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bike recommendations for my 8yr old boy

  • 27-07-2013 5:08pm
    #1
    angeldaisy
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    My 8 yr old desperately needs to upgrade his old bike, he's just become confident riding it.... long story!

    Anyway hes about 4ft 7 ish and growing like a weed, we happened to be walking past a halfords today so popped in for a look. Salesman recomended that he goes for a 26" wheel and a 14" frame. Does this sound okay, and does anyone have any recommendations? I'm heading to the UK next week, so be able to have a better choice.


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  • #2
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,034 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Try this store, will post to Ireland,

    http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/beinn26.html

    Good quality bikes.


  • #3
    Plastik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭Plastik


    I bought an Islabike Luath 24 recently and I think it's absolutely fantastic. Far above the spec that you'll buy in a shop here in terms of weight, which is very important for children. They're not particularly cheap, but if it's kept in any sort of reasonable condition it should sell itself secondhand in a matter of hours. I would recommend them to anyone.

    When I was buying, Islabikes had stopped delivering bikes to anywhere outside of the UK. This may or may not be in force still, I'm not sure what the rationale for it is. I used Parcel Motel to get it to the ROI.


  • #4
    angeldaisy
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭angeldaisy


    Great advice, thanks. They look great bikes, expensive but quality.

    I'm guessing they are pretty hard to find second hand!


  • #5
    uphillonly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 289 ✭✭uphillonly


    angeldaisy wrote: »
    Great advice, thanks. They look great bikes, expensive but quality.

    I'm guessing they are pretty hard to find second hand!

    Seconding others. I bought an Islabike for our eldest when she was 4 off lots of recommendations. It's been passed down to number 2 and is definitely well made. They hold their 2nd hand value from what I've seen.


  • #6
    Plastik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭Plastik


    Very hard to find second hand in Ireland, and sold very quickly.


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