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Cadillac Fleetwood Cruiser Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
Cadillac Fleetwood Cruiser Bike (26 Inch Wheels) – Features
Cadillac Fleetwood Cruiser features the innovative NuVinci seamless ultra smooth shifting system. This bike was developed in response to customers that love our cruiser but wanted the ability to ride in places that were not flat. This results in a bike that is much easier to shift than other derailleur base shifting systems. There are no derailleurs or clicks in the shifter! Simply twist the shifter to your desired resistance and you are set! This is designed so that non bikers can easily become familiar with it. All of this technology is wrapped around a hand crafted light weight aluminum frame. Beach communities will appreciate the rust proof chain and compliment of stainless steel and aluminum components. The Fleetwood Cruiser never forgets that it is a Cadillac and promised to deliver a smooth and comfortable ride, thanks to its renowned memory foam saddle and upright riding position. Lifetime warranty on the frame and a one-year warranty on parts. Customer care at 1-800-451-5368 (or) www.kentbicycles.com
NuVinci Smooth Cruise Seamless Shifting System
Aluminum Frame
26″ x 2.125″ Black Tires
Very comfortable, gel memory foam saddle

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Cadillac Fleetwood Cruiser Bike (26 Inch Wheels) – Reviews


Louis E. Delgado

I like to bike ride but got tired of sore wrists and numb hands from body forward riding position on my 700c hybrid, my wife has a 15 year old Schwinn Cruiser-6 which is heavy but comfortable and easy to ride so I decided to buy a cruiser bike to save my hands and wrists. I wanted to avoid dealing with derailleur shifter adjustment and wanted to stay away from cheap derailleur components on discount store bikes. I did check one bike shop – no cruiser bikes.

Nice looking and smooth riding bike. The nuvinci hub is a nice touch, the lowest ratio will take me up pretty steep hills while the high end ratio is faster than this bike should probably go with the inadequate rear brake. I like both the range and the infinite adjustment between high and low. It shifts easily when not peddling and easy enough when peddling lightly. My rides are from 5 to 12 miles and this bike is comfortable for that distance.

Be aware:

It is heavy due to the nuvinci hub.

The hub (or something in that area) makes a clicking nose under hard peddling but it doesn’t seem to affect function.

The rear disc brake is inadequate for me. It wouldn’t even stop the bike on downhill paths when new and even now broken in it is an unpleasant experience to try to stop with any urgency. I couldn’t find a caliper brake to fit over the front fender and sending Kent a message was a waste of time, they simply replied that the rear caliper brake is adequate for this bike, which it isn’t unless I rode really slow on flat paths only.

The rear brake caliper was completely out of adjustment when the bike was received . The caliper was too far inboard for the disc even at the limit of adjustment. As one of the other two reviewers noted a washer on the caliper rubbed the disc because of this problem. I put a 3/32″ washer between the dropout and the inner axle nut which moved the caliper outboard from the disc enough to properly adjust the brake and stop the disc rubbing on the washer. A message to Kent about this (along with the lack of front brake issue) just resulted in a reply that they would have done the same thing – still not acceptable out of the box to have to do something like this.

The stand over height is 32″ if I recall correctly, this might be an issue for shorter riders or those with shorter legs.

I think this bike is out of production and has been for a year or more.

Overall I’m glad to have it but I still need to find a front brake to make it safe.

D. WACHTER

Received quickly and well packaged. Relatively easy to put together. Looks awesome.

It took awhile to figure out that the rear brake assembly was not bolted tightly to frame. While trying to secure the brake assembly and adjust the brakes, I realized that a bolt washer was touching the brake rotor. This was causing the rear wheel to not spin freely. Since you can’t remove the washer, I used a dremel to grind down the washer on one side. The other problem was the front tire had a buldge on side. I called Kent International and they offered to send me a new tire, but since I live near their Headquarters in Parsippany NJ, I was able to drop off the rim and they replaced the tire for me. Paul at Kent was great in providing the technical assistance I needed to adjust the brakes and replaced the tire.

The bike rides very nice and the Nuvinci shifter works great. Overall it appears to be a very high quality bike with great customer support from Kent International.

B. Mudry


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