Nice job, Erl, looks like a fun bike! Thanks everyone for the feedback. I do have a bicycle tucked away in a closet that I bought for him off the Bob list a while back that uses 26" wheels. My vague plan was/is to buy a small Clem and build it up with the parts from this bike, but I guess I should unpack it and get a better sense of what I already have and how far off he is before I buy another bike for either of us...who knows, by then he may be into ax throwing or surfing and not even want a bike.
On Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 2:34:44 PM UTC-5, WETH wrote: > > Mark, > When my youngest son was almost 10 years old and about 55" inches tall (he > is less than 50th percentile for height), I put him on an old mountain bike > frame-44cm- that was his mother's bike. It, however, is a 700c wheel > frame. I spray painted it his favorite colors, put some sweptback bars > (soma sparrow I think) on it, and he loves it. Photos are here: > https://flic.kr/s/aHsjXAzZVW and here https://flic.kr/p/o47xfw and here > https://flic.kr/p/o48fZW > > He had a bit of adjustment to handling a bigger bike and bigger wheels, > but he learned quickly. As he had become frustrated trying to keep up with > the family on his 20" wheel bike, he was excited with the upgrade. > > Best wishes and family riding is a blast! > Erl > > On Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 9:26:52 PM UTC-5, Mark in Beacon wrote: >> >> Well, since I have a Clementine, and he's generally pretty sophisticated >> about bikes, and it is black, just like mine, I think I will be okay with >> that part. But it did cross my mind (and the high top one on CL is $200 >> less than the low at Riv!) >> >> Anybody else have an age when their child was okay on a small framed 26" >> wheeled bicycle? >> >> >> On Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 4:53:50 PM UTC-5, Eric Daume wrote: >>> >>> Probably it's not a big deal since you ride a mixte, but I would make >>> darn sure my boy would ride a "girl's bike" before I'd spend that kind of >>> money on a Clementine. >>> >>> Eric >>> who had a Cheviot, so don't take that "girl's bike" thing the wrong way >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 10:52 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch >>> <rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The PSA about the 45cm Clem got me thinking. I am tempted to buy it for >>>> my little guy, but a Clementine would make more sense, since the high bar >>>> version requires a minimum of 73cm PBH, while the low will accommodate a >>>> 67cm PBH. Then I noticed that Riv is selling a blemished black 45cm >>>> Clementine. The other cool thing is it would be an exact match to my black >>>> 52cm. (The CL bike is $200 less, though.) >>>> >>>> It would be a big stretch for me financially, but if I could put it >>>> into use within 2 years (and maybe lend it to a shorter friend meanwhile) >>>> it might make sense, especially since I have most if not all parts lying >>>> around. >>>> >>>> I know some folks have bought Clems for their kids. Just wondering what >>>> the youngest age/size is among the junior Clemmers? My guy is 6 years old, >>>> in the 97th percent for height at 50", will measure his PBH tonight. He >>>> currently rides a 20" Hotrocks. Getting him on a great-riding bike like >>>> the >>>> Clem at an early age would be wonderful. But realistically it could be >>>> another 4-5 years I suppose? Also curious if any of the Roscoes, which was >>>> originally concocted to designate a children's model, might be made in >>>> extra wee sizes. >>>> >>>> Any thoughts appreciated. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
