[RBW] Re: Childrens' bikes

If you want to accommodate a child long term, a disc brake bike like a Surly Straggler or Fairdale Weekender are an option. I know both of these work well with 26" wheels through 700c & the smalls are pretty dang small. My nearly seven year old rides a Giant Awesome 24" mountain bike, but the F

[RBW] Re: Childrens' bikes

I'm so mad that I never thought of those Linus bikes. I just bought a Giant 20incher for my 1st grader to commute to school. It's a great bike, but wouldn't we have been a darling pair on my Riv Betty Foy and his Linus roadster? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

[RBW] Re: Childrens' bikes

Linus also has some decent looking kids bikes. http://www.linusbike.com/collections/bikes-kids. My Son and Daughter will be ready to roll on 20's next summer. On Monday, August 31, 2015 at 1:38:08 PM UTC-4, Pudge wrote: > > There was a thread a while back about kids' bikes. A close friend is >

[RBW] Re: Childrens' bikes

I had great fun with a Redline "Junior" BMX race bike for my kid, and sold it for half what I paid for it. If I'd bought it used, I would have probably spent net zero for a few years of use. Light. Fast. Actually raceable if your child can handle the noise and testosterone of BMX tracks (mine c

[RBW] Re: Childrens' bikes

I just bought a Beinn Large for my 6 year old and he rode over 7 miles the other day with me. He loves it. On Monday, August 31, 2015 at 1:38:08 PM UTC-4, Pudge wrote: > > There was a thread a while back about kids' bikes. A close friend is > looking for a recommendation for a 20" wheel bike f

[RBW] Re: Childrens' bikes

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[RBW] Re: Childrens' bikes

I love the look of those isla bikes. If looking on CL, I would avoid front shocks and front derailers. On Monday, August 31, 2015 at 12:38:08 PM UTC-5, Pudge wrote: > > There was a thread a while back about kids' bikes. A close friend is > looking for a recommendation for a 20" wheel bike for a

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

Oh, this is a challenge! You are lucky that you are dealing with an eleven year old as the options are much better. I have an 8 year old and could not find a road bike to fit his 52" height. I got him a Fuji "dynamite" and replaced the knobby tires with schwab marathon ones. No comfort issues.

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

I'm really thinking a IGH is a great way to go with kids. Only a single shifter, and nothing for them to break (relatively). I have a Nexus 7 on a 650b rim just waiting to go on a bike! DE On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Gary wrote: > > Hello Horace, > > They are a bit big for her but she's

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

Hello Horace, They are a bit big for her but she's a fairly determined child. For braking she mostly uses the interupters. When she shifts you can see her reach her fingertips out to engage the brifters. It's not ideal but it works fine for her. She turned eight in December and got the bike for X

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

Sorry, I meant the brifters. I know a lot of people with small hands who have trouble with conventional STI levers, and I wondered if this was a version for small hands, but only sold on bikes such as this. Horace. On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Gary wrote: > > They are interupter brakes like

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

They are interupter brakes like many cyclocross bike set ups. Most of the kids road bikes are equipped this way from Trek, Specialized, Felt, and Argon16. The Trek and Specialized kids road bikes just stopped production. Felt and Argon are still available. I purchased my daughters Trek on Ebay for

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

I have one of those too, the Trek KDZxxx something. (Cannot recall the exact model.) A good "concept" bike. There's no way any kid I know that is small enough to ride the bike can actually use the STI lever "safely." I replaced the STI "Brifters" with Cane Creek compact brake levers (for smalle

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

Interesting! Are those special brake levers for small hands? On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Gary wrote: > > Heres a picture of my daughters grownup road bike: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldcyclotour/3655418070/in/set-72157620413355600/ > > Gary > Alpine CA > > On Jun 23, 1:31 pm, Marty w

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

Heres a picture of my daughters grownup road bike: http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldcyclotour/3655418070/in/set-72157620413355600/ Gary Alpine CA On Jun 23, 1:31 pm, Marty wrote: > Just for a little inspiration, JPW has a nice little rascal rando and > a mini-me Masi on his flicker page. Why d

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

Just for a little inspiration, JPW has a nice little rascal rando and a mini-me Masi on his flicker page. Why didn't my parents know about such things? http://www.flickr.com/photos/49353...@n00/3647316368/ Marty On Jun 23, 1:33 pm, Jay Sinn wrote: > I had to do a double take and checked out th

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

I had to do a double take and checked out the Surly site about standover height on the 42 cm LHT. It claims 27.7 inches however I bet that could be reduced an inch, possibly and inch and a half. I had'nt even considered a Suly in matter of a child's bike so that was a pleasant surprise. The Giant

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

That is awesome! On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Frank wrote: > > Here's a photograph for reference: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/pguillam/3653653035/ > > > On Jun 23, 8:32 am, Frank wrote: > > My almost-9 year old rides a 42cm Surly LHT with GripKing pedals and > > (added) interruptor cro

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

Right now I'm thinking of converting the "jump bmx" to a geared bike, then I have a old 600A framethat barely fits a 650c Nexus

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

Here's a photograph for reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pguillam/3653653035/ On Jun 23, 8:32 am, Frank wrote: > My almost-9 year old rides a 42cm Surly LHT with GripKing pedals and > (added) interruptor cross levers.  The bike should fit him for several > years, and he quickly learned

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

My almost-9 year old rides a 42cm Surly LHT with GripKing pedals and (added) interruptor cross levers. The bike should fit him for several years, and he quickly learned the nuances of bar-end shifting and braking. He's been on it since his 8th birthday, and it's really enhanced our family riding

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

Catie turned 8 on June 8th. I had promised her a new bike if she finally learned to ride her Electra Little Betty sans training wheels -- Catie is intellectually and artistically precocious but somewhat retrograde in her gross motor skills: tall and klutzy, as I was as a boy (but a lot prettier). S

[RBW] Re: Childrens bikes

My daughter is much much younger so it's of no help (sorry), but she rides one of thee: http://www.skuut.com/ So far so good! Karl On Jun 23, 8:00 am, Jay Sinn wrote: > I put my 11 year old son on a Giant MTX 225.  Mostly to teach him > about shifting and hand brakes. He is already asking abo