I think it has 7 gears in the back. Only one in the front. How would I know if a chain was too tight? > On Jan 6, 2016, at 12:48 PM, Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> wrote: > > Regarding the resistance: is this bike a single speed? Perhaps the chain is > too tight? > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:44 PM, LeahFoy <jonasandle...@gmail.com > <mailto:jonasandle...@gmail.com>> wrote: > All good points. > 1. Saddle: I thought exactly this and raised it so that he's now on his tippy > toes when his feet are on the ground. He continues to stand, but I do think > his knees are better. > > 2. Brakes: They aren't rubbing, I checked. > > 3. I don't know how to describe the resistance i feel when walking his bike, > but it reminds me of fishing. You know how some fishing rods are noisier and > have more drag than others? Like that. > > He doesn't complain, but he is slow now and didn't used to be. He used to > impress us on his little 16 inch bike as he was fast and could conquer hills. > He'd tell us, "This is the best bike in the world!" He doesn't show pride or > fondness for his Giant, though again, he's not complaining or identifying any > problem. He's so tired by the end of that ride home. Of course he IS only a > 1st grader, but I feel a little sad over it. Especially because I suspect he > would have done better on the Specialized. > > Would it be helpful if I posted a video of how he looks on that bike? Maybe > then I'd know if it is fixable or if I need to sell it. > > -- > 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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch > <https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/N5bItMudowI/unsubscribe > <https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/N5bItMudowI/unsubscribe>. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch > <https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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