Item : B00123VCD8 Customer Reviews A lot of bike for the money by .. C. Badham (salt lick city, ut) I picked up the World DBX on a closeout and I'm very glad I did. I had been looking at some comparable bikes with similar features and they were twice or more what I paid. The genius of the bike is the rear caliper being mounted inside the rear triangle instead of outside which is standard. This allows standard rack and fenders to be mounted without having to go the disk special type racks. The Avid BB7's disc brakes work great. I've got discs on my mountain bike and I don't think I'll ever go back to canti's again. The braking modulating is better than typical brakes and the rim getting hot is not an issue. Although, the rotors do get hot and it doesn't take much to get them hot. I got a nice singer on the leg after testing the brakes on a small downhill and then straddled the front wheel adjusting the handlebars afterward. The inline brake handles are a great feature. It's easier and more natural to go from the hoods to the tops than the hoods to the drops for those with a mountain bike history. The caveat is that they eat up valuable bar space. After adding the bracket for my handlebar bag, I'm out of room to mount any lights or a computer. So I'll be picking up a bar extender/swing bar soon for the lights. Not sure about the computer, but I don't know if I want one. My commute seems much more relaxed not knowing how fast I'm going. The components are fair to good. 105 rear derailer, tiagra front and tiagra sti shifters. The 105 rear handles the 9 cog rear with ease. I think the tiagra front suffices, but I might switch it out for an upper model. Same for the shifters. I've read elsewhere that the wheels are very low end and heavier than a good wheel. I don't know really care as long as they last and are issue free. This isn't a race bike and I'm not counting oz.'s. The fenders are a nice touch and have made a difference on my commute. Even though I'm technically in the desert, there's enough surface water to splatter things up nicely from sprinklers and water trucks spraying to keep dust down The tires seem sufficient. I'm glad the bike can handle wide cycecross tires and I'll be taking some of those on my mountain tour next month. I'll also be upgrading to a more beefier tire for commuting. Continental Gators probably. The pedals are clipless on one side and platform on the other. A great feature. However, I'm in love with my Powergrips and swapped those in. I'll probably go more clipless once I break my new shoes in on the mountain bike. The gearing is sufficient. 27 speeds. 50/39/30 up front. 12-26 in the rear. If that isn't sufficient, a touring group up front might be better. I might go that route when I do more tour next month. The bike has more heft than a lot of bikes and comes in at 23 lbs or so. But that's still lighter than most mountain bikes. And for a commuter, it's no big deal. The carbon fork helps with weight. I just hope it's durable. Overall, I couldn't happier with this bike as a commuter. These have been discontinued so they won't be around for long. The new line are flat bar with internal hubs and less gearing options. That just doesn't work for long commute with hills, heat, and wind. Comfy, fast commuter by .. Robert Davidson (Gig Harbor, WA) Kudos to Schwinn for creating the only commuting bike I could find with disc brakes and drop handlebars. The drop handlebars let you get in a much more aerodynamic position for long commutes and change hand positions from time to time as well. The disc brakes perform well in the rain and don't wear down the rims, reducing maintenance. For longer commutes this has to be the best bike in its price range. Schwinn did an excellent job of solving the disc brake and rear rack problem - something that other framemakers haven't done. After a year of use, the pedal spindles have begun to rust (no big deal). What was a big deals was that I ran into some real difficulty trying to replace the rear wheel after the rim came out of true. After two months of searching I found only two manufacturers making 130mm disc rear hubs, Phil Wood ($400+) and Velocity ($100+). It looks like these hubs are going the way of the dodo, so if I were buying the bike, I would track down a rear hub now before you can't find them anywhere. Schwinn's 2008 model of this bike uses a 135mm rear disc hub, and you can find those everywhere. Unfortunately it also has mountain bike handlebars - one step forward, one step back. Since this is the 2007 model, I'm not sure if they are still making it, so you may wish to grab it quickly. Great Commuter / Possible Touring Bike by .. A-Tech (Virginia) I purchased this bike about 4 months ago to bike to work. It replaces my 15 year old REI Novera Ponderosa mountain bike that I converted into a commuter by zip tying fenders, lights, rack to. This bike is much lighter and faster not mention so much more comfortable. I was getting pains in my neck and butt on my old bike now they are gone. The 700cc wheels and stock fenders are nice. I added water bottle cages, rack, meter, and lights. My only criticism is that it really needs a smaller chainring in the front for hills.