If you want to accommodate a child long term, a disc brake bike like a Surly Straggler or Fairdale Weekender are an option. I know both of these work well with 26" wheels through 700c & the smalls are pretty dang small. My nearly seven year old rides a Giant Awesome 24" mountain bike, but the Fairdale w/ 26" wheels actually has a lower standover height. The tt is a little longer, but with the right stem & bar combo works well. 155-165 cranks and the bb height isn't all that low & now we've got a bike that is lighter & better appointed & with a couple changes of wheels & stems should last for several years. I was given the frame/fork or I probably would've had a hard time swallowing the price for a kid's bike, but the Isla's aren't terribly cheap either. Just throwing another option out there. Smitty from the list & Jim (used to run Hiawatha) from the list have both used Stragglers for this purpose I believe.
Best, Eric On Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 9:30:15 AM UTC-4, Jeffrey Marco wrote: > Linus also has some decent looking kids bikes. > http://www.linusbike.com/collections/bikes-kids. My Son and Daughter will > be ready to roll on 20's next summer. > > On Monday, August 31, 2015 at 1:38:08 PM UTC-4, Pudge wrote: >> >> There was a thread a while back about kids' bikes. A close friend is >> looking for a recommendation for a 20" wheel bike for a 6 year old who is >> very comfortable riding 5 miles and whose parents are looking for a higher >> quality bike than the department store 16" bike she's riding now. Any >> suggestions? >> >> >> >> Riv content: Well, how about the unavailability of the >> considered-but-discarded Riv Rosco Bubbe? >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the >> addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or >> confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this >> email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or >> copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. >> If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) >> 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any >> email) and any printout thereof. >> >> Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their >> professional qualifications will be provided upon request. >> >> ============================================================================== >> >> >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
