Bike for & year old Boy

swimdaddy said:

Any brand recommendations for a bike for an athletic 6 almost 7 year
old boy. He's outgrown the smaller one.

Keep buying the Wally-World specials until he's reached a semi-stable
size.

A BMX bike, though, can just keep getting smaller under him, and that
will
play to its strengths as his repertoire improves. And it's the best
thing for
when he goes through his build-a-jump-out-of-the-construction-dirt-pile
phase.
Being light, it will land on him with less chance of breaking
something.

--Blair

Blair P. Houghton said:

swimdaddy said:

Any brand recommendations for a bike for an athletic 6 almost 7 year
old boy. He's outgrown the smaller one.

Keep buying the Wally-World specials until he's reached a semi-stable
size.

A BMX bike, though, can just keep getting smaller under him, and that
will
play to its strengths as his repertoire improves. And it's the best
thing for
when he goes through his
build-a-jump-out-of-the-construction-dirt-pile phase.
Being light, it will land on him with less chance of breaking
something.

BMX bikes are typically heavier than their MTB brethren, unless you're
referring to the Walgoose specials. Then they're all just really heavy.

--
Phil Lee, Squid

In article <[email hidden]>,

Phil Lee said:

BMX bikes are typically heavier than their MTB brethren, unless you're
referring to the Walgoose specials. Then they're all just really heavy.

I agree. Some of those department store bikes are dead weights. My 6 yo
son's new single speed bike weighed a ton, quite possibly heavier than
my Alu frame hybrid. No wonder he gets all red faced following me around
a flat circuit. No complaints as it's good workout for him... Ride on!
😉
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