holding up??
Keep these types of vids going👍
I would like to see a video on the updated versions. They appear to have front and rear disc brakes, don’t know what all else. I’m looking for a bike for my wife but can’t seem to find an Al Comp for sale.
I think this and the al comp are similar when it comes to its components. Just this one is made out of steel and the al comp is aluminum. The al comp also has larger wheels. I got this one and it is cheaper than the al comp. It’s Great bike so far when it comes to riding it but it is heavy due to it made out of steel.
Finally after a long time of asking
Does anyone know if 27.5” wheels will fit in this frame? Thanks
I still have my schwinn boundary 29er "frame".it is all redone.just need to go to 1x12,2x12or 3x10 and replace the crank.The bb is changed to sealed bearing til I go to hollowtech.The frame is aluminum,plus I like the geometry of the frame
So the deraileurs can still be changed if necessary without any issues? Does the fixed hanger have anything to do with that?
Do you know if the hyper hyrofrom Wil back?
Kev, I have been keeping my eye on this bike for awhile but they have been out of stock. Which bike would you recommend for yourself that will be the best on the Walmart site for a 26’? Of course, I am on a budget for under $200-$400.
bro you deserve way more subs
Can you review the mongoose impasse dual
Exelent video. Good info
THANK you
Hey kev,
I have an 11 year old im trying to get on flat trails, he’s almost 5.2 any suggestions on a bike you’d recommend for him..?
Thx -Ray
If you switch out the fork to a suntour XCT along with the adding wider bars and better stem it's not a terrible starter bike. So total cost maybe $150 + $80 fork + $10 wake stem + $20 wake bars = $260 for a pretty solid beginner bike better than anything you can buy anywhere at that price. Also change out the rear pads to koolstop salmon for $10 more and it's a real nice bike.
I need the 26" because of my inseam. The Sidewinder now is showing twist shifters. I won't be doing any hardcore mountain biking, maybe light to a medium trail for camping. You don't like twister for mountain biking, but will it be adequate for what I'm planning? Thanks.
I bought the 24" model for my 7 year old. She fell over on our ride together at very low speed and the left brake lever handle broke. Seems like a very cheap and brittle material. Looking online for a replacement/improvement. Can you recommend something since this is an integrated shifter/brake?
I have the same bike just got it today but Can you put 700c tires on that kind of bike
the sidewinder name has been around a while, my wife had a schwinn sidewinder from the 90's during high school. She had it for 20ish years, I think it had altus components. No suspension lol
Back then Schwinn was a respected bike brand. A few of my buddies had full XT aluminum race mountain bikes by Schwinn, i believe Schwinn even had a pro mtb team back in the day.
Ahh yes a new kev central video
Thank you for the sidewinder survey I'm just so ready to ride it's hard to wait on the boundary or the men's Al c o m p considering thinking about women's AL c o m p
Pls can you tell me how long is the chain
Can you do a review of the huffy scout 26 inch?
Would love to see you review the Fuji Nevada 1.9 29er. Picked one up recently from Gander Outdoors for $261! Retails for $549. Tons of bikes on clearance there if anyone has one local.
Can you review carrera vulcan it is 400 dollars disc spec 14 kg and.... 120mm front fork.i want to buy it but i dont know if it is good quality
Would anyone happen to know the bottom bracket size on this bike?
my dad has a rlly old sidewinder, it came with some decent components
Any hope on a Review of the Walmart Schwinn Vantage F2 for $550 ish?
I saw another Schwinn Knowles 29er at my local Walmart the other day, which I was surprised because I haven't seen one reviewed anywhere and thought I bought the last one a few months ago. It's not a bad bike with a few upgrades.
Chris Clark ...I bought the Knowles, but I returned it. It was a little too big for me at 5’9 and it was noisy with squealing brakes, grinding gears, and squeaking sounds from the front tire. I think I’ll try the sidewinder. 🤔
I've this bike
But the right crank arm screw stripped !!! I'm confused trying to buy one !! Any help on amazon link for compitable??
I purchased the updated model sidewinder with dual disc brakes and tapered headset. Is it worth updating this bike with a 1x and a new fork? I have been eyeing the aluminum comp as well.
