We looked long and hard for a reasonable 16-inch wheeled bike when my
daughter out grew her 12-inch Specialized Hotrock. We finally found a
Schwinn Gremlin on Craigslist for $40 and snatched it up.
Funny you mention wheel size, David. M 5-year old daughter tried to go up a
driveway from the
Start on the 20 search, it'll take awhile, too! The wheel size really
made a big difference. Most noticeable in rolling off curbs (probably also
why kid bikes are so over-built!). She used to stop and straddle-step walk
them over, now rides right off them. I noticed the big difference for her
Here is the one I built up for my son a few years ago. I found the
frame on Ebay. Of course it is lugged. I put 20x1/1/8 wheels and
tires on it. The rear wheel is built up with a Shimano Sante' 7 speed
hub and there is a Shimano 600 rear derailler. It required standard
reach brakes. I think
That is cool, J.!
With the busy days of a 5 and a 3, we are still sorta getting back
up-to-speed with the family biking... lately, it's been Trail-A-Bike
commuting, or- more fun- the Jeff Lyons trailer cycle:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/6099977077/
That is one cool bike!
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Jennings jkguinn...@yahoo.com wrote:
Here is the one I built up for my son a few years ago. I found the
frame on Ebay. Of course it is lugged. I put 20x1/1/8 wheels and
tires on it. The rear wheel is built up with a Shimano Sante' 7
Lugged BMX!:)
Seriously this bike looks awesome.
Regarding the market for kids bikes, many boys (and some precocious/daring
young girls) do actually want BMX bikes*, which are
usuallyhttp://www.wethepeoplebmx.de/bikes/trust
CrMo http://www.sundaybikes.com/catalog/completes/, except
Awesomeness!
My first thought was: it's a year late! My younger, 9-yr-old daughter was
outgrowing her previous bike, and I bought her a ladies' Trek Skye, for her
to grow with.
But: I still want one of these. Thing is, my older daughter is about to
have a daughter: My younger one
My wife has a sparkly green Betty Foy. My 5-year-old daughter often laments
that she too would like a sparkly green pretty bike with hand brakes.
This could be that bike. The capacity to attach a real rack/basket would be
great. She (daughter) has a little flowery plastic basket zip tied to the
$250 is a steal. (Steel?) Too bad Catie is now almost 5' tall (at 10
years, five months and one day) and riding a much more expensive 24 wheel
Electra Townie 3i (pink!) (heck, her 20 wheel Little Betty cost me $250
five years ago).
I dream of her going to middle and high school at nearby Bosque
Agreed on the $250 is a steal. The free Trek that I put tubes, tires,
fenders, and a bell on cost me close to $100. And that was with the tires
on close-out for about $20 each. You can imagine why I ended up hesitating
over the mustache bars. Also, a Wald basket up front would be very a nice
The cost-per-use being lower for more expensive kid's bikes is
certainly true in my case. I spent $120 on Max's first bike, a 16
Gary Fisher Jet Stream or something. He rode it a LOT for a couple
years. It actually had moto-style fenders...
His BMX race bike cost $300+, weighs 15 lbs, and has
Finding a nice kid bike has been an obsession of mine. They're out
there, but a bit hard to find. My kids use them mostly for riding around
the block, but put some decent miles on them going to grandma's, the
library, parks, etc. Gears came into play quite early. They don't quite
get them,
Ya know what would be *really* swell? A semi-lugged straight-guage 20-inch
wheel urban bike at a lower price point from Rivendell.
Joe Bernard
Fairfield, CA.
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Wow. that bike is brilliant!
Sean
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Subject: [RBW] Re: OMG, a Kiddie Rivvy!
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 10:28 PM
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Now we know where Yehuda Moon went...to Walnut Creek to pursue the
Grow Bike project! A Grant-Yehuda collaboration should be
brilliant.
Seriously, that is so nicely done. So much of what's aimed at kids is
such junk. +1 for rack eyelets; even kids understand the usefulness
of a rack, if only
Yeah, dibs on one of the samples. :-)
Though, from my experience, what boys really want are knobbies, gears, and
handbrakes in that order.
When he started 1st grade our neighbor gave my son a hand-me down Trek 20
coaster brake bike. I replaced the imitation moto-cross tires and fenders
with
I love it. Scale it up for 29er big apples, and sell one to me.
I like the 20 mini/junior bmx race wheels on my son's Redline. He
rode that bike for 4 or 5 years, from barely straddling it at 5, to
dude, you need a new bike. Which was met with I hate riding bikes
anyway. Peaked early, I guess.
I
Agreed on the priorities of the Boy Child. My original idea for my
son's Redline was to pimp it out with recumbent fenders and moustache
bars, but that was rejected out of hand. He didn't want a miniaturized
version of Dad's bike, for some reason.
Philip
Philip Williamson
www.biketinker.com
On
That looks great. I was just starting to plan a first bike for my 2
month old. Hope to see it in production but I (we) would be happy with
a proto.
On Nov 8, 8:29 pm, Allan in Portland allan_f...@aracnet.com wrote:
Yeah, dibs on one of the samples. :-)
Though, from my experience, what boys
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