Ok, my eldest seems to be going through bikes like they are going out of fashion. We are planning on getting him a new bike soon as the single speed he is using currently has him quite limited on both hills and descents (it was a free BYK so wasnt going to say no)
He is quite tall and lanky and so has rapidly grown out of the BYK E250 that he started with and then powered past the E350 in a year, and is now on an E450 (20") but at only 6 years old is rapidly approaching 125cm which seems to be the crossover point for 20" to 24" wheels (according to the manufacturers).
Currently tossing up between another 20" bike with gears, like the 20" Relic (https://www.bicyclesonline.com.au/polygon-relic-20-inch-kids-mountain-bike) or a Giant XTC Jr (https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/xtc-jr-20)
Or getting him a 24" which (hopefully) will last him until he is a lot older, like the XTC SL Jr 24 (https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/xtc-sl-jr-24) or the Relic Evo (https://www.bicyclesonline.com.au/2020-polygon-relic-evo-24-inch-kids-mountain-bike)
I guess the real question im asking here is where to go in the crossover point. Should we stick with a 20" to develop skills, or just let him learn to handle a much larger bike?
He is quite tall and lanky and so has rapidly grown out of the BYK E250 that he started with and then powered past the E350 in a year, and is now on an E450 (20") but at only 6 years old is rapidly approaching 125cm which seems to be the crossover point for 20" to 24" wheels (according to the manufacturers).
Currently tossing up between another 20" bike with gears, like the 20" Relic (https://www.bicyclesonline.com.au/polygon-relic-20-inch-kids-mountain-bike) or a Giant XTC Jr (https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/xtc-jr-20)
Or getting him a 24" which (hopefully) will last him until he is a lot older, like the XTC SL Jr 24 (https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/xtc-sl-jr-24) or the Relic Evo (https://www.bicyclesonline.com.au/2020-polygon-relic-evo-24-inch-kids-mountain-bike)
I guess the real question im asking here is where to go in the crossover point. Should we stick with a 20" to develop skills, or just let him learn to handle a much larger bike?