Forum menu
Hi,
Long story short,
It's my brother's 11th birthday at the end of April and M & Dad have decided a new bike is in order.
They are working with around about a £150 budget.
He currently has a 24", V Brake, equipped JR Scott, I said I'd use this and buy bits to make him a custom bike.
I've bought a Summer Season 14" Frame, with headset, seatpost, LX Cranks and BB for £130.
He has 24" non-disc wheels at the moment, and I'd like to use these and his V's on the Summer Season.
Does anywhere sell adaptors for V's for the on one?
I've seen on-one do Canti Boss things but don't think they'd work?
Any input would be gratefully received!
Not been funny, but the SS frame is rather heavy for an 11 year old..., probably better to have put new gear on the Scott.
The Scott's too small and he's a good sized sporty 11 year old, mainly will use it for getting too and fro school, and wants a bike he can use in the woods a bit, and grow into/swap 26" wheels onto it etc.
The purpose was to have a bike that could last him a few years rather than just add some shiny bits!
Thanks for your input though b r, perhaps I didn't explain myself!
No probs, I've 11, 14 and 16 year olds - just based on experience.
Only problem with him using it for school etc, is loss/theft etc. We kept old bikes just for this, and their better bikes are for mtb-ing.
24" wheel into fork / frame designed for 26" doesn't go. The braking surfaces are more or less level with the canti / vee mounts.
The on-one canti mounts (assuming they're the same as standard inbred ones) bolt into two holes on the seatstay, with the pivot pretty much equidistant between the two.
You could make up your own bodgetastic version I suppose, and move the canti mount down the seatstay, but it's a bit of an engineering job.
I'd be inclined to pick up the cheapest possible set of V wheels, possibly off a scrapped (tip?) 26" wheeled bike, or a half decent set off the classifieds.
b r understand what you're saying, he's got a fat off lock and his school's/next school doesn't have probs with crime.
Weight wise I reckon the 14" should be just over 5 lbs which I suppose isn't 'too' hefty, his Scott at the moment (voltage JR) looks massively over-engineered so wouldn't be surprised if there's not too much weight difference!
tron, just the answer I needed, I've got a Crossride V surface rear he can have then, and I'm sure I can find a front in the shed, or if "6"s too large I'll buy a rear 24" disc wheel and brake.
Not an engineer at heart really, happy to build/split bikes etc. but welding an extension onto the mount or something's a bridge to far!