Children's bikes
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The HOY Bonaly (16) looks perfect. A child friendly design, no suspension, good tyres and brakes.
It's good to see somone out there knows how to spec a childrens bike!!
Thanks for link
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That looks awesome - probably for his next bike though.
So I bought my 4.5 year old son a Hoy Bonaly today. His first decent quality bike.
16" wheels
Alloy frame and fork
Kenda tyres
Weight as below : 6.8kg (light for a childrens bike)
A suprise for him when he gets back from nursery later
16" wheels
Alloy frame and fork
Kenda tyres
Weight as below : 6.8kg (light for a childrens bike)
A suprise for him when he gets back from nursery later
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It was £220 from Evans Cycles, the only supplier of Hoy bikes.
Yeah, the initial cost is high but the total ownership cost is less than if I'd have got an £80-£100 Halfords special, as I should be able to sell it for about £150.
** Bumping my older thread **
So my son is out growing his 16" Hoy Bonaly now (6.5 years old) and I was looking around for a replacement 20" inch bike for him.
I saw Canyon were selling some awesome children's bikes and had decided to get him one next month. Today Canyon send me an e-mail with £170 off so I snapped it up today.
Canyon Offspring 20” in Factory Enduro Team Colours : £429. Full spec here : https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/kids/offspring-al-20.html
They even have a matching children's size top for it too
So my son is out growing his 16" Hoy Bonaly now (6.5 years old) and I was looking around for a replacement 20" inch bike for him.
I saw Canyon were selling some awesome children's bikes and had decided to get him one next month. Today Canyon send me an e-mail with £170 off so I snapped it up today.
Canyon Offspring 20” in Factory Enduro Team Colours : £429. Full spec here : https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/kids/offspring-al-20.html
They even have a matching children's size top for it too
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I looked into that but it’s just too expensive @ £30 a month to rent a bike.
Even if the Canyon I bought above was full price (£600), two year owner ship would be £570 cheaper than renting a hope bike, after it had been sold. Also currently the 20 and 24 bikes are all,booked out.
It’s not integrated. It’s a normal stem setup with a soft rubber cover to protect the rider if they bang into it.Nice looking Canyon... Except that humongous integrated stem!
So time roles on - hard to believe it's 4 years since my first post
Anyway, my son has now grown out of the Canyon 20 and it's being replaced by this :
Orange Zest 24
65mm Spinner Grind Air 24" fork
Hyro disc brakes
11 speed SRAM NX gears and drive train
Should be awesome for the trails he is riding now.
Anyway, my son has now grown out of the Canyon 20 and it's being replaced by this :
Orange Zest 24
65mm Spinner Grind Air 24" fork
Hyro disc brakes
11 speed SRAM NX gears and drive train
Should be awesome for the trails he is riding now.
The fork comes fitted to several 20" and 24" wheel bikes, including the Canyon 24 AL. It's designed to work with lighter weight and it seems to be working well.
So two years on from getting my son the Orange Zest 24 he’s out growing it now. We have had some amazing rides on it, mostly at Cannock Chase but also a few trips to Coed y Brenin, Wales.
I had a look around for a replacement - Whyte and Marin do some good hard tail child sized bikes but kept coming back to Canyon. So, I’ve just ordered this : Neuron Young Hero, in size 2XS, arriving in May.
Spec is
I had a look around for a replacement - Whyte and Marin do some good hard tail child sized bikes but kept coming back to Canyon. So, I’ve just ordered this : Neuron Young Hero, in size 2XS, arriving in May.
Spec is
- 27.5″ wheels
- 130mm travel forks to match the 130mm rear wheel travel
- SRAM SX Eagle 1×12 drivetrain with 30t chainrings and 11-50 cassette
- 155mm cranks
So after waiting several months for Canyon to get the bike in stock and ship it, it finally arrived today.
It's looks an absolute beast, a real trail weapon, especially for a kids bike.
One slight annoying issue - they cabled up the brakes the wrong way around - the right hand lever does the rear brake. Despite this safety notice being clipped to the brake levers
Canyon were helpful - I logged onto their website live chat and they said they will cover the cost of taking it to a local bike shop to get the cables switched around.
Planning to visit some decent Wales and Scotland trail centres this year
Here's the comparison to his old Orange Zest 24.
The Orange was a decent bike, great gearing and has been 100% reliable. The only negative was the front fork - it really wasn't suited to a small rider (7-10 years old). Where the lighter rider weight meant it was difficult setting it up - practically 5-8 PSI to enable compression but that meant rebound wasn't as effective.
It's looks an absolute beast, a real trail weapon, especially for a kids bike.
One slight annoying issue - they cabled up the brakes the wrong way around - the right hand lever does the rear brake. Despite this safety notice being clipped to the brake levers
Canyon were helpful - I logged onto their website live chat and they said they will cover the cost of taking it to a local bike shop to get the cables switched around.
Planning to visit some decent Wales and Scotland trail centres this year
Here's the comparison to his old Orange Zest 24.
The Orange was a decent bike, great gearing and has been 100% reliable. The only negative was the front fork - it really wasn't suited to a small rider (7-10 years old). Where the lighter rider weight meant it was difficult setting it up - practically 5-8 PSI to enable compression but that meant rebound wasn't as effective.
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All of the bikes I’ve bought for my son (the ones above), have been sold for 80-90% of the new price, after 2 years.
It basically means he‘s got to ride nice bikes for little outlay from me.
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