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Features
- Entry-level road bike with ultra-light aluminum frame
- 14-speed Shimano drivetrain and shifters with A050 rear derailleur
- Tru-Vativ IsoFlow alloy cranks; alloy wheels, and paired spokes
- Ideal for morning commutes or casual city riding
- 54cm frame size is appropriate for riders 5'6" to 5'9"; 58cm frame size is appropriate for riders 5'10 to 6'1"
Product Description
Ideal for that morning commute or getting out for your evening ride, the Schwinn Katana has everything you need to get you quickly and easily from point A to point B. The Katana features a 14-speed Shimano drivetrain with a quick-shifting A050 rear derailleur, and lightweight Tru-Vativ IsoFlow alloy cranks to keep your legs moving fast. The alloy Aero frame, deep-dish alloy wheels and paired spokes make the Katana ready to hit the road in a snap.Amazon.com
Ideal for that morning commute or getting out for your evening ride, the Schwinn Katana has everything you need to get you quickly and easily from point A to point B. The Katana features a 14-speed Shimano drivetrain with a quick-shifting A050 rear derailleur, and lightweight Tru-Vativ IsoFlow alloy cranks to keep your legs moving fast. The alloy Aero frame, deep-dish alloy wheels and paired spokes make the Katana ready to hit the road in a snap.Katana Specifications:
- Speeds: 14
- Drivetrain: Shimano
- Rear derailleur: A050
- Cranks: Tru-Vativ IsoFlow alloy
- Frame: Alloy Aero
Bike Sizing Information:
- 54cm frame size is appropriate for riders 5'6" to 5'9"
- 58cm frame size is appropriate for riders 5'10 to 6'1"
About Schwinn
Ignaz Schwinn, with his partner Adolph Arnold, incorporated "Arnold, Schwinn & Company" on October 22, 1895. Within a few short years of its creation, the company became an acknowledged technical and quality leader of the bicycle industry. More than 100 years later, Schwinn has become an American icon and built some of the best-known and best-loved bicycles of all time. A world leader in technology and fabrication, Schwinn has been an indispensable player in revolutionizing bicycling around the world.
With these moves and a continued dedication to quality, forever synonymous with the Schwinn name, America's most famous bicycle brand looks forward to another century of quality, dependability and performance. Moving forward, Schwinn continues to lead the industry with innovative new bikes and technologies.
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Customer reviews
Great bike 
by .. W. Thelen (Houghton, MI, USA)
I like to run triathlons but am in college and didn't have a lot of money to spend on a bike. I was a little leery at first because as far a road bikes go this is very inexpensive and there were not many specs available. As soon as i got it I replaced the pedals with clipless and installed a set of areo bars. I am 5'7" an have a 31 in inseam and the 54cm model fits me almost perfect.
I bought the bike about 4 months ago and have put over 1000 miles on it and used it in several triathlons. Set up was easy and i was riding the bike in under an hour. It rolls smooth, climbs hills easily, and is stable at high speeds (50+mph) After the initial break in period you may want to take it to a bike shop and have it tuned up to keep everything working smoothly. For the money you can't beat this bike and after a few upgrades it will turn into a real speed machine competitive with bikes costing over $1000 dollars.
Some added specs on the bike are.
53-34t crankset
28-14t casset
24 spoke areo wheel set
lever shifters located next to the stem(not grip shift or integrated with the breaks)
solid ride for the cheap tag by .. M. Mcmahon ()
Ive had those expensive triple zero tagged road bikes, and i have to say, living in the city and riding one of those just to school warrants a risk. They are too flashy, they draw too much attention in the city where they are stolen regularly. the perfect alternative, purchase the same quality engineering, outsourced to china of course, slap on a relatively well known and respected brand name and viola your problems solved. i still get compliments and turn heads on this thing over a cannondale. It rides solid, Ive gotten up to fifty mph just riding in the city. Im 6'3" 34 inseam and the 58cm frame may look small but puts me only a couple inches over the cross bar. Im very pleased with this bike and recommend to anyone looking to cut corners the right way. Easy assembly, a friend purchased the same bike and paid an extra $120 to assemble it at a store... it took me all of 30 minutes to figure it out, you need an allen wrench and normal size adjusting wrench for the pedals, not that big of a deal. take my word, its worth the petty cash, ships quick and rides smooth.
Beautiful by .. Jonathan Batista (New York City)
This is an absolutely stunning bike. Everything looks great. The only thing is the tubbing on the front wheel was damaged and I had to get it relaced. But Amazon gladly gave me a partial refund. Great looking bike. Looks like its of better quality then m friends Funji and weights pretty much the same. Very easy to put together with one allen wrench. Only thing I need help on is the brakes. I am not too familiar on putting this together as this is the first time I have had to do this. I have had mountain bike all my life and i do have to say riding a road bike is a totally different experience. Tons of fun and exercise.
Outstanding bike for a great price by .. Royner Almeida (Sheppard AFB, TX)
I'm new to road biking, but I've been mountain biking for quite some time now. The one thing that I've learned is that you want to start off with a well built bike that has potential. This is that bike. There are a lot of newer mechanical advances that allows for further upgrades to some of the newest and hottest components on the market. It comes with a 1 1/8" threadless headset, three piece crankset, rear derailleur hanger and a single bolt seat post. All features are convenient for easy upgrades. Mechanically that bike performs very well. Out of the box assembly was minimal and easy. I'm 5' 7" and went with the 54cm model and it fits me great. Once I took it on a quick spin I noticed that the gears needed a little adjusting which almost all bikes due. Ever since it's been working great. I've had no problems with it and I'm already past 100 miles. Last thing I want to leave u with is that bike shops are really the only place to buy these bikes and they start off at around $700. Also if you try to find a good used one chances are the bike is going to be pretty old and still sell for about $400 plus.
Katana by .. Sergio Arguello (Miami, FL)
I love my road bike, at first I read some reviews that had missing parts and like many i was scared to go ahead with the purchess. So I did alittle bit of shopping around went to many bike shops only to find out that the entry level bikes were starting out at 750$. So I went ahead and purchessed the katana and I am extremly happy with it, I've put on it just about 25 miles since I purchessed it and it rides smooth better then my mountain bike. I recommend this bike to the adverge joe who likes the sport and does it for fun. And for the record my bike had all its parts and wasn't missing anything, its also real easy to put together!