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
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
That is cool, J.!
With the busy days of a 5 and a 3, we are still sorta getting back
up-to-speed with the family biking... lately, it's been Trail-A-Bike
commuting, or- more fun- the Jeff Lyons trailer cycle:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/6099977077/
That is one cool bike!
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Jennings jkguinn...@yahoo.com wrote:
Here is the one I built up for my son a few years ago. I found the
frame on Ebay. Of course it is lugged. I put 20x1/1/8 wheels and
tires on it. The rear wheel is built up with a Shimano Sante' 7
$250 is a steal. (Steel?) Too bad Catie is now almost 5' tall (at 10
years, five months and one day) and riding a much more expensive 24 wheel
Electra Townie 3i (pink!) (heck, her 20 wheel Little Betty cost me $250
five years ago).
I dream of her going to middle and high school at nearby Bosque
Agreed on the $250 is a steal. The free Trek that I put tubes, tires,
fenders, and a bell on cost me close to $100. And that was with the tires
on close-out for about $20 each. You can imagine why I ended up hesitating
over the mustache bars. Also, a Wald basket up front would be very a nice
Finding a nice kid bike has been an obsession of mine. They're out
there, but a bit hard to find. My kids use them mostly for riding around
the block, but put some decent miles on them going to grandma's, the
library, parks, etc. Gears came into play quite early. They don't quite
get them,
Wow. that bike is brilliant!
Sean
--- On Tue, 11/8/11, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote:
From: Marty mgie...@mac.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: OMG, a Kiddie Rivvy!
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 10:28 PM
or this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379107@N03/4349945352
