Schwinn Sidewinder Mens Mountain Bike: Best Bike under $150

I recently purchased a Schwinn Sidewinder Men’s 26 inch mountain bike. Reason I chose this bike was it was inexpensive to me, Schwinn is a reputable company and has been around for over 100 years. Before I tell you what I like about the bike, I will tell you why I bought this bike. My girlfriend and I were looking for an inexpensive way of spending our weekends together doing an activity. We leave about 20 minutes from the beach however we rarely visit the beach because other than being stationary in one part of the beach and playing games, there is not much to do. So we decided to explore the different beaches but what better way to ride through them.

We looked in multiple stores and before we picked our bikes we chose the mountain bikes because they can take more punishment with less parts to worry about falling off the bike. We also assumed that mountain bikes are more durable from front to back and with 21 gears who can complain about not being able to go fast enough on a bike. So after much thought I decided to go with the Schwinn Sidewinder bike for myself of the color, the functionality, and riding comfort of the bike. Here are some things I liked about the bike:

• Has 21 gears
• Has suspensions in the front to absorb some of the bumps while riding
• Awesome color, I got mine in electric blue
• Fairly light weight, I can lift the bike up the stairs without any problem
• Gears are easy to change
• Costs about $149 at Wal-Mart
• Brakes allow you to stop on a dime
  

Some things I didn’t like about the bike:

• Seat is hard to get used to and hurts the rear end (I believe this is a complaint for all bikes)
• The tires seem inferior, I have already filled air in them numerous times
• Repair a flat on the rear tire very annoying and painstaking (Its a problem for all bikes)
• No rear suspension, you have to brace yourself after hitting a pothole
• Sometimes the gears do get stuck and make a rubbing sound, the transition between gears is not smooth, not always at least

So do you have Schwinn Sidewinder? What do you think? Do you have another bike, what are you thoughts? Share them below.