Can & Should are different paths.....I had commented "heavy" earlier regarding the weight. As a father of a 10yr old girl and a 14yr old son, I have seen, first hand, the difference bike weight makes in my kids desire to cycle.I am not weight obsessed but I don't want to pay a penalty either.
My son had a stock 21" 1986 Schwinn High Sierra mtb I bought for him off the local CL. All in, it weighed about 31lbs. Add a rear rack and kickstand for school commuting and ..wow...you feel it on even small inclines. I replaced it with a 1989 Trek 950 with a focus on light and functional parts build. Tires were the same on both bikes as were the handle bars and saddle. Got the weight down to 26lbs and he told me the bike "feels" so much faster and easier to ride uphill. Hence, he uses it without having to be "reminded" and it is now his first choice when he needs to get somewhere. I have a girls model Specialized Rock hopper for my daughter (it was trash picked) and with its bolt on wheels, heavy duty frame, and steel componentry, it weigh a good bit more than my 61cm AHH. I am currently searching for a 16" Trek 9XX series mtb to do the same type of build with for her. I just feel that I like light-ish, fast feeling, useful bike so why shouldn't my kids? -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
