Kent International Kent KZ2600

I bought this bike for my son for Christmas. Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to pull the bike out of the box until late Christmas Eve. The bike isn't hard to finish putting together, but it does take a little time, which I didn't have. You have to put the front tire on, pedals, seat, and handlebars. Alot of those installations require allen wrenches, which I didn't have at the time. Make sure you have some if you buy this bike. Additionally, the front brakes are disc brakes, and you have to complete the installation of the front brake cable to the brake lever on the handlebars. This also takes a little time. None of this is hard, just know that you will need to do it when you get it. Overall, a well-built bike.

Had this bike for about a week now and have been out riding everyday of that week.Firstly, this bike is not top of the range bike, its cheap for a reason. The overall standard of the parts is not the best but are functional and work just fine ( so fare), for the price i payed im not going to complain. So straight out the box it was simple to build, attach seat post and handle bars, attach pedals and front wheel. First impressions once built is that it looks very good and flashy, on mine however i quickly noticed that the stickers looked like some one had used there feet to put them on, the sticker edges looked flaky and with bubbles underneath the surface of the stickers which made a cheap bike look even cheaper, i was going to remove the stickers anyway so it just made it an easier job to get them off which took me about 2 minutes. I went on a 1 hour bike that night and the ride is very good however i did notice the suspension bottomed out a few times on the front forks when coming off high curbs, the seat ripped me a new one and the pedals are way to small. I took it through snow and ice, when that all melted i took it through muddy puddles, off road on the road up hills down hills and found that its been reliable and sturdy. I changed the tyres on mine because i could see the tread ripping off in places and the overall look i did not like. I also notice that in places i could not pinpoint while riding the bike is that it creek`ed, i believe it came from the blue rear suspension coil but did not affect the ride at all.I`m giving this bike a 5 star rating because just getting out the house and being active is priceless + you are getting a fully functional front and rear suspension bike.

This is just one fantastic bike! The color scheme of this bike is really nice, and I've got many compliments for how nice it looks. Some people are even jealous haha. I love the 26 inch wheel size and although large, was easy to get use to for my 5' 8/9" size. The dual suspension is really nice, and has saved my "behind" multiple times from jumping down really high curbs. The bike comes with a hard brake and disk brake, which is nice to have; disk brake to slow and stop while hard brake to stop right away. The frame itself is quite sturdy and durable, and obviously as mentioned, very good looking. The wheels are 26 inches, look really good with the accented blue, and easy to ride, but the tires start to wear away a little after beating this through many dirt roads. The pedals are standard. Now the bike comes with two sets of gear, which is really nice to have, giving you many options on how you want to ride. The seat feels very nice, but still and hurts after a long period of writing. The bike also comes with a caution light in case if you ride at night, so a car will be able to see you easily.The reason why I gave this only a four star, was that the bike came dissembled, and I didn't want to pay $50+ for service, so I tried doing it myself by following the manual. However, the manual is super outdated and doesn't cover some components of the bike, which left a huge mess for me. Because of the lack of information, I ended up with the cables in disorder, the handle bar reversed, breaking the rear gear shifter, the kickstand breaking and loosing a very small ring that stops the bike from wiggling around very slightly. The disc brake was very lose as well, and the nut holding the front wheel pole ended up breaking. I had to get this to the bike shop, paying $25 to get most of it repaired. However, I still have a broken rear shifter, kickstand, and the lost ring, which I don't mind too much because it's a really slight movement. I was able to get a free replacement rear shifter, but I still have to bring tit to a bike store to have it installed.Some last remarks, the bike of course, doesn't come with a lock, and the one you see in the picture was bought separately. You should also buy a pump as it will deflate gradually over time. Lastly, if you're going to buy this disassembled, please don't build it yourself unless you have experience. Other than that, a great bike!

there's another review earlier where I took a gamble on----FALSE ADVERTISEMENT language used by seller and Amazon has not taken actions! This bike does NOT have dual disk brakes although the description clearly stated "disk brakes front and back". True you may be able to see it in the one and only picture but which do you believe? the description or the picture.Well the bike came in okay package, although the backwheel seems wobbly which makes the v-brake much harder to tune. Mine is still not optimal. I didn't give this bike 0 or 1 star, because of the price is certainly not for premium bikes. But still expected a bit better.*****updated ******Well I am reducing my rating stars since now I have found more quality issues----The inner tubes have both blown within 5 uses. Had it been just one I may just chalk it under bad luck, but with both incidents I had to examine the tubes a bit closer, revealing them of inferior quality. For those of you less handy with bikes, stay away!