Hey Kev. Can you do a review on the Mongoose Ledge 2.1 this is the bike I have and it’s technically a full-suspension bike but the suspension doesn’t really work. Like the suspension doesn’t compress. Can you help me or tell me what to kind of do. Thanks!
Has it worked before? How heavy are you? Have you tried using less preload?
Nuggi Nuss Lover I’m pretty sure it didn’t work before because the bike wasn’t originally mine, it was given to my sister but she really doesn’t like cycling so she left it out and stuff and it was collecting dust and rust so now I have it. I’m 13 years old but the bike is too small cause I’m 6ft. I’m about 145lbs. And for pre-load well the suspension doesn’t articulate so I can’t do it.
Stop by your local bike shop and see if they can make some setup adjustments
Dug Kub I live in Panama, Central America. 🇵🇦 There’s no such thing as a local bike shop, thanks for the suggestion I’m not trynna be rude or anything though.
@@gregsaldana4362 No worries! Best suggestion in the US, even then can be hard or a few hours drive from a good one.
which is better this or the mongoose same price just for the neighborhood and stuff you know
KevCentral can we see an updated version of the Schwinn Sidewinder. Just got it today and I love it. It’s 200$ now but has dual disc brakes and a new more mountain style bar. Good video and I hope you re review it,
Just out of curiosity. Where did you your bike from?
Like it sir --Thank you.
We want all the bike industry to adopt the newest and strongest design, such as thru axle frame, and strong and light fork, strongest and light wheels, and responsive durable groupset. Lets sell off the old tech for cheap and fill the future with bikes of the latest tech.
I use to have a schwinn sidewinder form 2015 now have a trek marlin 6
I put a bike engine kit on a sidewinder, if I knew how to submit a picture of it to you I would along with my genesis 27.5 RCT I upgraded inspired by your channel. Thanks for the great videos and inspiration to upgrade big box bikes.
👍🏼 via my website you can submit pics in the blog, via contact, or by chat.
Can you please review the
27".5 Mongoose Ledge 2.1 Men's Mountain Bike, Black I wanna know if it’s worth the money
The Gamer YT I wonder if he can buy it or do it in the store
The one's we just got in at our Walmart are now disk brakes front and back. However, they screwed it up because the rear disk brake placement makes it impossible to put on a rear rack attached to the axle. The Huffy Scout version of dual disk brakes doesn't have this problem (plus it's 50 bucks cheaper).
Thanks for sharing
@@KevCentral I've ridden the earlier generation Sidewinders from the Atlantic Ocean to Texas twice, and never had a single problem with them, other than replacing the plastic pedals with metals one's pre-ride and putting on touring tires. Was able to slap a rear rack with 50 pounds worth of gear, never a problem. But it seems the later generations of Sidewinders started to get "creative" with styling like curving frames and I wonder if they would hold up on a long distance tour. Thanks for your awesome channel.
Kev I bought a sidewinder yesterday at Walmart but it came with duel disc breaks?! Is this the new 2020 version? I can’t find it online anywhere??
Very nice bike.
Great vid! Have you reviewed the Schwinn Copeland 700cc yet?
The Huffy would probably be better for 150 .At least the huffy has 2 disc brakes.
Lots of higher end steel bikes don't have replaceable hangers (most Surlys for example, that run ~$600/frameset). I'd guess the idea is that they are repairable anyway (bend/braze/weld).
Good luck with the repair.
I have a small bend on the hanger of a belgian bike from the 80s.. and it is quite complicated to get right.. I may end up making it worse.. as you risk bending the tubes!
Huffy scout 26 inch, it’s a 148 dollar dual disc brake bike with 80mm of front suspension travel
Edit: I threw on some trigger shifters, rock road pedals, a tourney (tz)rear derailleur, and I’m working on converting it to quick release.
New in the MTB World, just got today the 2020 sidewinder. Looks pretty awesome , let's see on the road. Any recommend updates for beginners???
