What will be my granddaughter's 4th Woom (predictably, a Woom 4) is hanging in the garage awaiting Christmas. I've been nothing but impressed with each of the Woom bicycles we've gifted her, starting with the Woom 1 balance bike. They're very well built with decent components, but maybe most importantly, they are comparatively light weight. They are a bit pricey, but used ones, if not quite abundant, are out there.
As a bit of an aside, to my mind, weight is a critical attribute for a kids bike. Consider that a 30lb bike for a 160lb adult equals ~ 19% of their weight, while a 12lb bike equals 30% of a 40lb child's weight. A comparably heavy bike for that same adult would weigh in at 48lbs. Steve in AVL On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 11:13:37 PM UTC-4 matt miller wrote: > Hi Bob, > We had a Cleary 15” but I couldn’t find an Owl locally.it was no longer > pandemic, so I looked into other brands and then found a Cannondale Quick > locally. No suspension, V-brakes. Not as nice as Cleary, but it’s still > overkill for my kid. And lighter, which helps because she’s small. > > For next, I’ve seen Trek,Woom, Soecialized and Cannondale have > non-suspension offerings. > > As much as I’d like to see her rides Riv, I mostly look for a bike that > fits her well, gives her confidence, and builds a love of cycling. > > Matt in STL > On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 7:35:48 PM UTC-5 Bob B wrote: > >> Hoping to come by a secondhand Cleary Owl 3-speed. I’m not up on what non >> department store kids bikes are good these days that dont also have disc >> brakes and a suspension fork, which are especially overkill for a kid >> whonis less than 50lbs. Any other good options, new or used out there that >> should also be on my radar? >> >> Riv Content: I vaguely remember riv recommending Cleary back in the day, >> probably for the reasons above. Am I wrong? >> > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9ab4d651-d291-4f22-9f94-eb9c218d96f0n%40googlegroups.com.
