Removing the drive train? You mean to make it a stride a bike? The bikes being discussed are for kids presumably well-past that stage. And sure, my guy might not "care" but only because he has no baseline. In between the Islabike and the WOOM, I did assemble a nifty vintage GT Mt. Bike, complete with custom 150 cranks that I had a friend machine for me. He seemed perfectly content. But after a downhill spill, I decided to spring for the WOOM, remembering how happy I (and Mack) was with the Islabike. I'm not fussy or overprotective or the spoiling, get him what he wants only the best kind of parent, but a nice bike for my kid, absolutely. Cost is about 3 sets of Compass/Rene Herse tires, or a mid-price wheel set from Rivendell.
On Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 10:30:45 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I'm certainly long past the Islabike stage of parenthood, but I'm curious > what Islabikes have to offer that a decent, properly sized child's bike > with drivetrain removed does not? > > Besides avoiding the hassle of removing the drivetrain, of course. > > Patrick Moore, whose daughter stole his car, in ABQ, NM > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
