Inadvertently, both my kids wound up with older, hand-me-down neighborhood Novara (REI house brand) frames, Taiwanese-made with likely at least 10 and 20-years on each.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/15791036815/ As kid bikes go, these get a better-than-passing grade in my book - well made, durable and not total hogs by any measure. I rehabbed the 20-inch "junior mountain bike" w/ some small uprights and newer take-off brakes and shifters. Making sure that braking and shifting are as simple and effective as possible is a must as a kid moves beyond the venerable coaster. =- Joe Bunik Walnut Creek, CA On 1/29/15, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > 24" is a great wheel size. I rushed my kids a bit to get them onto it, but > left them in it a while before moving to 26". It really rolls over bumps > and curbs a lot better than 20". Proportionately like a 29er to them as > Leslie mentioned! > > Now scouring CL to find the perfect used 27.5" bike for them! Everything is > really high end, or really low end, hard to find the sweet spot with that > size. > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 8:16 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I wish! He's much too small for the 24, I'm afraid. But thank you, >> really! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Jan 29, 2015, at 7:56 PM, "mikel66...@juno.com" >> > <mikel66...@juno.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > i have this Trek 220 24" wheel bike for sale. $120 plus shipping >> > >> > mike goldman >> > warwick,r.i. >> > ____________________________________________________________ >> > How Old Men Tighten Skin >> > 63 Year Old Man Shares DIY Skin Tightening Method You Can Do From Home >> > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/54cb0131b6d0a1310a25st01duc >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/29q8CNIbFu0/unsubscribe >> . >> > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > <DSC07351.JPG> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > > Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
