Dont go with schwinn. They went bankrupt a couple years ago and some chinese company bought them out. Their bikes today aren't the same ones your parents grew up on. Their crap...
I would stay away from the Schwinn. For $300 you can buy a much, much better bike. I would suggest the Forge Sawback 5xx You can also visit mtbr.com and get more info on the Forge Sawback, great bikes for the price, I have three of them. Or I would r...
The fact is that those two bike companys are no longer any good. They used to be until they sold out to walmart and k-mart. There is no value in those bikes anymore. Try getting a DK for a quality bike. The parts on the mongoose and schwinn bikes are...