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Hello,


I have a islabike balance bike for my son...


I keep looking at him speeding along and think... Son you are ready for pedal power.


Ideally I'd like another Islabike. However they are expensive even second hand. For good reason of course, they are a high quality piece of kit!!


I thought i'd ask here if anyone can recommend any other kids bikes before i leap once more into Isla world...


Light weight, easy to ride, functional brakes that are easy to use.. I think that's it..


Any advice greatfully received!


Best,


Matthew

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To Good Liz and etta166,


thanks for your thoughts.. that's a great help.


Ill check out the Dawes version. Frog bikes also look good. At present i want something they want to get on and muck about on outside of the school/park run - enough to get us up to sydenam hill woods from crofton park for instance...


In truth all the decent childrens bikes i have found that may be good are all fairly pricey.. I guess this is a good sign. Quality holding value.

I'm an Isla evangelist. My younger daughter really didn't get on with cycling at all until we moved her from her ridgeback onto an Islabike. The weight was part of it, but it was mainly the ease of braking that really boosted her confidence.


I think Islabikes do some kind of trade-in if you did decide to stick with them. I have no idea how much it's worth, but might be worth exploring.

I'm an islabike evangelist. My daughter went from bike phobic to Bradley Wiggins when we swapped her heavy bike for an Isla. We bought ours secondhand and will sell it again secondhand when she grows out of it. Because they hold their value so well I am sure it is cheaper to do it this way than to buy a cheap(er) bike new.
  • 4 weeks later...

Hello all,


many thanks for the replies and the PM's. Much appreciated!! I went for A frog bike for my eldest. (7y old) and an isla bike for my youngest. Both great bikes and they are happily wizzing about!!


After purchase i saw a 5y old sppeding about in Peckham Rye park on a very smart looking bike. His father told me it about it. Early rider pedal bike - see link. Very smart looking machine!! Worth checking out i think..


http://www.springsandthingscycles.co.uk/bikes-c1/childrens-bikes-c16/early-rider-early-rider-belter-16-belt-drive-pedal-bike-p1012/s1014?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=early-rider-belter-16-quot-belt-drive-pedal-bike-erbr16&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&gclid=Cj0KEQjwiN6sBRDK2vOO_vaRs5cBEiQAfsnJCa0WKmICWHhyiaWNAsxnZyD-Xvl67azSn_SaLO4Q_2oaAuFV8P8HAQ

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