Review of Cadillac Adventure Series AVP2.1 Men's Dual Suspension Disc Brake Comfort Bike (17-Inch Frame)

Cadillac Adventure Series AVP2.1 Men's Dual Suspension Disc Brake Comfort Bike (17-Inch Frame)
By: Cadillac Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 6
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great value for $261

On: 2007-09-18

After researching and visits to the local bike shops, you cant beat this value for a Hybrid/Comfort Bike.

Bike Shops wanted $200 for USED Hybrids w/out disc brakes.

Pros comfortable ride, Smooth shifting, great looks, and you get to proudly tell everyone that you own a Caddy!
Installation easy except for the disc-brakes. Fits perfect on the Allen 3 Bike rack... I just got On sale at amazon! Ordered it 9/9 recieved it 9/14 w/ free shipping.

Cons No kickstand and looks like it will require a rear mount, rotor was bent slightly on rear brake, No water-btl holder.

Nothing But Praise

On: 2007-07-19

This bike is awesome. If you are middle age or older, or just want a great ride get this one. People stare at this bike! The paint is awesome and the disk brakes look futuristic and are very functional. The suspension makes you feel like you are riding a much more expensive bike. The tires silently roll over pavement. It is a stealth bike. The gears are smooth. There is nothing bad to say about this bike. Just make sure you get the right bike for your body frame and height etc.

Cons: There are none. This is the perfect bike in its class. Shop around, get the best price and enjoy! I would love to hear your comment after you have rode a few times.

Very good value for the price

On: 2007-01-26

This is a very well-made bike for under three-hundred (I paid one-fifty pre-Christmas, which was a steal). Very comparable to comfort bikes selling for six to seven hundred at the local bike shops, and none of those have disk brakes. Assembly was easy - took about an hour, and unlike the other persons comments, all instructions were present for the one tricky part, the front disk brake, and that was really a snap. And since all the deraileurs and shifters are pre-assembled and tuned at the factory, the bike was good to go with few adjustments.

Pros - very well made, smooth shifters and quality gearing, sweet ride, all-around disk brakes, and the look on peoples face when they realize that you are riding a Cadillac.

Cons - a heavy bike so not great for hilly areas, and no kickstand.

Very Good Value

On: 2007-01-12

I bought this bike for short trips to the store, park and sometimes to work. I 1st put it together w/o much trouble although you must have some common sence (the instructions are almost useless). On my rides I found the bike has a smooth ride and seating position is high. My only con I have is the tires are very thin. I had a flat in about a week and had to buy a thicker inner tube. So plan on doing this. All in all a very good value for a nice bike.

Just put it together

On: 2006-07-12

Well, the bike got here today and I couldnt wait to put it together. I got a great price on it and am fairly good at putting things together. I looked and looked and didnt find any directions for the parts that I had, only directions for parts and peices that were already together.

Anyway, no problem. Assembly still only took 90 minutes or so, and wasnt to difficult (This may be either a good sign or famous last words).

The problem is that I cant ride it, the front tire doesnt hold air. So it looks great (1 star), and is put together easily (the 2nd star), but you cant use it.

I am hoping that they will replace my tire as it came out of the box that way, maybe Ill come back and change the rating if they do.

InitialI Impressions

On: 2006-07-08

This bike is a great deal. I definitely recommend this bike if you can get it for under $300.

The AVP2.1M does have adjustable front and rear shocks, but they dont have any damping. The front suspension is Zoom Brand(HL corp / Shen Zheng), although I dont know which model. This suspension is better than what you will find on most hybrids.

I found a couple bubbles in the paint, but nothing serious. All the bubbles were in non-cosmetic places and I didnt bother fixing them.

The back cassette is equipped with a megadrive sprocket(one giant gear) for hill climbing. I cant get the megadrive gear to engage, but the bike is geared a bit low for me anyway so I havent looked into it much.

The tires look like motorcycle tires and dont have a whole lot of grip. Ive been running them at 45psi(they take 30-50psi) so lowering the pressure may help a little.

The disc brakes are just great, but both of my rotors were slightly warped out of the box, but you can bend them back.

The wheels werent perfectly true out of the box, and my back tire had a loose spoke that made a sprang noise when I went over it. This isnt much of a problem if you have a spoke tool. The rims look like they are pretty high quality.

The bike has some silly gages on the handlebar for telling you which gear you are in, I took them off.

The peddles have a rubberized grip, it works much better than I initially thought it would.

The bike is a very comfy ride, it has a nice seat and the shocks do their job well on pavement. The overall look of the bike is great.

If you dont know much about bikes it would probably be a good idea to get a bike shop to put it together for you. You will end up with a much better bike.