Newbie Bike

johancruyff
johancruyff Posts: 3
edited December 2007 in Commuting chat
Hi,

I am just about to buy a bike for possibly cycling to work but also cycling round the local park with my kids. I was looking at the Kona Smoke which seems to not too pricy if it is an older model:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=22158

Is this a decent enough bike for general use.

Also I was looking at getting a trail-gator for towing my 4 year old to the park and then letting her cycle on her own there - does anyone have any experience of these?

http://www.trail-gator.com/

Cheers

J

Comments

  • Gambatte
    Gambatte Posts: 1,453
    Got a trailgator. No problems with it. Nice that you can get to 'B' and let them have a ride on their own.

    I fitted the kids bikes stabilisers with wing nuts. just rotated the stabilisers through 180 when I wanted to hitch them up.

    When you fit the trailgator initially, don't be afraid of applying some torque through the spanner and take it out for a short slow spin with your tools.
  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    Smoke looks like a decent enough bike, if you are doing big distances you might look to something lighter & quicker buit for parks & shops and towing a trailer I would have thought it would be perfectly adequate

    EDIT I have just seen the price reduction on that link, a decent bargain I reckon
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  • johancruyff
    johancruyff Posts: 3
    Thanks for the replies guys on both the trailgator and the Kona Smoke.

    Cheers

    J

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