Features
Raleigh Bikes Venture Comfort Bike features is:
- Designed for maximum comfort and easy riding on the bike path, campground trail, and in rolly to hilly-ish towns
- Sizing: s=5'3"-5'6", m=5'6"-5'9", l=5'9"-6', xl=6'-6'4"
- Made with a steel frame featuring Raleigh "true comfort" geometry for a comfortable, relaxed, upright riding position
- Features a Shimano Revo 7 speed twist shifter to make finding the right gear smooth and easy
- Includes wide Kenda 27.5x1. 95 inch tires for a smooth ride and a comfort seat and grips to keep your comfortable
Reviews
Below are some critical reviews about Raleigh Bikes Venture Comfort BikeA good cheap comfort bike for those who don't want to put a lot of money into one. I wanted to try a bike with wide tires like these for riding on gravel bike paths that my wonderful recumbent road bike doesn't like. I wasn't sure how much I will enjoy this type of riding, so I didn't want to buy a really nice bike right away.You won't mistake this bike for a luxury or high-tech model, but it does the job. Assembly wasn't too bad. The gears were perfectly adjusted from the factory and it only took me about a half hour to get both brakes adjusted the way I like them.The various screws and hardware look cheap, but everything works and I didn't strip any threads during assembly.I got the 19" for my 5'10" body - it's a little tall for me to climb aboard, but feels good when riding. I think I will get used to it.The frame seems quite sturdy. I'm not sure about the wheels, they are not perfectly true, but good enough for my purposes. The 7-speed gears are fine for riding on mostly level paths.I ordered a side stand at the same time and really liked this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DYFS3N4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1As you would expect, the instructions were useless. 90% of the space was taken up with warnings written by lawyers and the remainder was used for generic instructions for multiple models. A waste of paper. If you've never worked on bikes before, get an experienced friend to help you out. There is nothing special about the assembly of this bike.I was surprised to see that after I bought mine for $240, the price jumped to $300. You definitely want to watch price changes.
I have had this bike for the better part of a year now. I use it for exercise. I ride about 15 miles a day, most days. Only need 7 speeds as my rides are on flat paved bike paths. The bike seems to be made well and the parts appear to be better quality. When it arrived the derailleur needed to be adjusted but that was easy enough. The only negative is that the seat cannot be adjusted for back and forth tilt, just a height adjustment. I recommend this bike and I would buy again.
We purchased this bike for easy leisure riding because the price seemed reasonable. I am a Mechanical Engineer who happened to build bikes when I was younger, so the initial assembly was a no-brainer. I could see how someone with less experience may have issues getting things fine tuned like the centering the brakes and fine tuning the shifter. There are little black screws by each brake pad for centering the brakes. turn the screw in and it will pull the pad away from the rim. screw it out and the pad will be closer to the rim. Thus to center the brakes turn one side in a half turn and the other side out a half turn. Then squeeze the brakes a few times to see where they end up. Repeat as needed to get the pads equal distance from the rim. The thing I do not like is the rims are bent right out of the box, about 1/4 inch of side to side wobble. At least an extra hour of my time to true up the rims. There is also very little grease in the bearings and most of them were over tightened. Like the title says with some work it will be a good bike. Most people will need to spend $50-$100 at a bike shop to have it tuned.
Below are some positive reviews about Raleigh Bikes Venture Comfort Bike
A good cheap comfort bike for those who don't want to put a lot of money into one. I wanted to try a bike with wide tires like these for riding on gravel bike paths that my wonderful recumbent road bike doesn't like. I wasn't sure how much I will enjoy this type of riding, so I didn't want to buy a really nice bike right away.You won't mistake this bike for a luxury or high-tech model, but it does the job. Assembly wasn't too bad. The gears were perfectly adjusted from the factory and it only took me about a half hour to get both brakes adjusted the way I like them.The various screws and hardware look cheap, but everything works and I didn't strip any threads during assembly.I got the 19" for my 5'10" body - it's a little tall for me to climb aboard, but feels good when riding. I think I will get used to it.The frame seems quite sturdy. I'm not sure about the wheels, they are not perfectly true, but good enough for my purposes. The 7-speed gears are fine for riding on mostly level paths.I ordered a side stand at the same time and really liked this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DYFS3N4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1As you would expect, the instructions were useless. 90% of the space was taken up with warnings written by lawyers and the remainder was used for generic instructions for multiple models. A waste of paper. If you've never worked on bikes before, get an experienced friend to help you out. There is nothing special about the assembly of this bike.I was surprised to see that after I bought mine for $240, the price jumped to $300. You definitely want to watch price changes.
I have had this bike for the better part of a year now. I use it for exercise. I ride about 15 miles a day, most days. Only need 7 speeds as my rides are on flat paved bike paths. The bike seems to be made well and the parts appear to be better quality. When it arrived the derailleur needed to be adjusted but that was easy enough. The only negative is that the seat cannot be adjusted for back and forth tilt, just a height adjustment. I recommend this bike and I would buy again.
We purchased this bike for easy leisure riding because the price seemed reasonable. I am a Mechanical Engineer who happened to build bikes when I was younger, so the initial assembly was a no-brainer. I could see how someone with less experience may have issues getting things fine tuned like the centering the brakes and fine tuning the shifter. There are little black screws by each brake pad for centering the brakes. turn the screw in and it will pull the pad away from the rim. screw it out and the pad will be closer to the rim. Thus to center the brakes turn one side in a half turn and the other side out a half turn. Then squeeze the brakes a few times to see where they end up. Repeat as needed to get the pads equal distance from the rim. The thing I do not like is the rims are bent right out of the box, about 1/4 inch of side to side wobble. At least an extra hour of my time to true up the rims. There is also very little grease in the bearings and most of them were over tightened. Like the title says with some work it will be a good bike. Most people will need to spend $50-$100 at a bike shop to have it tuned.