Customer Reviews for 1-Speed 3 Wheel Adult Tricycle 24'' BlueTrike Bicycle Bike with Large Basket for Riding

I bought this bike after reading every single review, both positive and negative. I even took the step of ordering the bike from Amazon's Warehouse Deals. I paid a very reasonable price. I am a 52 year old woman who does not really have a lot of mechanical experience, but it was a beautiful day when the bike arrived. I got my iced tea and sat on my porch with the box and spent a leisurely afternoon figuring it out. With only a little help from my husband and son (mostly to just confirm I did something correctly) I was able to assemble the bike. I'm glad I did, too, because now, adjustments make more sense to me...I know the parts and understand how they work and fit together.

This is my experience with the Schwinn Meridian 24” adult tricycle. It arrived at the time promised and the carton was in good condition. There appeared to be no damages to it. I had set up a table to spread the parts out. It took me about twenty-five minutes to unpack and unwrap each part while spreading them out on the table. The parts were packed better than any other product I have ordered from Amazon. There were no damages to any part nor were there any parts missing.

The quality is OK. It is straightforward to assemble, at least for me; I don't know the instructions, and I didn't read them at all. It is mainly by common sense. I tried to find tricky parts. I recommend the Tricycle best shot for the money; the other competitors use lower-quality materials. Sometimes the speeds might need some tuning as the front brake.

I was a little worried about assembly, after reading some of the reviews, because I'm not very mechanically inclined, but I didn't have too much trouble with it. The manual that comes with it isn't great, but there are some good videos on YouTube--just search "schwinn meridian assembly." I watched a couple of those before I started putting it together, and apart from the well-known fender issue (I joined the "just leave the fenders off" club), the only times I had trouble were when I forgot how something was supposed to go and decided to just wing it instead of coming back inside to look at the video again. I did eventually get it all sorted out, and I'm kind of a klutz, so if I can do it, you probably can too!

Pros: Study, excellent quality. Installation was straight-forward following Schwinn video on YouTube. Although you may find an extra pair of hands helpful. Love riding it now that is fully assembled!

Pros: Sturdy frame, easy build... I had no issues with the build at all and was quick..

Many of the negative comments you may read are posted by people who are not bicycle mechanics and have little/no experience putting together a bicycle. If you think putting a bicycle together might be challenging for you then you probably want to steer clear of an un-assembled Schwinn Meridian. Even knowing what I'm doing it took about 2.5-3 hours to get the trike assembled and that is only the basic assembly. It took 2-3 days of riding and fiddling with things to get everything adjusted properly.

I bought the 3 wheel bike/trike in periwinkle - 26 " wheels (not bike frame), the FENDERS over BOTH BACK FENDERS OVER THE BACK TIRES, BOTH HAVE DENTS, I went with 7 gears, and I had my bike assembled by a professional bike shop. When called, they quoted $150.00, then when I called for an appointment, the young man quoted $100.00, after the bike was assembled, the guy requested $200.00. I protested and paid $100.00. He made a comment that sometimes if you yourself assemble the bike, maybe you can be voiding the Warranty, I chose to have it professionally assembled so it's all done correctly.

This bike is amazingly awesome!

This bike (or trike) was fun to assemble and ride. It was carefully packed. With the help of Youtube and friend, we put this together in three hours. I expecially like this 7-speed version of this trike as it opens up a lot more paths and trails to me. "Fit and finish" are especially good for a moderately priced machine. There were no parts missing and its assembly was satisfying. Surprisingly this 78 year old rider could remember some bicycle mechanical skills from 6 decades ago.