Only update what you feel needs updating. Otherwise, it’s a slippery slope 😁
Jeese, their website says these are now $198...I got a near new unused sidewinder 26 nearly complete stripped frame with five miles on it for $7, from a neighbor, he rebuilt his sons' bike after giving up biking from injury....I could in theory make it a bike again, but eh, without the wheels, well, and its a steel frame....I got a nice crank assembly, a kickstand, front forks, no goosneck, the old steel handlebar, a front derailer, the rear brake caliper without pads of course. I needed the crank assembly, front derailer. Strange thing, though, the bike has five miles of pavement use, it aint dirty, its five months old and sat in his garage, and when I spin the pedals/crank,....I swear the bearings sound and feel dry or damaged somehow,...guess it don't matter cause I just want the aluminum crank arm set with gears, maybe to put on something else with steel crank arms, like that genesis v2100, my little full suspension bike bought on sale for $125 with tourney derailer installed as a replacement, but the crank arms put on those bikes are white plastic coated steel, I kid you not, steel, I mean, the crank arms on that bike could be removed and used as a hammer, probably heavy too. The double wall rims were the only saving grace on this style bike, and I know someone who works at a big box store that said that these bikes were the less returned for anything, usually just folks wanting the money for something else.
It rides and drives very pleasantly had a few problems with the foot hitting the front wheel every now and then other than that it was very smooth the shifting was nice the ride I took was probably 6 mi round trip it was still comfortable even though I'm big for it I'm 511
I recently bought my 12 year old a sidewinder and it appears it is different than this one. For one, a rear disc brake. Have you been able to see the new updates? Will there be a review?
They have updated it. If supply normalized enough that I can get my hands on one
Cool yeah this bike is good
I’m a beginner and don’t want to spend to much money do you think this is a good bike
I used one of these as parts a while back and put the rims on my genesis v2100 because the wheels that came with the genesis would bend like butter
Thanks for sharing
Do you know where to by cheap 27.5 rims? Mine is warped and can't be trued, so I'm looking into buying new ones.
David P. just go to ur local bike shop and they’ll have some, the cheapest you can get them it’s around $50
@@anthonysciabarrasi2611 Thanks!
In Panama the market is ruled by rally very very cheap I bought a huffy elite just for move around the neighborhood but with Shimano stuff I've been upgrading things by myself
Hello Kev, I also picked up this bike for $99 at Walmart. I think it is a newer version since, it has both disc brakes and a tapered headset. Do you have a review with part upgrades for the newer version? I checked your website but did not find any information. Thanks.
Thanks for the info. I haven’t reviewed an updated version, but I’ll be on the lookout
I just picked up a 26" for my self at $98 and a 24" for $69 for my 10-year-old. I, too, would love to know what upgrades can be done to the newer version.
Huffy scour. I whoukd like to see!
Do the huffy 26 scout bike for the same price it have dual disc brakes and upgrade it in the future
Can you do the trek marlin 5
I'm wondering if you ever did a review on the Schwinn Copeland they made it to the racquet my Walmart
I haven’t came across one yet
Ok, need your advice here. My son has a Nishiki Colorado Comp, all his friends have the GT Aggressor Pro. Now he wants the GT. His money, his purchase, what do YOU recommend for up to $350?
The Colorado is a better bike than the Ag Pro, IMO
Can you cover Dechatlon bikes they have some good bikes
Nice vid
I saw a mountain bike that fits 5'2"-5'10. Im 5'10" so I figure it's my size, but it was too small. Luckily you can return bikes at Wally world before 90 days, so I did just that. I ❤️ Walmart.
I ended up going with a 700c tire from Walmart. It is considered a 28".
Plsss buy the schwin sidewinder and upgraded, love to see another upgraded bike on the trails
Not worthy of upgrades. No hanger to mount a higher end derailleur or provisions for rear disc brakes.
I bought this same bike from Walmart in Iowa for 148$ in June but the quality sucks because the disc brake is really bad, they make loud noises and I got the warranty but they don't fix the brakes. The bike also is very bumpy even over flat grass. What should I do keep in mind I'm only 13? My parents won't let me get a different bike.
Try having the brake cleaned
Ok I will
Also wouldn't a disc brake in the back and rim in the front make more sense?
It’s my preference
You should review the Cannondale cujo 3
Not sure what Schwinn is doing? I have seen a review of this bike still called the sidewinder but 24", the electric version and I got one from walmart with same name, same graphics and components except mine has front and rear disc brakes and cost $189. Confusing
What about the woman frame sidewinder, looks a bit different and the breaks match both are disc
I'd like to see an upgrade Schwinn Santos with those hydraulic brakes