no1mad 

You ended up with the Schwinn Avenue, right? I looked at the specs in an attempt to find the geometry info (apparently, that info is deemed 'unnecessary' for the typical big box customer), to see about the chain stay length. Couldn't find it , so I can't tell if there is a good chance you'll encounter heel strike or not if you hang a basket off the side of the rack.

windhchaser

yeah thats the bike i have. id love to be able to put more storage on it

no1mad 

I'd suggest going with baskets that hang off the side of the rack. If you have to walk your bike through a door to store it for the night, Wald folding baskets would merit strong consideration. Another option is the donkeyboxx. These are best used with a rack like . and not this.

roashru

windhchaser, you may need a monostay adapter to put a rear rack on that schwinn avenue. this adapter will give you a strong place to bolt the front part of a rear rack.

https://www.sunlitecycling.com/produc...ACKS+FOR+BIKES

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Don in Austin

When a company like WalMart offers to sell you an extended warranty, they sell it with the expectation of considerable profit even after administrative expense. This means that in the vast majority of warranty sales they provide little or no useful service in exchange for the purchase of the warranty. In the real world, it is highly unlikely you will get "2 years of worry free for 20 bucks." Just for one consideration, if you attempt to use the warranty, who would be performing "repairs?"

Don in Austin

Boudicca

Capital letters are your friends. They come in at the start of every sentence, and they are especially useful with the word "I".

Thank you

I-Like-To-Bike

Spelling and punctuation may not be taught until the third grade. Maybe next year will show some improvement.

Phil_gretz

Perhaps English is not the OP's first language. I think that he/she is making remarkable progress for having been here only a little while...

chefisaac

Spelling and grammer police: Dont be a dick.

ChrisM2097

My wife has the Schwinn Avenue Women's. She likes it because it's comfortable, and easy to mount/dismount. The wheels are horrendous, though. They don't hold true for very long...and you can't tension them much due to the lacing of the spokes, and the weakness of the rims (wheel starts to form a "star" shape). I ended up building a set of wheels for my wife's bike that are much, much better than the originals, because I was getting tired of maintaining them so often.

It looks like your bike has the same wheels, so keep this in mind.

I-Like-To-Bike

English not being the OP's first language is the only legit excuse for such "stuff" to be posted in 2nd grade format. This has less to do with grammer policing but is more a questioning of the poster's intent. I suspect he is insulting the readers with deliberatly moronic/immature posts or is "challenged" in some manner.

cycronin

God knows all the mayhem and calamities that might ensue from bad spelling and grammar on the internets! It is far more acceptable to rip on the people desecrating pure, true linguistics than it is to rip on people who who engage in innocuous activities like riding their bicycles against oncoming traffic!

EthanYQX

windchaser, congrats on the new ride and glad you're enjoying riding. Everyone should be as excited as you to be on a bicycle

roashru

i have always wondered how that schwinn fancy rim wheel lacing would work out.
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windhchaser

I sure hope the wheels hold out. I sadly found out my basket isnt that great.Id guess it is for less then 8 pounds.But i can still hold bread in there and other light stuff.The basket is from bell and removes with quick release so ya can carry it in the store.Ps what is the maximum weight of this bike? i looked on the Schwinn website but found no info

roashru

stack it on till you have frame ride wobble! he he, its all just trial and error.
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no1mad 

Most front baskets that feature a QR generally have a max load of 10 pounds.

windhchaser

Dang but i guess it is still good for bread and eggs and fragile stuff .I will use my back pack for the heavy stuff.Do you all think the bike can handle 225 pounds? Which would be me and my stuff and grocerys

no1mad 

It should, so long as your not jumping off of curbs and other stunts. Make sure to keep the tires inflated properly to both prevent flats and help protect the rims....

Hold on a sec- I'm aware of your height, but not weight. If you're like 200 and carry like 25 on your back or rear rack, it shouldn't be a problem. But if you're more like 150 or so, that means roughly 75 on the rack (I don't think you have the gear to comfortably lug that much on your back). If that is the case, then you may have issues.

windhchaser

Im 165 pounds. Id most likely never carry over 35 pounds. I said 225 to be on the safe side. The rims do look like there weak on this bike at first i thought they was missing a few spokes

no1mad 

Okay, should be good- so long as you don't let the rear wheel bounce around too much and make sure you use a rack that has a decent capacity. Some of the cheaper racks won't take much more than 25 safely, and the seat post kind should be avoided if at all possible, as they tend to have a 10-15 pound limit.

windhchaser

Here it is not that nice but it gets me to where i need to go

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