matthew - thanks for that. promenade is less wide than those 'adult' offerings so i'd stick to that
john - i just helped a friend get a bike for their kid. it was labeled as a 3-5 year old bike, the kids are 4 now and the bike has sooo much stretch that he'd really benefit from bars coming back at him. he's doing fine on it he just looks extremely uncomfortable. this is the cleary 16" offering. while i'm not getting the same bike for my kid, i'm anticipating he'd be stretched out as well. just want something that comes back a bit instead of a straight bar. what bike are you planning on upgrading to? another woom? On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 4:28:13 AM UTC-4 John Johnson wrote: > Hi Michael, > > I have a 3 year old that rides a Woom 2 (and yes, the balance bike is > definitely a great way to learn. He was on his own after a few days of > trying. I used the advice from this video to help him learn: few > https://www.islabikes.co.uk/blogs/riding-advice/teach-your-child-to-ride). > > I would say that for most kids and their "first bikes", an important > factor in mastering how to ride is good bike design. Weight is maybe the > biggest factor (for a 30 lb kid, the Woom which is pretty much the lightest > bike on the market at 11 lb, is 30% of their weight!) but also the bikes' > geometry and Q factor. I have seen other kids on big box store bikes that > weigh almost the same as they do, trying to learn and struggling, and it > doesn't look like much fun. > > Using handlebars designed for adult-sized bikes may throw the little > bike's handling off significantly (and the promenades are almost a pound > all by themselves). I would also put forward that the promenade is a swept > back bar, and most kid's bikes are designed around flat bars. He'd likely > be cramped and have a hard time turning the bars (unless you put a long > stem on the bike - more weight - but even then, I think the bars would take > up a lot of space). I mention all of this, because I've thought about the > same thing as you for my kid. I want him on a bike that has the same > aesthetic that I love in bikes... but yeah, between a bike that weighs 11 > lbs rather than a bike that looks pretty cool but weighs closer to 18 lbs > (Veloretti kids bikes, for example) - I'll take the trade off that my kid > enjoys riding and takes pride in mastering something. He's 3 years and a > few months and is already riding very independently (we did 10 km to a > local watering hole last week) - that's what's been the most important > thing for me. I'd also say that comfort (swept back vs. flat bars) is less > of an issue for a young rider doing a few km at most. > > I'd say when you get to 5-8 year old bike sizes, you might be able to Riv > it out a bit more. > > best of luck either way and cheers, > > John > > > > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 4:40:48 AM UTC+2 Matthew Williams wrote: > >> These have been on CraigsList for a while: >> >> [image: 00J0J_eiwKm7570xu_0t20t2_600x450.jpg] >> >> Nitto Choco Handlebar B357AAF - bicycle parts - by owner - bike sale >> <https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/bop/d/south-pasadena-nitto-choco-handlebar/7656648259.html> >> losangeles.craigslist.org >> <https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/bop/d/south-pasadena-nitto-choco-handlebar/7656648259.html> >> >> <https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/bop/d/south-pasadena-nitto-choco-handlebar/7656648259.html> >> >> >> >> On Aug 20, 2023, at 3:50 PM, Michael Baquerizo <mbaqu...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> or maybe just to talk about it? >> >> my son is due to upgrade from a balance bike to a pedal bike and because >> i'm me I want to switch things up a bit on whatever frame I end up buying >> him. I was intrigued that the bosco is just a bigger promenade bar so was >> wondering if anyone has experience with it and if it might be too much for >> a 4 year old. >> >> and if its cheap enough (they're already one of the cheaper nitto >> offerings) i'd love to take a pair of someones hands. >> >> thoughts? >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e5efc93b-e68d-4ac5-8a01-97155248ce08n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e5efc93b-e68d-4ac5-8a01-97155248ce08n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- 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/ab2a525d-9c74-4fd3-b335-4b314f382b0fn%40googlegroups.com.
