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 close to 300. like new. So they are out there.
She loves her road bike. The picture is from this past winters Stagecoach Century where she did the 26 mile loop. She's 8. Gary On Jun 24, 6:43 am, Horace <max...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: > Interesting! Are those special brake levers for small hands? > > > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Gary<g...@worldcyclotour.com> wrote: > > > Heres a picture of my daughters grownup road bike: > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldcyclotour/3655418070/in/set-7215762... > > > Gary > > Alpine CA > > > On Jun 23, 1:31 pm, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > >> 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 <sinn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > 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 barely fits my son at exactly 25 inchs (mid frame), though I > >> > would like to > >> > get him a chomoly frame, I settled for this. Also since I had the > >> > upgade of Albatross bars in mind the suspension forks provide enough > >> > weight to counteract > >> > the touchy lack of control feeling you get with 'em. My son is also a > >> > hair lacking > >> > in the motor skill department as well. > > >> > I'm considering a Brooks for the young man but that might be a stretch > >> > too soon because of saddle care issues. He feels that a bicycle is > >> > also a human powered submersable, so the deeper the mud puddle the > >> > great the water sport. > > >> > On Jun 23, 11:32 am, Frank <pguil...@gmail.com> 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 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 and expanded our radius to "all safe > >> > > routes". It's been an excellent solution, and though it's not priced > >> > > like other kids bikes, it has been well worth the investment. > > >> > > On Jun 23, 8:00 am, Jay Sinn <sinn...@gmail.com> 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 about a more > >> > > > comefortable seat and different bars. > >> > > > :)http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-AU/bikes/kids/2191/31884/zoom/ > > >> > > > What do RBW owners put their children on?- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-bunch@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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
