[Closed] 24” wheel size kids bike ~£350

Orbea MX24 -certainly the best looking frame and the components are generally well considered

I am selling my lads Orbea team in red great nick for £180 (shameless plug)

Also highly recommend the Orbea MX24 rangerange - my eldest has a MX24 Dirt, has a rigid fork but is a very capable bike

Thanks guys - any more?

Another vote for the Orbea. My 7 year old loves his, 10 speed , clutch mech, tubeless ready rims, I added Rocket Rons and a 30mm stem. Lots at that price have screw on freewheels and 6 gears.

Frog 62?

I bought my daughter an immaculate second hand Islabikes Beinn24 for £240, but that was a couple of years ago.

Another +1 for Orbea. My daughter loves hers. Frame is neat, kit well thought out and it all looks ‘proper’.

There are some terrible bikes out there for the same money.

How old / big is the kid? We have a cannondale Street 24 and he's only just getting to be the right size at 8.5. Some of the isla/frogs will be OK from 7 years old.

Depends on the child and the use.  The Orbea 24 weighs in at 11kg whilst the Hoy Bonaly is 9kg.  I've got Hoy Bonalys for both of my kids and they love them, especially for getting up the hills.

Hoy Bonaly for sure

Our daughter has the Orbea, our son had a Dawes Academy 24, he's now moved up to the 26. They are both very capable bikes, but while the Orbea probably looks better, the Dawes is a much lighter bike.

Disclaimer, we have a 26" Orbea tucked away as an upgrade for the currently very happy Orbea rider. But we're also looking to buy a Dawes Academy 26 MTB as an upgrade to the very happy currently rigid Dawes rider.

If you can wait a week or so the new Vitus Nucleus 24 would be worth a look - air fork, hydro discs, and even decent tyres. The list price is £399, but Wiggle do 'Loyalty Discounts' so if you've bought enough stuff from Wiggle to be a Platinum customer it will be £350 ish.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vitus-nucleus-24-kids-mountain-bike-2019-altus/

{for the sake of transparency, I work for WiggleCRC, but I also run a kid's MTB Club so I'm very interested in quality kids bikes}

... for the sake of Balance I recommend parents look at

Islabike

Frog

Orbea

Hoy

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vitus-24-kids-bike/

Vitus also do a 20+ bike which is a similar size

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vitus-20-kids-bike-1/

and I like the look of the new GO Outdoors offering

https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/wild-bikes-24-kids-bike-p454082

If you can wait a week or so the new Vitus Nucleus 24 would be worth a look

I can see it's on CRC https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitus-nucleus-24-kids-mountain-bike-2019/rp-prod173140 and it does look nice.Any idea how much it weighs?

I got the frame and fork for this:

Charge cooker 24 for £50 earlier in the year off fleabay, the build is spares bin/cheap parts based 1x8 old deore brakes, wheels built by me with Condor 24" rims, I shortened a pair of old Shimano Sq taper cranks...

So the Whole bike has cost no more than £150 (so far), but did require some effort/bodging and a few bit to be sourced by me...

where do I start. The lawn...

Any idea how much it weighs?

IMHO a key question for childrens bikes.

Lots of the manufacturers bang on about 'lightweight frame', but very few are prepared to state the actual weight of the bike.

25.4lbs / 11.5kg  - it's now been updated on the Wiggle website

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vitus-nucleus-24-kids-mountain-bike-2019-altus/

You also get internal routing for a 27.2 dropper post if you want to add one.

where do I start. The lawn…

I'd pick on the state of the patio myself, not that it matters, we sold it just under a month ago and now have a new collection of DIY tasks to neglect...

Hoy is light.

Seriously consider 26 tho for more available and cheaper tyres and the fact that kids grow quick. If you must have suspension make 100% sure it has an air fork for the right levels of adjustability.

That Vitus looks fab.

If you can wait a week or so the new Vitus Nucleus 24 would be worth a look – air fork, hydro discs, and even decent tyres. The list price is £399, but Wiggle do ‘Loyalty Discounts’ so if you’ve bought enough stuff from Wiggle to be a Platinum customer it will be £350 ish.

Who specced that thing? Could you not find a shorter mech?  That thing's getting mullered straight off

I bought a Saracen Mantra 2.4 for £399 from Edinburgh Bicycle. Approx 1/3 discount.