Review of Magna Echo Ridge Boy's 20-Inch Mountain Bike

Magna Echo Ridge Boy's 20-Inch Mountain Bike
By: Magna Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 5
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Good Bike for the Money

On: 2007-12-25

We bought the boys and girls bikes for our kids for Christmas, and we are very happy with the bikes. We were looking for an inexpensive mountain bike (< $100 each) for our kids to learn to use hand brakes and gears. We got the pair for just over $150.

They required many adjustments on the brakes and gears to make the bikes work properly, but fortunately, I am good friends with a bike mechanic. Also, both inner tubes on one of the bikes had small holes in them - one was found Christmas morning. :(

Overall, I would definitely recommend these bikes. They are much better than the "Walmart Special" for about the same price.

Difficult Brake Adjustment!

On: 2007-10-28

I bought this bike for my 10 year old son instead of a similar one at Wal-mart thinking that it would be a better quality bike. Not the case - overall quality was probably the same but the brake adjustments were very complicated!! The bike went together easily but the brakes were not adjusted correctly (the wheels wouldnt even turn) and it took me 2 hours to just get them to work (and Im a mechanical engineer!). The front brake assembly is still way too loose and I havent been able to figure out how to adjust it. If I had bought one at Wal-mart, I would not have had to spend time adjusting anything.

blue boys 20-inch bike

On: 2007-08-26

Loved this bicycle!!! It arrived in two or three days time and was sort of easy to assemble. Both my boys loved riding it. The design is right for 8 & 9 year old boys. Fantastic price. Highly recommend!!!

Good Bike - needed adjustments

On: 2007-05-13

After some setup adjustments out of the box, my son loves the bike and it works very well. So if you arent afraid of a little screwdriver and wrench work, you cant beat it for the money. Adjustments needed: Front brake pads, rear derailer, spoke tension on front tire.

Poor Quality, Difficult Assembly

On: 2006-12-22

This bike is a quite a dissapointment. It had five significant problems during assembly:
- both brakes required adjustment (rubbed wheels)
- Bottom braket required adjustment (too tight, did not turn)
- reinstall derailer (improperly install - rubbed cogs)
- true wheels (very out of alignment)
- replace reflector (brocken)

If you are not skilled at bike repair, I would avoid this one.

Once assembled properly, the bike is OK. Quality is what I would expect for the price (low price, low quality).