saw the Schwinn Cutter finally
 

very disappointing



nearly as heavy as a 70 Varsity - horrible stem - different components than shown in the catalog/websites


the all black, no logos bit wasn't so bad, at least





too bad - I was hoping it would be a fun, decent cheap bike








anyone else run into one yet?

are the bars as long as they were at interbike?

yeah - about 5 1/2 feet wide





this thing makes the SE Draft shine like a new dime

pipecutter solves the problem of the bars.

even so, it looks like poo

madison ftw

it's Hi-Ten steel...what did you expect?

so is the Draft, and this thing has several pounds on it



it's Wal mart bike heavy, without shocks or derailleurs or gears



several people at my work have expressed interest in cycling, and like my SS - on the same block is an LBS that carries Schwinn, great guys -- it'd be nice to be able to recommend a bike that's not too far out of the price range they would expect to pay for a bike (not being avid cyclists)




also, believe it or not, I don't think hi-ten steel is the worst thing in the world - plenty of perfectly serviceable hi-ten frames of tolerable weight out in the real world, being used every day - the Cutter is simply heavier than it needs to be, if you ask me (and you did)

schwinn hasn't produced a quality bike since they got bought out by pacifica (wal-mart bike kings!) like 4 years ago or whatever it was

Sure they have, you just can't buy the good ones at Target. Stop making things up.