I realized that this had drifted off Riv subject, but was reminded that Grant had proposed (several years and Readers ago) the possibility of building a run of kids' bikes, with a buyback program when you kid out grew them.
Has there been a breath of that since then? Am I the only one who remembers this? Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Dec 2, 3:17 pm, Ron MH <visio...@gmail.com> wrote: > Crazy idea here: My son is 6 and has just grown out of his 16" wheel > bike and X-mas is just around the corner. After looking around, I've > seen new - non department store - kids bikes in the $225-$350 range > for his size. Then I spotted a Dahon Curve D3 folder (3 speeds) for > $299 and asked myself, "why not get him a bike that will literally > grow with him?" I'll have to double check that the seat to handlebar > reach and the saddle to pedal distance are OK for his size. Even if > there are minor issues there, I could, concievably use a handlebar > with a bit more reach back and change out cranks to something with > shorter arms. I'll also want to be sure that the gear range is > acceptable. Even that is an easy fix with a larger rear cog, for > example. Other than those measurements, can anyone think of any other > reason not to get such a bike for a kid? > > Ron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
