Hi Leah, Put the bike upside down on its handlebars and saddle. (Pasadena style!)
Try spinning the wheels-- how do they spin? Are they easy to spin and do they continue to spin for a fairly long time? (Try this with the other kids bikes you have to compare -- the previous 16" and your other son's Hotrock.) >From your fishing rod analogy, I'm thinking that the hubs need to be adjusted-- they're too tight. This is an easy fix for the LBS. RE: Islabikes My kids have a 14" Cnoc and a 20" Beinn small. They are terrific bikes, and I recommend them highly. In particular, the hand brakes have great action and light weight for small hands. The shifting (for the 20") is smooth and intuitive (grip shifter) for my then 5yo. Some have said that it was too stiff for their child, YMMV. Good luck! Shoji On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 3:50:35 PM UTC-5, LeahFoy wrote: > > I think it has 7 gears in the back. Only one in the front. How would I > know if a chain was too tight? > > On Jan 6, 2016, at 12:48 PM, Tim Gavin <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Regarding the resistance: is this bike a single speed? Perhaps the chain > is too tight? > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:44 PM, LeahFoy <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> All good points. >> 1. Saddle: I thought exactly this and raised it so that he's now on his >> tippy toes when his feet are on the ground. He continues to stand, but I do >> think his knees are better. >> >> 2. Brakes: They aren't rubbing, I checked. >> >> 3. I don't know how to describe the resistance i feel when walking his >> bike, but it reminds me of fishing. You know how some fishing rods are >> noisier and have more drag than others? Like that. >> >> He doesn't complain, but he is slow now and didn't used to be. He used to >> impress us on his little 16 inch bike as he was fast and could conquer >> hills. He'd tell us, "This is the best bike in the world!" He doesn't show >> pride or fondness for his Giant, though again, he's not complaining or >> identifying any problem. He's so tired by the end of that ride home. Of >> course he IS only a 1st grader, but I feel a little sad over it. Especially >> because I suspect he would have done better on the Specialized. >> >> Would it be helpful if I posted a video of how he looks on that bike? >> Maybe then I'd know if it is fixable or if I need to sell it. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/N5bItMudowI/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
