I would love to see that. But it's almost a dedicated business. Islabikes in the UK <http://www.islabikes.com/> has the best line of kid bikes that I know of. I soooo wish they had a NA distributer...
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > I realized that this had drifted off Riv subject, but was reminded > that Grant had proposed (several years and Readers ago) the > possibility of building a run of kids' bikes, with a buyback program > when you kid out grew them. > > Has there been a breath of that since then? Am I the only one who > remembers this? > > Philip > > Philip Williamson > www.biketinker.com > > On Dec 2, 3:17 pm, Ron MH <visio...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Crazy idea here: My son is 6 and has just grown out of his 16" wheel > > bike and X-mas is just around the corner. After looking around, I've > > seen new - non department store - kids bikes in the $225-$350 range > > for his size. Then I spotted a Dahon Curve D3 folder (3 speeds) for > > $299 and asked myself, "why not get him a bike that will literally > > grow with him?" I'll have to double check that the seat to handlebar > > reach and the saddle to pedal distance are OK for his size. Even if > > there are minor issues there, I could, concievably use a handlebar > > with a bit more reach back and change out cranks to something with > > shorter arms. I'll also want to be sure that the gear range is > > acceptable. Even that is an easy fix with a larger rear cog, for > > example. Other than those measurements, can anyone think of any other > > reason not to get such a bike for a kid? > > > > Ron > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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-bu...@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.
