Start on the 20" search, it'll take awhile, too! The wheel size really made a big difference. Most noticeable in rolling off curbs (probably also why kid bikes are so over-built!). She used to stop and straddle-step walk them over, now rides right off them. I noticed the big difference for her going from 16 to 20" was the extra mass of the front end. My daughter did not like having to move it around at low/no speed and that kinda' mentally freaked her out. Once she got over that... watch out!
On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Smitty-A-Go-Go <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > We looked long and hard for a reasonable 16-inch wheeled bike when my > daughter out grew her 12-inch Specialized Hotrock. We finally found a > Schwinn Gremlin on Craigslist for $40 and snatched it up. > > Funny you mention wheel size, David. M 5-year old daughter tried to go up > a driveway from the street at too shallow an angle and her front wheel was > deflected by the bump. She went down pretty hard. I was tough 'cause there > wasn't much I could do other than comfort her and explain how to avoid it > happening again. She really wants a bigger bike but she can barely stand > over her 16-inch wheeled Schwinn Gremlin. > > Here are a few pics of the kids on their rides... > https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/113148323994353762329/albums/5673253657816624801 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/L8CVZzHp2GYJ. > > 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. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** -- 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.
