Estebanico
My wife and I want to ride bikes during the summer and need to buy everything, 2 adult bikes, a child seat, three helmets, and a bike holder for our car. We noticed prices at walmart are really cheap compared to other stores in the area. I understand they are of lesser quality, but do you recommend Walmart bikes and extras for a family of beginners?
Answer
Getting a bunch of quality bikes for the family all at once can be rather costly. Being you know these are not top of the line, my suggestion is to go there and buy what you need to get into biking. Then as you can afford it or find out how much riding you and your family will be doing upgrade. The problem with kids and some activities is that when you start you do it a lot then it tapers off and then after a season the bikes, boat, etc just collect dust from lack of use.
Ed W. tires at McDonald's? you can do better, you don't go to McDonald's for Fillet Mignon.
Getting a bunch of quality bikes for the family all at once can be rather costly. Being you know these are not top of the line, my suggestion is to go there and buy what you need to get into biking. Then as you can afford it or find out how much riding you and your family will be doing upgrade. The problem with kids and some activities is that when you start you do it a lot then it tapers off and then after a season the bikes, boat, etc just collect dust from lack of use.
Ed W. tires at McDonald's? you can do better, you don't go to McDonald's for Fillet Mignon.
Looking for a quality bike for my beyond wonderful, eight year old niece moving up from a twenty inch bike?
Joseph G
I need advice on purchasing a quality bike for an eight year old girl.One who loves to ride. She is moving up from her twenty inch bike. Any suggestions on twenty-four inch wheel bikeshop bike that is under $180? Or on a department store/sporting goods store bike that is of the same quality as bike shop bike.Would prefer the cruiser type bike to the mountain bike type, but quality level and reliabilty are most important factors.Thanks for the help!
Answer
Excellent opportunity to buy a lightly used bike. Kids don't normally fit this size bike for more than 2 years. By the time they turn 10-11 yrs old, they will be in a 26 inch wheeled bike (unless they are short). With your budget, you will get a better bike too. A decent bike shop quality bike will be over 200US.
Regarding the first answer being too young for a 24? My boys were on very comfortably on 24" wheels at 7 yrs old. They looked like circus clowns on toy bikes when they tried to ride 20" wheeled bikes at that age (other than BMX).....but I would agree that a fitting would be in order, or at least go shopping with the kids height/proportions at hand so you know what to get.
Excellent opportunity to buy a lightly used bike. Kids don't normally fit this size bike for more than 2 years. By the time they turn 10-11 yrs old, they will be in a 26 inch wheeled bike (unless they are short). With your budget, you will get a better bike too. A decent bike shop quality bike will be over 200US.
Regarding the first answer being too young for a 24? My boys were on very comfortably on 24" wheels at 7 yrs old. They looked like circus clowns on toy bikes when they tried to ride 20" wheeled bikes at that age (other than BMX).....but I would agree that a fitting would be in order, or at least go shopping with the kids height/proportions at hand so you know what to get.
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