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Bike for a 6 year Old

keith_d99 · 2010-06-02 10:25:35

Hi all, Looking for advice on getting a bike for my 6 year old lad who is quite tall. He is cycling without stabilisers etc. - and it's time to move away from the Smyths type bikes. Was thinking of a BMX - something like this Good value?? Looking to get a few years out of it too!

02-06-2010 11:25am

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keith_d99

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Hi all,

Looking for advice on getting a bike for my 6 year old lad who is quite tall. He is cycling without stabilisers etc. - and it's time to move away from the Smyths type bikes.

Was thinking of a BMX - something like this Good value??

Looking to get a few years out of it too!

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#2 02-06-2010 11:40am

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Some recent discussion here.

Depends on what it's going to get used for.

As a general hack bike a BMX is a good choice (and for proper BMX use, obviously). We have one that sits outside permanently. Totally rusted up, but still works fine.

Not great for actually going places though.

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#3 02-06-2010 11:53am

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Ah would just be used for "around the road" - looking for something solid and something that he will get a few years out of.

Was thinking MTB too - but BMX would probably suit better. He doesn't need gears etc. - could go down that route for his next bike

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#4 02-06-2010 1:04pm

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Would probably agree with the BMX choice for just knocking around. A reasonable quality one will be pretty indestructable (and no gears to go wrong). Also, they tend to be more a one size fits all type of bike so he wouldn't grow out of it so quickly. I'd definitely advise against a cheapish full suspension mtb as it will weigh a ton and has a lot of unnecessary bits on it to go wrong.

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#5 02-06-2010 3:47pm

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Oh, not the thread I thought it was, here was me thinking I could trade in one of my nephews for a nice new bike..

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#6 02-06-2010 3:50pm

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Mods ban this user now!!

Junior wrote: »

Oh, not the thread I thought it was, here was me thinking I could trade in one of my nephews for a nice new bike..

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#7 02-06-2010 5:49pm

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