Hey thanks all!! So I took a look at it after work.... and wow was the chain tight! Spot on there, I adjusted the back wheel and it does seem to crank a bit better, however it still seems a little stiff.


Lunch break today (after starting this thread) I checked a couple of different bike stores, one had a 16" trek that sure seemed to pedal nicer. As someone mentioned, I guess it could be the hub bearings, I'm leery though on adjusting those when I could just return the bike and try something else, but I guess I could run into the same issue on any other bike.


Appreciate the advice!!