Girls bike choice?

ragged1100
ragged1100 Posts: 147
edited March 2009 in MTB buying advice
Hi

Last July I walked into abike shop and asked for a decent bike for my daughter's 8th birthday, her nan was paying so I said don't worry too much about the price, I justwant to get her a nice bike. Anyway they sold me a nice shiny girly pink and purple bike for £125 and I though, very nice.

Move on 9 months and I decided it was time to get fit and a mountain bike was the answer. I duly read up on it and bought myself a nice Scott hard tail and proceeded to get hooked.

Then it was my son's turn, equipped with far greater knowledge (and persuading his nan we needed a bigger budget!), he was lucky enough to get a Specialized Hotrock 24" just after Christmas.

The problem is, quite natuarally my daughter wants to come out with us, she's enthusiastic and is quite talented, the problem is her nice shiny bike turns out to be rubbish for anything except cycling round a car park, it's a tank, made of steel with cheap "full suspension" and only 7 gears, it weighs more than my bike (29lbs) I've weighed it!

I feel terrible, I want to sell it and buy her a decent bike, but my wife, no tbeing into cycling doesn't understand and still sees the nice shiny bike. How ca I get her a dcent bike? I'm gonna keep my eys on the small ads, but what can people recommend? It's gotta be light (ally), have at least 1 gears and decent brakes. Help, she realyy loves it, but anything more than a 5% gradient and she has to get off and push!!!

Cheers

Ragged
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