Cheap kids bike

supergrass

My 11 daughter is showing an interest in Road cycling. Any recommendations on a decent cheap bike ?

imposter2.0

Words like decent and cheap mean different things to different people, what is your budget? Also at age 11 it is possible that she may fit a small adult bike, which gives you more options depending on how tall she is.

arlowood

Not as cheap as the Decathlon but worth considering

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genesis-Beta- ... 281e072d3f

On the same site Paul Milnes also has a road/cross bike on offer for the same money. Single chainset with 9speed 11-34 cassette. It also benefits from disc brakes

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genesis-Beta- ... 281e072d3f

Some idea of what you define as "cheap" would be helpful.

As suggested above - have a look for a 2nd hand models and avoid being tempted to buy some of the low end gas pipe offerings

kingrollo

Decathlon.

Thats what I used for my kids.

Another tip is to go for a full size wheel - but very small frame - I picked up 2 such bikes in the classified section of this forum.
Im sure you know - but don't buy them a bike to grown into....

supergrass

Its one of those situations where she is showing an interest so i want to encourage it, but don’t want to spend a fortune for to say she isn’t interested in 6 months time.So im Looking at about 200 , so happy to go second hand but really don’t have a clue which brands to look at. i think the posts above help... Cheers guys

imposter2.0

Like I said earlier - and like kingrollo also said, depending on her height, you might not need to go for a 'kids' bike. In that sense, any 'brand' could be an option. Not that brand really matters.

arlowood

Couple of other possibilities from Boardman at Halfords.

Flat bar style junior bike

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/e ... ort-e-bike

I bought one of these for my granddaughter who is 11, like your daughter. She had previously been riding her brother's MTB so I opted for the flat bar option so that she would not be too freaked out. It's actually a quality bit of kit with a triple chainset and 7 speed rear cassette. She's had it now for 4 months and is delighted with it.

If you're more inclined to the proper road bike set up then Boardman also do this offering:-

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/e ... ort-e-bike

Double chainset (48/34) with a 7 speed rear cassette. It's a 43cm frame so down at the XXS end of the sizing.

Both of these are under £250 and excellent value. I think they may be end of range offerings but I wouldn't worry too much about that.

dfriel2

I bought one of these for my 11 year old.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... reId=10001

For the money (and got another 10% off), it's a good beginners bike.

chippyk

I picked up a 48cm frame Triban 3 in Decathlon for my 11 year old at the weekend. Apparently they have a few in they kept back for warranty claims. A bargain at 150 quid, he's well happy with it.

daniel_b

Decathlon all the way.