The Northwoods Springdale Women’s Hybrid Bicycle has a really old fashioned look about it. It’s definitely designed to be comfortable with shock absorption in the seat. The price is set at a value which means it’s very affordable too and you get good components for the price with Shimano derailler.

The price for the Northwoods Springdale Women’s Hybrid Bicycle is really good. The price is a slight reflection on the quality of the components.

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The Northwoods Springdale Women’s Hybrid Bicycle components can be broken down into various areas that determine the quality. Each of these components can in isolation drop the overall rating for a Bike review, simply because the weakest part may be the area which causes the bike overall to be lower quality, i.e. a low quality seat isn’t really an area for concern as opposed to low quality brakes or gears which make a bike unsafe or hard to use.

Most purchasers agreed that the quality of this bike was mixed with anyone trying to use it for heavy commuting ended up with a rattly bike and broken down components.

Frame: Aluminium frame with shock absorbers in the front fork.

Seat: Comfortable seat with springs to provide some shock absorption.

Pedals: Very basic pedals.

Brakes: Standard linear pull brakes (clincher style). Nice and simple, just be careful if you’re riding downhill to keep your speed under control as you won’t be able to stop in a hurry with this brake configuration as opposed to other bikes with disc brakes.

Gears: 21 Speed including a Shimano Tourney rear derailleur and grip shifters. It certainly keeps the aesthetics of the bike looking good and makes for smooth gear changes.

Wheel set: 29 Inch wheels – standard 700c size. The tyres and tubes are basic but a good starting point. The wheel rims and spokes are nice looking without taking away from the overall look for the bike.

Weight: 44.8 pounds or 20.3 kilograms

If you use the bike a lot, you’re bound to need to do maintenance at some point. That might be as simple as fixing a flat tyre, adjusting the gears or changing brake pads.

The Northwoods Springdale Women’s Hybrid Bicycle gets a good mark for ease and cost of maintenance. This is due to the fact that you’ll be able to do a lot of the work yourself. The wheels are quick release along with the seat which can easily be adjusted, brake pads changed and with a bit of knowledge, you could even adjust the gears.

If any of the work is outside of your comfort zone, any bike shop will be able to do the maintenance for you due to the very common nature of the components and easy access to parts.

The bike gets a good rating for comfort. With the springs in the seat and shock absorption in the front, it should handle bumps pretty well. The fenders will protect you in wet conditions too so an extra mark for this too, plus a carrier if you want to put some extra luggage on the bike for your trip.