| Re: schwinn , raleigh,canadian tire , money avail.$300/350.00
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 00:15:20 -0400, "rick" <rick @ nowhere.com> wrote:
>My son want to buy with his own money his first bike.He is 15 and ride
>mainly on paved road and nice bike path . He is a serious kid and take care
>of his thing.
>
>He looks now at the hybrid or comfort bike.There is one on sale this week
>and made by Schwinn. To be honest with you all the brand I have seen with
>him seems to be made from the same components, brake, derailleur, wheels,
>most of them come from Taiwan.
>
>Can you get a decent bike within his price range ( 250.00 to 350.00)
>Canadian.?
>
>We visited a few local bike shop but man, they want an arm and a leg for
>their bike, and I dont know for you but I need my both legs and arms to ride
>;-)I can understand that their stuff is maybe better but its like any other
>stuff, the sky is the limit and we must stay rational.
>
>300.00 for my boy is a lot of dollars,lots of sacrifice, so I would like to
>see him happy with his purchase, can you minimise my worry ?
>
>Thanks for your input
>
I vote for used also. It will get him the best value for the money. My
friend's 13 year old son put together a bike last year from used parts
purchased from enthusiast friends of his father. For about $500CDN he
has a nice Breezer Lightning with a Chris King headset, Marzocchi
fork, Thompson seatpost, Salsa skewers, Magura hydraulic rim brakes,
etc. He is about to purchase 2 wheelsets dirt cheap that I can't use
any more, as I just switched to disc brakes.
Not everyone will ask the earth for used stuff, especially if
they know your son. Local bike clubs might be something he might want
to join.
Beware, though. Make sure a used frame you buy is not too old,
as there are issues with compatibility with more recent component
upgrades. Poke around the real bike shops a bit more.
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