You’ll need the power of the Dark Side to pedal new Star Wars bikes at Target

Really well written. The Death Star of Bikes, indeed.

What a terrible shame… It’s really sad that so many “parents” will be so stupid as to spend $300 on that piece of crap.

It should be against the law to build and sell such trash: And Target should be up to it’s ears in a class action law suit for being a party to it.

I actually was (deleted) off riding that thing around the store while the wife was shopping at Target. It is obviously not to anywhere near the standard that anyone who reads this page is wanting. More importantly, the things are being “assembled” by some high school junior who has not ridden a bike since he was 8. All that being said, it didn’t actually feel like 60 pounds, but its still a lot for a little kid to walk up a hill or lift over something they cannot get over… however, Star Wars.

@Scott Vines, you have the internet for the day!! Enjoy it!!

@j – v calipers will spread out as far as you make the posts. As long as they’re tall enough, you can fit them over anything.
At $300, you can buy a lot of bike, especially if you find a used one.

I assembled the Rebel (white) version a few months ago when Target had their big Star Wars promotion. I am not a high school junior (although I get where that comment comes from). I put it together the way it should be and adjusted everything the way it’s supposed to be and I rode it around as well. It doesn’t feel bad, definitely not 60 lbs. The graphics are cool, and it rides nicer than the other fat bike, but it’s still sitting on the floor after 2 1/2 months. Nobobdy at Target really wants to buy a $300 bike. If they knocked it down to $150, I’d give it a thought.

I enjoy Star Wars just as much as anyone else but this is just over the top AWESOME! You can dress up in a completely odd mash-up of Star Wars theme bike stuff!

Got my Stormtrooper kit with pads, R2D2 themed fat bike, Boba Fett full face helmet and I’m ready to shred the GNAR!

Includes: Spokes

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! So happy it includes spokes!

Bet that thing can do the Kessel Run in under five parsecs!

I have to ask: Is it ridable?

EN Standard 15194 will eat this bike and spit it out. Might be legal in, let’s say, Tajikistan or Greenland, though.

Doubt these will be showing up at the bike trials’ bunny hop contest.

It’s such a shame that junky super store bought bikes are all too often a kids first introduction to cycling. When I was growing up the used Raleigh that I was given was well ridden before I grew out of it and then my younger brother rode it before getting passed on to another kid after he out grew it. For less money you could buy a descent used trek,specialized or similar. I don’t blame the parents, they just don’t know any better! Shame on the stores for selling this junk.

What’s the point of having a monster hydro formed head tube junction but then attaching it to the headtube with 2 tiny weld points?? Not only is selling this junk deliberately misleading, it’s a safety risk.

All fat bikes are the same. This one will look just fine locked to the rack outside your local microbrewery.

What’s the purpose of this smirking article, and the comments thereto, other than to make everyone feel so superior?

I won a local fatbike race on this thing earlier this year, unfortunately I was wearing my storm trooper helmet while riding the darth vader model. I can assure all of you doubters this bike is more than capable of handling even the most technical terrains with ease. The extra weight compared to those modern day weight obsessed machines just gives added comfort and durability for tackling those tough descents, and furthermore the ingenious brake combination lends itself well to specifically apply either caliper or disc brake power as needed. The extra weight is also very beneficial for climbing technical terrain since it keeps the rear tire firmly on the ground so losing traction is not an issue.

Burton – you are no longer invited to any parties!

Not sure why all the hate. Some kids/parents may not be that into cycling, but may love Star Wars. Maybe this will get them into actual biking. I’m sure many here had POS huffy’s or banana seat streamered Schwinn’s growing up – and probably look fondly back at them.

@bad andy wins the comments section. Please close it down now out of respect.

These are not the bikes you’re looking for.

Id hate to see the carnage caused by and end over end crash of a kid getting TKO’d by their bike.

Also, the Storm Trooper model should be the safest bike ever, since we all know storm troopers can’t hit anything. *ba dum, ching* I’ll show myself out…

Storm Trooper and Darth Vader Models at Target?

Makes sense that they don’t have an Alliance cruise.

La verdad que todo lo que dise este hombre es mentira. Tengo una y hasta mi hija de 9 años la monta, es una bicicleta mas de lujo, claro que no vas a ir a un bosque a montarla es para terreno afaltado y plano, no para montaña.