Heres a picture of my daughters grownup road bike: http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldcyclotour/3655418070/in/set-72157620413355600/
Gary Alpine CA On Jun 23, 1:31 pm, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > Just for a little inspiration, JPW has a nice little rascal rando and > a mini-me Masi on his flicker page. Why didn't my parents know about > such things? > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/49353...@n00/3647316368/ > > Marty > > On Jun 23, 1:33 pm, Jay Sinn <sinn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I had to do a double take and checked out the Surly site about > > standover height on the 42 cm LHT. It claims 27.7 inches however I bet > > that could be reduced an inch, possibly and inch and a half. I had'nt > > even considered a Suly in matter of a child's bike so that was a > > pleasant surprise. > > > The Giant barely fits my son at exactly 25 inchs (mid frame), though I > > would like to > > get him a chomoly frame, I settled for this. Also since I had the > > upgade of Albatross bars in mind the suspension forks provide enough > > weight to counteract > > the touchy lack of control feeling you get with 'em. My son is also a > > hair lacking > > in the motor skill department as well. > > > I'm considering a Brooks for the young man but that might be a stretch > > too soon because of saddle care issues. He feels that a bicycle is > > also a human powered submersable, so the deeper the mud puddle the > > great the water sport. > > > On Jun 23, 11:32 am, Frank <pguil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > My almost-9 year old rides a 42cm Surly LHT with GripKing pedals and > > > (added) interruptor cross levers. The bike should fit him for several > > > years, and he quickly learned the nuances of bar-end shifting and > > > braking. He's been on it since his 8th birthday, and it's really > > > enhanced our family riding and expanded our radius to "all safe > > > routes". It's been an excellent solution, and though it's not priced > > > like other kids bikes, it has been well worth the investment. > > > > On Jun 23, 8:00 am, Jay Sinn <sinn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I put my 11 year old son on a Giant MTX 225. Mostly to teach him > > > > about shifting and hand brakes. He is already asking about a more > > > > comefortable seat and different bars. > > > > :)http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-AU/bikes/kids/2191/31884/zoom/ > > > > > What do RBW owners put their children on?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
