Wow, 14lbs, that IS light for a kids bike compared to the standard department store crap most kids get. Have you taken it apart and weighed the individual components yet? I'd be very curious what the wheels weigh. Good to see that the wheels are only 16 hole and not the crap 36 spoke BMX repurposed lots of crap bikes use that weigh a tonne.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this is the perfect candidate for that internal 2 speed hub, keep the same gearing and then when you switch to the easier ratio, then maybe the getting up back sides etc becomes easier. I suggest that knowing the cost _(sure you could finagle them into sending one for review and 16 is 1/2 of 32, so should build up easy enough)_ and weight addition, but hey, sometimes a bit of weight is worth it if it keeps you pedaling instead of walking.
Aug. 2, 2024, 5:24 a.m. - Lynx .
Wow, 14lbs, that IS light for a kids bike compared to the standard department store crap most kids get. Have you taken it apart and weighed the individual components yet? I'd be very curious what the wheels weigh. Good to see that the wheels are only 16 hole and not the crap 36 spoke BMX repurposed lots of crap bikes use that weigh a tonne. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this is the perfect candidate for that internal 2 speed hub, keep the same gearing and then when you switch to the easier ratio, then maybe the getting up back sides etc becomes easier. I suggest that knowing the cost _(sure you could finagle them into sending one for review and 16 is 1/2 of 32, so should build up easy enough)_ and weight addition, but hey, sometimes a bit of weight is worth it if it keeps you pedaling instead of walking.