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Wanted: Kids Bike - Boys
Price:
100.00 Just looking for a bike for my 5 year old son. He is 115cm tall and no trouble in riding a small entry level bike with trainers on. Thought someone may have one in the garage.
Need to get him jump started on the MTB - Seeking advice on the bike as well
Thanks in advance
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I've seen a cheap mountain bike advertised for $98 at Kmart. For a 5yo its a cheap place to start.
I went through this at Christmas. We thought about Kmart specials (I have 2 x 5year olds) but decided to spend a bit more and get them something more robust that will last. You don't want to put kids off riding because their bike is alway breaking down (DT Swiss and Avid I hope you are reading this). The el cheapo bikes fall to pieces, friends of ours went down this path and ended up binning the el cheapo and getting something from a bike shop. I picked up a couple of Avanti 16" bikes- the things are bullet proof- they were around $200 each and when they are out grown I will probably get $100 for them - so the outlay is pretty much the same as buying a cheap bike that wont last but the kids benefit riding a decent bike. I looked at how much I spend on my bikes and bits and pieces and it puts a $200 bike into perspective. Good luck, buying bikes is fun even if it 16 inch instead of 29 inch.
Thanks for the advice on that one!!
+1 Cromerboy
I ended up getting a couple of hardly used second hand Giants for my daughters which have turned out to be fantastic. This was after buying the el-cheapo Big W specials which turned to rust in about 5 minutes. I'd even ride the 24 inch one around, not something I'd do on the cheapies.