SchwinnClassic Krate Kids Bike for Boys Girls Age 6+ Years Old, 13-Inch Frame, Iconic Sting-Ray Frame & Springer Fork, Vintage High-Rise Ape Handlebar, Banana Seat, 16" Front Wheel and 20" Rear Wheel

Overall it’s a good bike every thing is snug and moves smoothly. I would say it’s pretty comparable to my 1972 Krate. Only issue I had was the brackets for chain guard was very flimsy and bent immediately. It had to be reinforced. Great looking and fun ride.

The Bike came with no problems . I like the look of it without the front fender ,I removed it also because it rattles the original 1968 Krate did not have a front fender it looks much better, The instructions are poor.

This is actually my 2nd one I have purchased. I previously bought the orange krate. These bikes ride really smooth and the brakes work well. It's a good looking bicycle that's always turning heads.Now please release a Grape krate.

For the most part is a nice bike. Mine came with some scratches on the paint even though the box was not damaged. Some of the parts were installed backwards or were a little off or things on too tight. Front tires don't want to pop on the beads of the wheels. Had quite some massaging to do all over the place. Managed to get everything sorted but never had this much of a problem with any other bike I've ever owned or built. Rolls nice though, the springer fork and sissy bars make it somewhat comfy but it gets squirmy since I'm pretty sure those springs were not meant for a 6ft, 210lb man. LOL! The brakes work really well. You might want to get some padded short though, that seat is padded but it doesn't feel like it after a ride around the block. If you buy the upgrade spring set for the seat shocks, it will make a world of a difference for people over 200lbs...might also want to buy a longer seatpost for taller people.

MY grandson, who is 8, loved receiving this bike for his birthday. The product came in a box via FEDEX and was packed well. No damage to bike. Unpackaging the bike and all of the parts takes about 30 minutes for 1 person. Assembly realistically takes 2 people about 30 minutes. Everything went together as expected with no modifications required.The box said that the age range was for 6+ - - but my 8 year old grandson is a big guy and I would not recommend this bike for kids younger than 8.But the product is good, quality is good, etc.

I ordered the orange Krate, it was delivered missing the front fender. I contacted Amazon, I was referred to Schwinn Customer service. After several emails and providing receipts, photos of the box and the tag on the bike, they determined they did not have access to parts. Schwinn makes the bikes and Schwinn can not get a fender? They referred me to Amazon, at first Amazon told me they could not replace the bike or refund the purchase because we were past the return date. I bought the bike on 10/10 and the website said I had until 11/10 to do refunds. After arguing and requesting a refund for quite a while the found out I did have until 11/10 to return the bike. I asked for a refund and was told my option was a replacement. I spent 9 days trying to get a fender that was originally missing. Amazon sent a replacement bike and I have to return the first bike over a missing fender. Amazon may want to get out of the bike business if they can not support the products. What a disappointment.

