Looking to order my 7 yr old son’s new bike.
He is tall for his age and riding quite quite confidently atm, looking on line at
carrera blast 24″ £200 &
Cube kid 240 £330
Any others worth considering, i have seen specalised and scott make kids bikes but Is it worth spending the extra?
He will be riding paths and parks for the next year or so, but this size will last him years.
Cheers.

+1 carrera blast, awesome bike for the money, really well built.
my boy loves it.

Cheap 24″ to see him through to a 26″ or splash out on an isla and get most of your money back later.

This… my youngest is now riding it, great bike..
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Guys above beat me too it.

All my three children ride Islabikes. Good resale value too.

Yep, both my lads have ridden the Beinn, chuck on some drop bars & road shifters and you’ve got a road bike as well

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59383652@N02/5685876007/

got a scott scale 24 jnr 2012 here for sale hardly used if you interested 260 plus postage

I’ll take a look at the Islas now.
Sorry fly that’s too much for 2nd hand, £322 new

Carrera blast here. Bought Xmas 2010 when he was 9
I was probably going down the islabikes route but sunny boy was swayed by suspension forks, discs and more gears!
Brakes were pants so now has juicy 3’s on.
Front shifter too stiff for his little hands to use. Best left in middle ring.
Bottom bracket now loose ( loose ball type) and the drive side cup is stuck fast in the frame so I can’t get it out to adjust it or replace with a un54.
Heavier than his mates hotrock 24 but he manages ok. Seems to handle twisty woodsy stuff well.
Will last another year before he’s ready for a 26er I think.
Great value really.

Genesis do nice kids bike they have the core it looks amazing

Those genesis do look trick, but over budget

Another one for Islabikes. Just sold the last one as my kids have outgrown them, but really well designed, light and capable off road even fully rigid. You know we all used to ride like that 😉

Trek MT220, very adjustable, strong and controls perfect for small hands (grip-shift).

had a 20 isla bein from new, excellent bike and as already posted great re-sale value – must get round to selling it!

now my son has outgrown it i looked at new again, even one of those carera (cheap as chips second hand) but went with, from stw, a used but mint scott scale 24. i could easily have passed it off as new. think i paid about 170quid.

Hi Gav. I have a 6 yr old who is badly in need of a 20″ bike. If you are considering selling the bein could you give me some details please? Cheers, John.

Picking up the carrera blast today after finding out an old mate works in halfords, so 10% off. I did want to buy the cube from lbs but couldn’t really justify spending over £300 on a toy that probably won’t get much use until summer. Also ordered a zooom balance bike for youngest from lbs.

Lots of Carrera Blasts on ebay earlier this year for sensible money – never seen the point of buying brand new for kids. Great VFM bike

My eldest is on a Spesh Hotrock 24 – he didn’t like the colour of the Blast.

Ridgebacks are a good option – MrsMCTD is on the petite side and rides a 24″ one

If it was me, I would go for a Scott voltage 24.