Cheap BMX

[Dave5N]

ANyone reliable able to recommend a decent but cheap BMX for my 9 year old son? For Christamas.

He's decided he wants one, we think it'll be good for him to have a bike for fun, not too interested in quality, just don't want it to be too heavy or whatever will limit his learning on it.

Ta.

 

[Crackle]

Mongoose - decent bikes, don't know what price though.

 

[Dave5N]

Aha and ta.

Just been looking on wiggle and they had a mongoose or two (Mongeese?) for 151 notes.

Do they come in different sizes like real bikes?

 

[jimboalee]

Take it from me, 9 year olds wreck bikes.

My 9 year old got 'Cheap and cheerful'. Hawk Factory cycles.

 

[Dave5N]

He doesn't wreck bikes.

 

[Crackle]

I think so but they tend to be small and normal. Different makes seem to be slightly different sizes, so you might need to try him on one. a 110cm kid would ride the same one as a 160cm kid. Trial bikes are exactly the same only slight geometry and stem and bar differences make one more rideable than another.

 

[Mr Pig]

If you don't wreck a BMX you're not riding it properly! ;0) My brother had one, we completely destroyed it.

 

[Dave5N]

Can't see that happening.

Thing is, I don't really know what I should look for and what I should avoid at all costs.

 

[Milo]

I had a mongoose.
Seemed allright at the time.

 

[Crackle]

No I can't really help you with what to look for. I looked at a few before I went down the Trials bike route and the Mongoose just had better componentry, brakes etc. Some of £110 bikes looked like they wouldn't last.

So my kids got Trails bikes and their neighbours got BMX mongeese (Mongoose's (sp)). The Mongeese got a right hammering and seemed to last well and handled really well on the ramped stuntparks they went to.

Beyond that my knowledge ends.

 

[Ivan Ardon]

How about an ex-display bike from Winstanleys?

http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/category/1028/ExDisplay_BMX_Bikes

Don't try ordering over the 'net, ring them up. They're less useless that way.

 

[Ivan Ardon]

BTW, I find the full size Mongooses to be on the heavy side and geared too high. Whether the smaller framed ones are any better, I don't know.

 

[Dave5N]

Thanks.

Not sure about the frame myself. Not sure how much the weight matters - not like it'll get raced. For £150 I'd imagine it would be a bit on the heavy side.

Gears can be changed.