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We are looking for bicycles for 10-and 12-year-olds and want reasonable quality without paying a fortune
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"best"
"affordable"
"reasonable"
"fortune"
The odds of everyone here agreeing on the parameters for those vague terms are quite slim. Probably none.
Very few bikes for pre-teens cost a fortune. Except for a couple special edition jobs and one Italian road bike, I can't think of any. If $300/bike is a fortune, then I can't help you. If $300-500/bike is affordable, you'll have some choices at your local bike shop. Trek and Specialized are just two of the numerous manufacturers of high quality bikes that offer products for riders of every age.
Trek's MT240 lists for $549
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/kids/ages_9_12/mt240/
Trek's MT220 lists for $349
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/kids/ages_9_12/mt220/
Specialized has various Hotrock 24 models from $330 to $420
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCExperience.jsp?eid=164
Other good makes to consider include Jamis and KHS among others. All of these better quality bikes come with good components, factory warranty, and service provided by an authorized dealer. Avoid department store bikes and you should be just fine.
"best"
"affordable"
"reasonable"
"fortune"
The odds of everyone here agreeing on the parameters for those vague terms are quite slim. Probably none.
Very few bikes for pre-teens cost a fortune. Except for a couple special edition jobs and one Italian road bike, I can't think of any. If $300/bike is a fortune, then I can't help you. If $300-500/bike is affordable, you'll have some choices at your local bike shop. Trek and Specialized are just two of the numerous manufacturers of high quality bikes that offer products for riders of every age.
Trek's MT240 lists for $549
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/kids/ages_9_12/mt240/
Trek's MT220 lists for $349
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/kids/ages_9_12/mt220/
Specialized has various Hotrock 24 models from $330 to $420
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCExperience.jsp?eid=164
Other good makes to consider include Jamis and KHS among others. All of these better quality bikes come with good components, factory warranty, and service provided by an authorized dealer. Avoid department store bikes and you should be just fine.
What were those heavy steel-framed kids bicycles called that they had in schools back in the early 80s?
dutchboy80
Not BMX-- they were made completely of solid metal (even the seats) and were very "clunky". A lot of kindergartens had them for the kids to use at recess.
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Hm. There was no such thing as a commercially produced mountain bike until about 1985, so I'm going to assume that is not what you mean.
The predecessor of a mountain bike was called a "clunker" which were made out of older balloon-tired bikes. Then there was the "lightweight" which included a variety of different bikes including the Schwinn Varsity, many different 24" and 26" wheeled bikes with single speed, 3 speed, 5 speed and 10 speed... some even had 12 speed!
Of course, there was the 20" bike which included BMX bikes and those called by a variety of names including "high rise", "spyder" and "Sting Ray" models.
All of the bikes of this era and prior were heavy compared to today, but in my opinion much more care was taken to machine and assemble them which makes some of those 30 and 40 pound bikes MUCH friendlier and more efficient than many 20 pounders today.
Hm. There was no such thing as a commercially produced mountain bike until about 1985, so I'm going to assume that is not what you mean.
The predecessor of a mountain bike was called a "clunker" which were made out of older balloon-tired bikes. Then there was the "lightweight" which included a variety of different bikes including the Schwinn Varsity, many different 24" and 26" wheeled bikes with single speed, 3 speed, 5 speed and 10 speed... some even had 12 speed!
Of course, there was the 20" bike which included BMX bikes and those called by a variety of names including "high rise", "spyder" and "Sting Ray" models.
All of the bikes of this era and prior were heavy compared to today, but in my opinion much more care was taken to machine and assemble them which makes some of those 30 and 40 pound bikes MUCH friendlier and more efficient than many 20 pounders today.
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