[RBW] Kid's bike

2012-09-08 Thread Daniel McClain
Hey all. My son's 20 5 speed was stolen this week. He and I had labored over it this summer, along with the handmade handlebar bag I fabricated for it. Pretty sad. Anyway before I jump into another build project I thought I'd see if any of you have had any luck with solid kids bikes out there.

Re: [RBW] Kid's bike

2012-09-08 Thread Scott Henry
You dont say how old / tall your kid is, but I just wrote about these on the iBob list: http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/gravity/liberty_cx.htm I just bought 2 for my twins. Great bikes, great company and I would buy them again. They start at a 42cm. Scott Dayton, OH On Sat, Sep 8, 2012

Re: [RBW] Kid's bike

2012-09-08 Thread Daniel McClain
Right, right. Sorry. He's almost six, and exactly 4 ft. tall. Those look nice, but I'm pretty sure he's still in the 20 wheel size. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit

Re: [RBW] Kid's bike

2012-09-08 Thread Leslie
FWIW, I bought my daughter the smallest Trek Skye; since it's actually a woman's MTB, it's a 26 wheel, but for her, is kinda like a 29'er. She was eight when I got it for her, not particularly tall for her height. Thing that's nice, for her, having a dropped top-tube, the standover wasn't

Re: [RBW] Kid's bike

2012-09-08 Thread cyclotourist
Why the hell would anyone steal a kid's bike. That's just incredibly low. Sorry for the time, $$$ and love you two put into it. If you're looking for a regular MTB type kid bike, I'm partial to Specialized Hotrock bikes. They're pretty good. Not super heavy, plenty sturdy, look cool. They have a

Re: [RBW] Kid's bike

2012-09-08 Thread cyclotourist
Why the hell would anyone steal a kid's bike. That's just incredibly low. Sorry for the time, $$$ and love you two put into it. If you're looking for a regular MTB type kid bike, I'm partial to Specialized Hotrock bikes. They're pretty good. Not super heavy, plenty sturdy, look cool. They have a