GMC Yukon XL Road Bike Reviews

The GMC Yukon XL is a lightweight road racing style bicycle featuring a 6061 Aluminum frame and aero fork. Alloy frames are not only lighter, but are torsionally stiffer and transfer pedaling energy more efficiently to the rear wheel. The Shimano STI Shifters with their integrated brake levers give you excellent control of shifting and braking. This puts gear changing and braking conveniently in one central location. The Yukon XL also sports a light and strong alloy wheelset and Kenda tires for superior traction and excellent braking response. Small Frame bike ; 20" or 51.0cm, Top Tube 52.5cm, Chain Stay 40.4cm, with a standover height of 30" or 75.5cm. Medium Frame bike; 22" or 56.0cm, Top Tube 55.5cm, Chain Stay 40.4cm with a standover height of 32" or 81.0cm. Large Frame bike; 25" or 63.5cm, Top Tube 59.5cm, Chain Stay 40.8cm with a standover height of 34" or 87.0cm.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #616 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Kent

Features

• 14-speed road bike features a 6061 aluminum road bike frame
• High-profile Vitesse aluminum rims that look as good as they perform
• Vitesse racing saddle with an alloy seat post for a smooth ride
• Shimano STI shifters and an alloy crank set round out this sturdy road racing cycle
• Frame is available in 20-, 22-, or 25-inch sizes

The GMC Yukon XL 700C 14-Speed Road Bike is built around a lightweight aluminum 6061 road bike frame (20-, 22-, or 25-inch frame) and Shimano tourney 14-speed gearing. The bike features high-profile Vitesse aluminum rims that look as good as they perform, and a Vitesse racing saddle with an alloy seat post for a smooth ride. Lastly, Shimano STI shifters and an alloy crank set round out this sturdy road racing cycle.

GMC Yukon XL 700C Road Bike Specifications

• Frame: Aluminum 6061 straight gauge
• Fork: Aluminum Aero600 700C-11/8
• Headset: TS B52S-11/8
• Chain: KMC Z 51
• Crankset: Shimano Tourney 39X50 L170mm
• Front Derailleur: Suntour FD-XR05
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano Tourney SIS 7SPD
• Shifters: Shimano Sora STI L2/R7
• Brake Levers: Integrated with Sora shifters
• Brakes: Tektro 510A alloy caliper brake
• Hubset: Alloy quick release front and rear
• Rims: HJC alloy black 700CX14GX32H
• Tires: Kenda black with yellow band 700X25C
• Stem: A-Head aluminum silver EXT:90mm -7D
• Handlebar: Maesbend W: 430mm D:25.5mm
• Sadle: Vitesse Pro black
• Seat Post: HL aluminum micro adjust 27.2 X 300mm
• Pedals: VP-390 with toe clip
• Weight: 26.0 pounds
  

Customer Reviews

Love it
I bought this a month ago. I've only ridden it once so far, but I love it. Mine came mostly put together. I have an alan wrench set, so it wasn't hard to do the final assembly, though I should probably have it tuned up now by a pro. It's a great bike. Only 14 speeds, but what the heck. I'm not a competition cyclist or anything, but I like to ride, and this is just what I needed. My local bike shop wanted to charge me $1,000 for a bike. I'm sure it would have been better than this, but who cares. It has Shimano components, which are supposed to be good. I rode it 42 miles this past Sunday and everything worked great. I'll update this review later if I have any problems with it.

This Bike is not as advertized !!
I purchased this bike in May 08, when it was out of stock. It came in a few days ago, and after going over the bike, it turns out that all of the Shimano and Suntour components including the shifters, derailleurs, and crankset have been replaced by very inferior components. I have contacted the US distibutor, and have yet to hear back from him, as to whether he changed the specs or the Chinese company that built the bikes "changed the specs by themselves".
As usual Amazon service has been wonderful. They are taking the bike back for a full refund.
In the meantime, I hope that this review helps the next person and also helps Amazon, as they will be getting a lot of these bikes back, if the persons who buy the bike know what they are looking at.

Nice Bike
The bike has definitely lived up to my expectations. It has great looks and equally good design. The rear gear shifters/derailleurs are excellent. It was pretty easy to assemble the first time it came. I have been to several rides/tours of about 50 miles and it has been a pleasant ride every time.
A few warnings though. The front derailleurs are not working any more, however, I do not use them anyway. Also, I would recommend replacing the pedals with clips(mine did not come with them).
Quite light and sturdy, it has all the bang for the buck.
I go for 10 mile rides twice a week and the longer tours every fortnight and I would recommend this bike to everyone.