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Ivan Ardon
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"Fairly good" for £100. No chance. To give you a idea of what they can cost, my lad's "quite good" one set him back around £1200 - but he's 17 and rides competitively.
But for a seven year old girl, you may find something good enough for her that isn't total junk from £150. It will be heavy for that price, and the brakes, BB and hubs will be poor.
Does it have to be a BMX though? You really don't get a very good bike unless you spend a lot of money and even then you miss out on gears, decent brakes, a comfortable saddle, a light frame, wheels that stay true - the list goes on and on.
One piece of advice though - don't buy a bike from a big warehouse sports shop e.g. SportsdDirect, JJB sports etc. Their Dunlop / Reebok / own brand name bikes really are utterly and totally terrible. Halfords worst are far better than anything sold in these places.
The best thing she could do is to buy a second hand Islabike, use it until your neice outgrows it, then sell it for about what she paid for it in the first place.
But for a seven year old girl, you may find something good enough for her that isn't total junk from £150. It will be heavy for that price, and the brakes, BB and hubs will be poor.
Does it have to be a BMX though? You really don't get a very good bike unless you spend a lot of money and even then you miss out on gears, decent brakes, a comfortable saddle, a light frame, wheels that stay true - the list goes on and on.
One piece of advice though - don't buy a bike from a big warehouse sports shop e.g. SportsdDirect, JJB sports etc. Their Dunlop / Reebok / own brand name bikes really are utterly and totally terrible. Halfords worst are far better than anything sold in these places.
The best thing she could do is to buy a second hand Islabike, use it until your neice outgrows it, then sell it for about what she paid for it in the first place.
Ivan Ardon
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And the OP could do far worse than direct his sister towards User's sticky at the top of the family cycling board. Decathlon is a good call too.
Also take a look at the Dawes range of BMXs if she is really set on getting one. Winstanleys have them listed on their web site for around her budget. Whether they actually have any in stock is debatable with Winstanleys though.
Also take a look at the Dawes range of BMXs if she is really set on getting one. Winstanleys have them listed on their web site for around her budget. Whether they actually have any in stock is debatable with Winstanleys though.
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NotthatJasonKenny
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Thanks, i'll pass this advice on!
My daughter has an Indie Fierce from Halfords - They're half price at the moment (although to be fair they are half price most of the time) at about £80 - £100 depending on the colour. They also do a girly one called "awesome" in the same price band.
They're not "good" in terms of being the next bmx pro but they're a decent enough bike for being a bike.
They're not "good" in terms of being the next bmx pro but they're a decent enough bike for being a bike.
macbikes
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A bit more expensive but what about a mafiabikes BBKush? They suit 5-10 year olds. I won one for my 6 year old and he's getting it for Christmas! http://www.mafiabike.com/bbkush/bbkush.html
