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mallet head · 11-01-2009 10:19pm #1

Hi all.
My young lad will be ten in a few weeks and wants a bike for his birthday. He absolutely loves cycling and Mountain biking in particular. I've had him off track in the phoenix park for the last 2 years and brought him up the mountains a few times. I don't like spoiling him but I want to get a decentish light mtb. I have a budget of €350 or maybe slightly more if needs be. Obviously at his age we wont be doing anything too severe, Mainly just cycling along the fire tracks in Wicklow forests. Could anybody point me in the right direction. It's far and above what we ever spend on the kids (xmas included) but I really want to encourage him into a healthy lifestyle. I was looking at these...........

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=51&idproduct=23697

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=51&idproduct=24193

Thanks in advance.

Morgan · 11-01-2009 11:26pm

This might be of interest:

http://www.epicmtb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6305

Lumen · 12-01-2009 8:23am

Islabikes are a bit more reasonable with recent €/£ rates.

Vélo · 12-01-2009 9:16am

This looks like good value

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Kona_Shred_2-4_Boys_2007/5360027808/
To buy new in 2007 they were £450 so with the 30% discount from wiggle and the euro they way it is this looks like a great deal. Kona bikes are excellent also. I'm not sure how light it is though.

DirkVoodoo · 12-01-2009 9:18am

Yeah, if he's interested then its money well spent, better than getting him an ipod or xbox

Vélo · 12-01-2009 9:24am

mallet head wrote: »

Hi all.
My young lad will be ten in a few weeks and wants a bike for his birthday. He absolutely loves cycling and Mountain biking in particular. I've had him off track in the phoenix park for the last 2 years and brought him up the mountains a few times. I don't like spoiling him but I want to get a decentish light mtb. I have a budget of €350 or maybe slightly more if needs be. Obviously at his age we wont be doing anything too severe, Mainly just cycling along the fire tracks in Wicklow forests. Could anybody point me in the right direction. It's far and above what we ever spend on the kids (xmas included) but I really want to encourage him into a healthy lifestyle. I was looking at these...........

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=51&idproduct=23697

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=51&idproduct=24193

Thanks in advance.

The bikes you have mentioned don't have disc brakes. If he likes mountain biking that much he'd probably love the Kona as it would be a big deal for him to have the disc brakes. I remember when I was 10 I wanted to have the best of everything (actually this hasn't changed)

Itsfixed · 12-01-2009 9:48am

Lumen wrote: »

Islabikes are a bit more reasonable with recent €/£ rates.

I second this - two of my nephews, aged 10 and 12 respectively, were recently bought Islabikes and while they never showed much enthusiasm for cycling before those bikes, they love it now. Sterling euro rate means great value at the moment too.

Hungrycol · 12-01-2009 10:13am

Aquinas73 wrote: »

This looks like good value

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Kona_Shred_2-4_Boys_2007/5360027808/
To buy new in 2007 they were £450 so with the 30% discount from wiggle and the euro they way it is this looks like a great deal. Kona bikes are excellent also. I'm not sure how light it is though.

This Kona looks pretty good. Looks the biz to me.

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