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Do they Make Kids Road Bikes
What is the smallest real road bike available for young riders? My 9 year
old son is about 54 inches tall. Would like to introduce him into road cycling. He wants to go with us on longer rides. His "huffy" dirt bike with knobby tires just doesn't cut it on the road. |
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He wants to go with us on longer rides. His "huffy" dirt bike
with knobby tires just doesn't cut it on the road. You can get kids' road bikes over here in the UK - proper ones, not MTBs ;-) BUT they are expensive and as rare as hen's teeth to find when you need one :-( Cheers, helen s ~~~~~~~~~~ This is sent from a redundant email Mail sent to it is dumped My correct one can be gleaned from h$**$*$el$**e$n$**$d$**$o$*$t**$$s$**$im$mo$ns*@a$ **o$l.c$$*o$*m*$ by getting rid of the overdependence on money and fame ~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Fuji makes one, as does Trek. Cannondale and others make versions of
their road bikes that would certainly fit. Go to a reputable bike shop and tell them what you feel you want and get their advice. Alexander Gilchrist |
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 02:44:36 GMT, "Privatelife"
wrote: His "huffy" dirt bike with knobby tires just doesn't cut it on the road. Start by fitting slick tyres - makes an amazing difference! My 9-year-old has a Dawes Kokomo steel MTB (no suspension) and has done a 47 mile ride on that no problem. It's still considered adequately cool in the playground :-) Guy === ** WARNING ** This posting may contain traces of irony. http://www.chapmancentral.com [currently offline awaiting ADSL transfer to new ISP] |
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Devinci in Canada used to make them. They were pretty cool.
http://www.devinci.com Not sure if they still do? e-mail em? Robert M. Hammel, Commercial & Residential Mortgage Specialist Direct: 403-589-7381 Fax: 403-730-2134 e-mail: The MORTGAGE Centre "Privatelife" wrote in message news What is the smallest real road bike available for young riders? My 9 year old son is about 54 inches tall. Would like to introduce him into road cycling. He wants to go with us on longer rides. His "huffy" dirt bike with knobby tires just doesn't cut it on the road. |
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Privatelife wrote:
: What is the smallest real road bike available for young riders? My 9 year : old son is about 54 inches tall. Would like to introduce him into road : cycling. He wants to go with us on longer rides. His "huffy" dirt bike : with knobby tires just doesn't cut it on the road. Check out: http://www.chucksbikes.com/cbpihta.htm Cheerz, Lynzz |
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"Privatelife" wrote in message
news What is the smallest real road bike available for young riders? My 9 year old son is about 54 inches tall. Would like to introduce him into road cycling. He wants to go with us on longer rides. His "huffy" dirt bike with knobby tires just doesn't cut it on the road. You might try him on a 46cm frame bike, i.e.: http://www.brittonbikes.com/bikes-20...02/veloce.html or something like the Susan B. http://www.terrybicycles.com/Bikes/susanb.lasso though it's a little big for him since its recommended for 58" You might want to head off to Europe and look around for something suitable. I gave up on finding something for my 9 year old, if you find something let me know. It has to have a triple. I'm going to fit some Vee Rubber K-52's onto the wheels of a 24" mountain bike. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/index.html#507 I guess there is no market for a kid's road bike. Steve |
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After much research, I purchased a 44cm Fuji Roubaix Womens
(http://www.fujibikes.com/) for my 8-year-old daughter earlier this year. The 650c wheels make quite a difference. She's rather short (don't remember exact measurement, but is the shortest of all her 3rd grade friends) and it fits her great. I did have to trade in the 90mm stem for a 60 I found at the LBS, though. We ride about 60 minutes every day before school/work. I also put home-made rubber spacers in the brifters to bring the levers closer in to the handlebars. She has a real problem shifting the front deraileur to larger chain-rings, but I attribute that to weak hands; anytime we crest a hill, we stop and I shift back up to the middle chainring for her. This bike cost me just under $1000 at a quasi-LBS, but the Finest Womens and Newest Womens use the same geometery and are much less expensive. I highly recommend any of these small Fuji's. Let me know if I can help you any more... "Steven M. Scharf" wrote: "Privatelife" wrote in message news What is the smallest real road bike available for young riders? My 9 year old son is about 54 inches tall. Would like to introduce him into road cycling. He wants to go with us on longer rides. His "huffy" dirt bike with knobby tires just doesn't cut it on the road. You might try him on a 46cm frame bike, i.e.: http://www.brittonbikes.com/bikes-20...02/veloce.html or something like the Susan B. http://www.terrybicycles.com/Bikes/susanb.lasso though it's a little big for him since its recommended for 58" You might want to head off to Europe and look around for something suitable. I gave up on finding something for my 9 year old, if you find something let me know. It has to have a triple. I'm going to fit some Vee Rubber K-52's onto the wheels of a 24" mountain bike. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/index.html#507 I guess there is no market for a kid's road bike. Steve |
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After much research, I purchased a 44cm Fuji Roubaix Womens
(http://www.fujibikes.com/) for my 8-year-old daughter earlier this year. The 650c wheels make quite a difference. She's rather short (don't remember exact measurement, but is the shortest of all her 3rd grade friends--I suspect she's areound 50" tall) and it fits her great. I did have to trade in the 90mm stem for a 60 I found at the LBS, though. We ride about 60 minutes every day before school/work. I also put home-made rubber spacers in the brifters to bring the levers closer in to the handlebars. She has a real problem shifting the front deraileur to larger chain-rings, but I attribute that to weak hands; anytime we crest a hill, we stop and I shift back up to the middle chainring for her. This bike cost me just under $1000 at a quasi-LBS, but the Finest Womens and Newest Womens use the same geometery and are much less expensive. I highly recommend any of these small Fuji's. Let me know if I can help you any more... "Privatelife" wrote: What is the smallest real road bike available for young riders? My 9 year old son is about 54 inches tall. Would like to introduce him into road cycling. He wants to go with us on longer rides. His "huffy" dirt bike with knobby tires just doesn't cut it on the road. |
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"Eurastus" wrote in message
... After much research, I purchased a 44cm Fuji Roubaix Womens (http://www.fujibikes.com/) for my 8-year-old daughter earlier this year. The 650c wheels make quite a difference. snip This bike cost me just under $1000 at a quasi-LBS, but the Finest Womens and Newest Womens use the same geometery and are much less expensive. Yes, I think I know the quasi-LBS you're referring to because that same shop near me carries a lot of the Fuji bicycles. I really hate to buy bikes there, but my extended family has bought several there since they seem to carry models and brands that are shunned by the "real" LBSes. Fuji seems to have made a real comeback and they offer products you just can't get from Trek or Specialized, which are the only mass market brands that the LBSes seem to carry. Steve |
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