Bike for an 8 Year Old
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
You'll probably find one that's hardly been ridden. Son no. 2, who races, has only had 3 'new' bikes - his original Decathlon road bike, his Felt F95Jr road bike when he was 11 and his Avanti track bike. Currently all his bike stable of 8 bikes are second-hand. He's getting a 'new' bike next year but that's only because it's a team bike.
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
The Carrera Saruna is really good, much lighter than an Apollo, I sold a minty one for a hundred over the summer and you could/ should be able to get a similar deal about now.
yo vanilla
Senior Member
- Location
- WI, USA
For all my kids at that age I turned to the used market. If the bike went through the first kid and didn't suit the next I could then sell it for nearly the same money if not close enough. Otherwise they grow out of the bike so fast you hardly get your money's worth! Also at that age for us were 20" bikes, we're all on the smaller side. At that time, used, I found a Gary Fisher Pre-Caliber for $150 at a local bike shop (extremely light) and a Diamondback mountain bike for about $100 off Craigslist.
That said I did buy a Raleigh Scout 24" brand new a few years back and it's gone through all three kids.
That said I did buy a Raleigh Scout 24" brand new a few years back and it's gone through all three kids.
I would probably opt for a 20" wherl for an 8 yr old.
I used to keep a collection of quality childrens bikes for visiting friends, all from car boot sales. I found a lovely non suspension Dawes 20"; it was steel but not overly heavy. If you go the car boot sale route, get there early and know how to tell the difference between a good bike and a Bike Shaped Object.
I used to keep a collection of quality childrens bikes for visiting friends, all from car boot sales. I found a lovely non suspension Dawes 20"; it was steel but not overly heavy. If you go the car boot sale route, get there early and know how to tell the difference between a good bike and a Bike Shaped Object.
Hi all,
Just a quick update to bore you
Been looking for the last couple of weeks and I just placed a bid on a FROG 55 kids bike with 20" wheels / 28cm Frame , the delivery would be pricey if I won it but there's nothing close to me fitting the bill at the moment . Its in excellent condition
Cheers
Just a quick update to bore you
Been looking for the last couple of weeks and I just placed a bid on a FROG 55 kids bike with 20" wheels / 28cm Frame , the delivery would be pricey if I won it but there's nothing close to me fitting the bill at the moment . Its in excellent condition
Cheers
stalagmike
Enormous member
- Location
- Milton Keynes
Did you see this? Might be too far for you to travel I guess. https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/ridgeback-dimension-20.268610/
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Good buy that one.
stalagmike
Enormous member
- Location
- Milton Keynes
What's wrong with blue? Colours are for everyone my friend...Cheers mate. Its blue which is a bigger problem than distance
Trek looks like a good one. Front suspension is a bit overkill on a kids bike, but it looks like they have alu frames and adjustable stem which is good for making it fit. Google tells be they are 250 - 300 when new, and Trek make good bikes, so not a BSO for sure.
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