Re: Help with bikes?

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Steph - well, that all depends on how much you want to spend! LOL

Carbon Fiber bikes are VERY light! But, VERY expensive. There are

definately options - is he using training wheels still? I wish my

dh were here to help with this question. He's the cyclist in the

family - has 6 bikes - plus our tandem. He's the one to ask. Do me

a favor and remind me if I don't respond by tomorrow - I'll

definately ask my dh what he thinks. Size is very important for any

child. My 4 yr old has been riding a bike (w/training wheels) since

he was 18 months believe it or not. Ian, my RSS son still has

problems pedaling, but is starting to get the hang of it. We have a

Fisher for Ian who is 2.5 yrs. It's quite heavy actually -

but, sturdiness is important for the young ones. As I was saying,

size is important - they should be measured in a certain way (my

husband can remind me of that) and their knees should not come up

too far, otherwise they are not positioned properly and it will be

too hard to pedal the bike. Parents make this mistake all the time

and tend to put their children on too small of a bike. We had a

hard time finding a bike small enough for Ian. He didn't even reach

the pedals until just this October (we had bought the bike for his

birthday in May) and had literally put the seat down as far as it

would go. My dh actually had to saw off the seat's tube in order

for us to get it down to the frame. Anyway, I will definately ask

my husband for his suggestions and get back to you. Of course,

remind me if you don't hear from me soon - or feel free to e-mail

personally with your question too.

- H

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>

> Hi everyone, sorry I don't manage to check in very often anymore

life

> just seems to be way too busy. Darcy is going really well, has

nearly

> finished his first school year (started on schedule, albeit a

little

> reluctantly on my part!)

>

> Can anyone recommend a lightweight 16 " boys pushbike that doesn't

> weigh too much, the sales reps keep telling me that kids bikes are

> heavy on purpose so they are more stable but that doesn't help

when

> they weigh as much as he does and he doesn't have the strength to

> manage the brakes....

>

> so far all the bikes we have found in his size weigh 13-15kg (28-

35#),

> if anyone can help us out or give a recommendation it would be

greatly

> appreciated. Darcy is now 6, weighs 15kg (33#) 105cm (41 " )

>

> Cheers,

> Steph

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