Hi,
Picked up a couple of Hoy Bonalys for my twin boys yesterday. Lovely bikes, decent kit, bit more boy-ish than Isla biles at this age. Good styling.
They tried out:
The Canondale 24″ Trail
The Specialized Hotrock
Scott Scale Jr
The Hoy won from them and me. Riding position, weight, manoeuvrability, thumb over grip shifters etc.
Anyway – that was just info for others looking.
There are a couple of things I would change, 1 of which I can:
Tyres.
Can someone recommend an off-road 24″ tyre please? The stock model is okay-ish for hard packed dirt trails in the summer but not suited to XC MTB and it is a mass market bike so I understand they want a broad appeal and this would not be a major factor for 90% of their customers.
I saw a Conti explorer (not available on CRC) and a Schwalbe Black Jack but if anyone has any personal experience of weight and stickiness etc that they could share that would be much appreciated.
..or even if you have a link to an on-line review, that would be great.
Thanks.
Ade