Oh, this is a challenge! You are lucky that you are dealing with an eleven year old as the options are much better. I have an 8 year old and could not find a road bike to fit his 52" height. I got him a Fuji "dynamite" and replaced the knobby tires with schwab marathon ones. No comfort issues. This is a 14 speed bike that replaced a Trek MT 60 6 speed. He has to work 3 times as hard when I bring him on club rides because his bike weighs about twice as mine. In other words, his bike weighs around 32 lbs and he weighs around 42 pounds (yes, he is skinny).
I think you have to approach fit issues as if he were an adult. It is a plus that he is sensitive and aware enough to give you relevant feedback. Don't ask me what I had to go through to get my Tandem to fit! Cheers! Chris On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 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? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