This has been out for a year? Where have I been, I'm on The-Zon everyday.When I 1st saw this I said Hel-Yeah! Once I saw it was from China was bummed. Then I proceeded to purchase an original for maybe the same $$? NOPE, not happening. The min was $2000.I did not need this bike. I knew what type of quality a Chinese tin Schwinn would be before I purchased it; because I'm in my 50s, because my parents were too cheap to buy me one. (& they could have. these were about $100 in the late 60s, & I'm aware of the cost of living & what $100 was in 2day's $$).The chrome is super rough. The forks have Angle Grinder marks on the main fork, to knock down sloppy metal-casting-mold unevenness. (see the center fork piece that runs up through the bottom part of the head set),... all of the chrome is cheap, all covered in WD40 so it doesn't rust on the shipping boats from China.I received it today, put it together in about an hour without scratching it. (just take it slow.) You can figure out most of it on your own. The picts are limited, and not all that great. May as well keep the Manual Sealed,, mine was for a kids mountain bike. It could be just a general bicycle manual that says just Schwinn. Nothing on the inside that was of any help for the build.******MY EASIER WAY TO FIGURE IT OUT******1. open the box, take it out slowly in 1 piece, set it down it can hold its own, until you start cutting off zip ties. small stuff 1st, handle bars, front tire, and whatever is left.2. leave the front packing crap on, install both pedals, (it calls for metric box wrenches, bring matching SAE also. My left pedal didn't take to the metric wrench, I did it by hand, used a crescent to finish. Next, put on the seat post to the line, (bottom 1/4- 1/3 of the post), loosen the clamp up, slide the post in, tighten clamp all the way so it doesn't move.3. flip the bike upside down, (no seat installed yet), you may need a hand, I did not. look at the photo how to install the front fender. If you are sitting in a chair in front of the bike, the end that has the thin tin, to attach to the front wheel, those goes behind the forks, now bolt it on after you remove the bolt from the fork. Don't worry, the bolt will not drop out of the fork, (it didn't for me).4. look at the photo to install the front wheel and tire.(***MAKE SURE you slide the thin rod, that is going to be on the left side of the rim, *to your right if you were sitting in front of the bike(, through a small box welded on the forks, (I missed this step). The directions are confusing but from the hub, on both sides, it is the stronger bar that just slides on, the middle-weakest bar that has holes, and is attached to the fork, and then the fender. (you will have to apply pressure to get the the thin tin fender holder rods on the axle, (these ar last to be put on. I originally put them in the middle, then put them correctly after redoing the front wheel assembly.5. seat, just follow the directions. to make it easier double check the direction of the hump for the sissy bar: the hoop points towards the rear tire, remember you are putting it on upside down, the seat should be upside down in your lap, black side facing you, sissy bar hoop is bottom side and angled correctly. Now all you need to do is remove the nuts and bolts on the seal slide the seat in sideways/diagonally (like this angle: " / "..... then turn it or twist it in; use this angle in your head / act like you are lifting up the left side to match the right, like opening a car's garage door if you didn't have an opener.6. go on Amazon or Schwinn and look at photos of the Chrome brackets with two holes, that hold the sissy bar, (mine were loose in the big box, I missed them not being in the other parts boxes that came with this set up???) now look underneath the seat. the clamp can flip back and forth, but the seat can only be mounted 1 way. If this Classic Schwinn Bicycle this is for a 13 or under, remove the whole nut and bolt, flip the clamp over, re-screw tighten by hand, then place on the post, and then slip the rear bars for the sissy bar in the clamps. (What you just did is bring the rider closer to the handle bars.) If you appear to be sitting further away from the gooseneck from looking underneath, reverse what you just did. Shorter people should ride more closer, than further from the handlebars. next locate 2 strange small rectangular pieces of plastic. I took a crescent wrench & tightened it snug on the open circular clamp arm, then pried it open. Keep the wrench on it, then slide and shove these in longwise horizontally, between the two metals. (it will keep the sissy bar from bottoming out metal to metal without a friction restrictor. These two rubber pieces are not even classified as a parts let alone that there are two of them. (I'd use sockets over wrenches to tighten the seat posts. In tight places you'll still need to use both sockets and wrenches whatever works easiest 4u. Either use a torque wrench, or go by experience. Don't over tighten and strip out the China crappy nuts and bolts.7. handlebar assembly. put the gooseneck on 1st (the wrench is smaller than the hole appears) you either have the correct Allen wrench or you don't. the correct one will slip in tight. It may not be the one that they called out (I went by fit, and didn't tract the size I used.) sit in front of the bike, center the gooseneck, tighten it up. next center the handle bars on the gooseneck, make sure both sides match up where the tightening bolt is located, now sit on back of the seat, (butt pushed against sissy bar, then push you arms forward, see where you end up, tighten handlebar nut and bolt, (tip, you can mount a Small CHOPPER Headlight here, but you need to go to the hardware store to get 1/2", or 3/4" longer bolt. I tried mounting the cool led chrome headlight I bought, to no avail. The gooseneck hole is recessed, so if you try to mount anything there the bolt comes out short in the back by the nut, (& you cannot put a nut on it), in my case my bolt did not exit at all. I'd buy both 1/2" & 3/4" longer bolts, use whatever works best. You can get the Chopper LED Headlight in black or chrome:(like I did), since the forks are chrome (@ Amazon for under $15.)8. front brake read instructions. You will want to use a very good set of wire cutters when you snip the extra wire from the brake cable, otherwise you'll fray it and it will look like crap. there is an aluminum pinch cap for the end of the wire once you cut it. (I hooked up the brake, tested it, tightened it b4 I made the cut, 1 1/2 inches past the bolt that was tightened to make the brakes work without slipping out of place.) Where the end of the grey cable ends at the hub, make sure the longer piece points outward, or if installed wrong it rubs on the rim, when it shouldn't (I did that also)9. I slid the front reflector down near the gooseneck facing out, and bolted the two red ones just above the top of the rear fender, about an inch higher than the lip of the center of the fender.10 RIDE IT!Over all, I am satisfied with the purchase. I did ride the bike around and stopped at all of the Raider Fan neighbors, I have the Black Krate bike with grey seat. Yeah they were jealous. It is a constant pedal bike with a rear coater brake, but no much "coast", and there's the front hub brake. I had no issues riding it, stopping, steering, but it was a trip the first 50 feet all squirrely. I'm 6'3 224.The lower score is due to the lower quality used for a once considered "High Quality American Product". For this reproduction, they could have went a little more "Original Schwinn" in regards to the metals they chose to use, (i.e.: closer to the original, versus far from the original chrome metal used. (Once I can no longer keep the Chrome Up, or the rust away, I'll just have them wrapped in Matte BlackThese short cuts should have advanced people in @ 20 mins or less, knowledgeable at 30 mins, and newbies at 40 mins to 2 hours. Good Luck, you'll need it. (me=advanced, but I took it slow so no slipping of wrenches against new black paint)