I'll second the Woom recommendation. They have a nice range that grows with the kid. They are expensive-ish but great quality and have high resale value; around here they go on craigslist for around 75% of new.
mike On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 9:30:09 AM UTC-5, Bob K. wrote: > > Thanks again for the suggestions, everyone. Still hoping someone will come > through with a used bike offer...Woom and Cleary would be at the top of the > list there, but I'm open, so let me know what you have! > > I'm hoping to avoid the big bike companies if I buy new, although there > are some tempting steeds out there (Specialized Rip Rock 20" coaster, for > one). I'm also hoping to avoid bottom-of-the-barrel CL bikes because I > don't want to spend time wrenching because I have too many other things to > build/fix! > > If nothing materializes here or on CL, I'm leaning toward a single speed > Cleary Owl, and I found a shop in Philly/Haverford, PA that does a trade-up > program for when she grows out of it. They're pricier than I'd like, but if > only half-ish of it is "sunk cost," I'm game. Waiting to hear back from > them about drop shipping directly to me, or else I'll buy straight from > Cleary. > > Bob K. in Baltimore > > On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 10:18 AM Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles < > 482...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Try and chase down a Woom bike, they are excellent and superbly >> designed. Very bob/Riv ish >> >> -- >> 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/h7e6ZB5Tv3Q/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/99e3903b-e076-4a75-9671-109eb8fcac49%40googlegroups.com >> . >> > > > -- > Bob > 443 278 4265 > http://www.smallsur.com > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6d3f842e-248f-4728-84df-dc90e7a32912%40googlegroups.com.
