Review of GMC Yukon Mountain Bike

GMC Yukon Mountain Bike
By: GMC Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 7
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Nice bike for a kid but disappointing

On: 2008-07-02

The bike frame was welded together wrong! The front wheel could not be put on the bike because the arms were not aligned. How can they make a bike so obviously defective and try to sell it? IF the bike had been correctly manufactured, it would have been the perfect bike for my 13 year old son. The quality of the bike itself was OK, a few things probably should have been a bit more quality, like the pedals, they were plastic, not good for $169. Id say if you are a serious biker, this is not the bike for you. If you ride a bike for lesiure or family time, it would be fine.
Buying through Amazon was great, I was able to return the bike, free shipping, and was credited back the $169. I love buying from Amazon, they make it so easy for you, if your purchase doesnt work out. So dont tear the box up until you know the bike is a keeper!

Only thing good about this bike is the price...

On: 2008-05-19

Like other reviewers have pointed out the brakes on this thing are flimsy and its only a matter of time before the fail to work properly. Shipping was free and it looked that way when I received the bike. Shipping was so bad my rear rim was so bent it would not spin. Also the front forks/shock system was so badly put together I had to take it to the local bike shop and have them redo it. When riding the gears would automatically change. Im sorry to say I do not recoomend this bike. Take your money and invest it into a better bike. I wish I had :(

P.S One good thing about this bike is it has a sturdy aluminum frame. Thats about it.

Could be better

On: 2008-05-05

Amazon did their job quite well, it is GMC who did not perform so great. The bike arrived well ahead of schedule, however, the bike is not very well built. The frame is solid, the brakes and gears are a bit cheap, and they gave me a different seat than what was pictured(it is a big old granny seat). If you were to put new brakes and maybe a new gear set on this bike it would be about a 400 dollar bike. So it is overall a project bike for me, otherwise a great starter bike for someone who does not ride often.

Good looking bike, that's all.

On: 2008-04-10

Worst packaging ever. There isnt any type of protection between components. The frame and tires are tied up each other with plastic ties, thats all. I would assume that they would at least put some foam protection between the tires and frame, and around the frame.
There was not one single page of instruction about how to assemble it. You dont have to be a genius nor is it too hard to figure out but I wasnt sure about few small things and it would be great if I had a choice to look them up.
The worst part is that the bike requires assembly and there was not one single disposable tool to do the job. I mean come on, even the $25 coffee maker comes with some type of tool to assemble it, they just assume you should have the tools. Forget having the tools, there is nothing to tell you what type and size of tool you need, so you cant go and get anything from your local home depot, you will have to try and find out what fits.
The first thing I noticed was the one of the shifters was broken. Its made of really cheap plastic so no wonder it didnt make it the infamous UPS handling. But lets not blame UPS, if it was packaged properly, nothing would have happened.
Here is the funny part; the handle bars were assembled upside down. I attached it to the frame but it looked funny then I turned it the other way around to find out, it was assembled wrong. I have no comment, you be the judge of that.
Overall, the bike looks good, with fancy painting and labels, although few labels were not attached completely. Unfortunately I cannot say anything about the performance since couldnt make it to road. I couldnt try but the seat doesnt seem comfortable.
I should say it seems "OK" bike for people who intend to use it for joy rides once a week. However, I have to inform you that it is made of cheap materials, but then, you get what you pay for.
I read bad reviews about Kent who seems to be the manufacturer and/or distributor of this bike. I agree with them and I chose not to buy anything from them again. This was my first purchase for a bike and it went surprisingly disappointing. Its very disappointing when you wait for something impatiently and then find out you have to return it, search again for new one, wait another week or so, etc...
Maybe buying a bike online wasnt such a great idea but I thank you Amazon for making returns painless for us.

Yukon Bicycle

On: 2008-01-18

The bicycle was purchased as a Christmas gift for my Godchild. I found the bicycle, itself, to be everything it was advertised. In fact, my Godchilds father so taken, I think I will have to him his own. Great price. Fast delivery (even during the Christmas rush).

Bikes have come a long way since my day.

On: 2007-01-04

It was an interesting experience assembling this bike for my dad.

Ive only ever owned and riden Huffy/Murray type bikes which a real biker will tell you is hardly a bike at all. This bike must be closer to the real deal because it blew away all my preconceived paradigms for bikes. The frame is very solid. Its made with really beefy aluminum tubing, solid welds, and additional bracing plates. It was stronger than the bikes of my youth and lighter too. 21 speed sure beats my old 4 speed. The front wheel nearly came off the ground when I took off the first time.

Lets make no mistakes about this. It was not intended for a hardcore rider. My dad just needs it to get from A to B on smooth pavement. The brakes DID seem a bit on the flimsy side when I installed them, which agrees with another reviewer. But it performed fine so I didnt give it much more thought. I have no idea how it will perform in the long run. The gear shifts were a little balky. It hesitates to find the gear sometimes and is a bit rough when it finally does.

Im still happy with the bike. For $170, I didnt expect anything better. I was more than satisfied. Though if I had to make a recommendation, Id say buy a used bike. For the same price, you could probably find a good used Trek/Cannondale/Schwinn on Craigslist.

Bikes have come a long way since my day.

On: 2007-01-03

It quite an interesting role-reversal assembling this bike for my dad.

Ive only ever owned and riden cheap Huffy/Murray type bikes which a real biker will tell you is hardly a bike at all. This bike must be closer to the real deal because it blew away all my preconceived paradigms for bikes. The frame is very solid. Its made with really beefy aluminum tubing, solid welds, and additional bracing plates. It was stronger than the bikes of my youth and lighter too. 21 speed are definitely better than 4. The front wheel nearly came off the ground when I took off the first time.

Lets make no mistakes about this. It was not intended for a hardcore rider. My dad just needs it to get from A to B on smooth pavement. The brakes DID seem a bit on the flimsy side when I installed them, which agrees with another reviewer. But it performed fine so I didnt give it much more thought. The gear shifts were a little balky. It hesitates to find the gear sometimes and is a bit rough when it finally engages. The thumb shifters were tight and required a decent bit of effort.

Im still happy with the bike. For $170, I didnt expect anything better. I was more than satisfied. Though if I had to make a recommendation, Id say buy a used bike. For the same price, you could probably find a good used Trek/Cannondale/Schwinn on Craigslist.

The Indistructable GMC Yukon Bicycle - NOT

On: 2006-11-03

I bought this bike thinking it would at least be decent. Within 500 miles on it, both break sets had to be replace, the hinges and screws were weak, so after one re-adjusment of the breaks the breaks no longer release and a week later the threads holding the screws broke off and no longer held the cables in place. The hub in the rear wheel was stripped almost completely after 500 miles, I couldnt pedal in 4th-7th gear or it would slip if any pressure was applied. The rear wheel was out of true when I recieved the bike and came out of true within a week of having it trued (with nothing but max 80 miles of street riding). To top it all off, after the 500 miles of riding I got out of this bike the hub in the pedal crank went out. This is a disgrace to be called a Mountain Bike. Do not buy this bike. I wouldnt even buy another bike from Kent at this point, The fact that they would even release this product is behond me.