Sorry, I meant the brifters. I know a lot of people with small hands who have trouble with conventional STI levers, and I wondered if this was a version for small hands, but only sold on bikes such as this.
Horace. On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Gary<g...@worldcyclotour.com> wrote: > > They are interupter brakes like many cyclocross bike set ups. Most of > the kids road bikes are equipped this way from Trek, Specialized, > Felt, and Argon16. The Trek and Specialized kids road bikes just > stopped production. Felt and Argon are still available. I purchased my > daughters Trek on Ebay for close to 300. like new. So they are out > there. > > She loves her road bike. The picture is from this past winters > Stagecoach Century where she did the 26 mile loop. She's 8. > > Gary > > On Jun 24, 6:43 am, Horace <max...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >> Interesting! Are those special brake levers for small hands? >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Gary<g...@worldcyclotour.com> wrote: >> >> > Heres a picture of my daughters grownup road bike: >> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldcyclotour/3655418070/in/set-7215762... >> >> > Gary >> > Alpine CA >> >> > On Jun 23, 1:31 pm, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Just for a little inspiration, JPW has a nice little rascal rando and >> >> a mini-me Masi on his flicker page. Why didn't my parents know about >> >> such things? >> >> >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/49353...@n00/3647316368/ >> >> >> Marty >> >> >> On Jun 23, 1:33 pm, Jay Sinn <sinn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> > I had to do a double take and checked out the Surly site about >> >> > standover height on the 42 cm LHT. It claims 27.7 inches however I bet >> >> > that could be reduced an inch, possibly and inch and a half. I had'nt >> >> > even considered a Suly in matter of a child's bike so that was a >> >> > pleasant surprise. >> >> >> > The Giant barely fits my son at exactly 25 inchs (mid frame), though I >> >> > would like to >> >> > get him a chomoly frame, I settled for this. Also since I had the >> >> > upgade of Albatross bars in mind the suspension forks provide enough >> >> > weight to counteract >> >> > the touchy lack of control feeling you get with 'em. My son is also a >> >> > hair lacking >> >> > in the motor skill department as well. >> >> >> > I'm considering a Brooks for the young man but that might be a stretch >> >> > too soon because of saddle care issues. He feels that a bicycle is >> >> > also a human powered submersable, so the deeper the mud puddle the >> >> > great the water sport. >> >> >> > On Jun 23, 11:32 am, Frank <pguil...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> > > My almost-9 year old rides a 42cm Surly LHT with GripKing pedals and >> >> > > (added) interruptor cross levers. The bike should fit him for several >> >> > > years, and he quickly learned the nuances of bar-end shifting and >> >> > > braking. He's been on it since his 8th birthday, and it's really >> >> > > enhanced our family riding and expanded our radius to "all safe >> >> > > routes". It's been an excellent solution, and though it's not priced >> >> > > like other kids bikes, it has been well worth the investment. >> >> >> > > On Jun 23, 8:00 am, Jay Sinn <sinn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> > > > I put my 11 year old son on a Giant MTX 225. Mostly to teach him >> >> > > > about shifting and hand brakes. He is already asking about a more >> >> > > > comefortable seat and different bars. >> >> > > > :)http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-AU/bikes/kids/2191/31884/zoom/ >> >> >> > > > What do RBW owners put their children on?- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
