I bought my son a 1 speed gary fisher pre caliber w/ a rigid fork. It's a lightweight bike that works well on and off road. Since he is small (age 8) I realized he was really straining with his old heavy bike and have found that the lighter bike works much better. He will get two seasons out of it and it will be pretty trashed by the end, just like my bikes.
I'm not bragging on him but he rails on the thing much better than bike kids with geared bikes, just like the freaking old man
Check it out, not the cheapest but a really nice upgrade, I got the 20" wheel model here, I think I paid about $200
http://www.fisherbikes.com/.../model/precaliber-ss
I'm not bragging on him but he rails on the thing much better than bike kids with geared bikes, just like the freaking old man
Check it out, not the cheapest but a really nice upgrade, I got the 20" wheel model here, I think I paid about $200
http://www.fisherbikes.com/.../model/precaliber-ss