Edwin The fact you treated your kids to a small Clem is truly a generous gift. The best gift I ever purchased for my young son was a 43cm Cannondale R500 w 650c wheels. It had Shimano 105 components and drop bars and he road the shit out of that bike. Flew like the wind and carved his love for cycling. Either option is good, and I suggest just being honest with him and see what is preference is. Trying dropped bars on the Clem may work despite the the designed longer than usual top tube because it proportionally gets greater as each size increases; also the flexibility of young whippersnappers can surprise one and only he can tell you "he is physically comfortable". I would mention your willingness to try it but emphasis the designed purpose and offer an inexpensive drop bar bike in his size too. His eyes and response will tell you far more than our personal bias and opinions. If together you decide to go with a second bike figure out again with his input an appropriate size. Small enough to handle safely yet big enough to handle a growth spurt. Stand over is important but less so than adults--again because of flexibility factors and desire/willingness to look the part.
Sincerely, Ryan Hankinson P.S. Personal Message me once you find a desired size range. I may have something to consider that is otherwise waiting for a grandchild who is not even born yet........I think I have a bike problem. -- 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.
