It’s been great getting some tips and ideas on the types of frames to look out for. We’ll definitely figure out a way to get him on a fun bike, but Edwin’s reply reminded me of the students I teach biking to. Our program doesn’t have much money and neither do the students, so our bikes are always some kind of crazy. Sometimes they’ll like bikes I know are just ridiculous. They might weigh a ton, the seat is the size of a park bench, only three gears work. But if they’re with friends, we’re going someplace cool, they love it.
Thanks everyone! TR On Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 6:51:49 AM UTC-7, redsf wrote: > > Hello! > We've been riding and following riv bikes for a long time- or at least > the adults in the family. My son's first real bike was a used trek (maybe > 850) with a rear rack and baskets- he was thus able to help with the > groceries and was of an age where that seemed like a cool thing. The bike > was stolen (along with a purple riv Glorius- and recovered with the help of > this community, but that's another story). For his second bike, he had some > of his own aesthetic values and we built up an old Marin mtn bike that had > been left for dead. > He loves his knobby tires and doing wheelies, but now he's also eyeing > old road bikes and drop down handlebars. We're in San Francisco and we've > been dashing out for rides up Twin Peaks and out to the beach. We could > find something without too much trouble on craigslist, but I want a frame > with enough stability for a rack- we go bike camping a couple times a year. > So we basically need a riv type bike that looks fast. I can't justify > or afford spending too much money on a growing kid and would love another > project. He's almost 5'8" and in sixth grade (tall!). > Anybody have something kicking around in SF? Recommendations for some > models and years I should keep my eye out for? > Thanks! > TR > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b0c60385-0006-4329-a366-05e0b6f82c79%40googlegroups.com.
