Bike for 10 year old boy

I agree that the weight of the bike is something you really need to consider when buying a kid's bike (or any bike!). As an adult if you ride on a bike that most closely resembles a tank in terms of weight then it saps the fun out of cycling, as a kid I think it can make cycling nothing but a chore and potentially instil a negative view of cycling longer term.

Certainly in the case of my daughter, from the moment she sat on a bike the size of her smile directly related to the amount of effort required to get and keep the bike moving. She wasn't oblivious to the weight of the bike, it was actually one of the first things she noticed. All kids are different of course, but given the choice I'd recommend putting the weight of the bike as one of the main criteria to consider.

Lighter usually means more expensive, as is often the case with adult bikes. We chose to put the money towards Islabikes and FrogBikes for our daughter and we've never regretted that decision. She is 10 now and she both commutes to school by bike and takes part in weekly kids cycling (training) events and races. For her, cycling is both utilitarian (school commute, going to shops with parent, ...) and fun (races and especially beating boys! ), which is exactly what we hoped she'd see it as, and I'm certain that our choice of bikes for her played a part in that.

For info (and shameless plug!), for anyone for whom a second-hand bike is an option, I'm currently selling my daughter's Frog 62 bike ("for 8 to 10 year olds with a minimum inside leg of 62cm"): https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058038114

Hi guys,

so after santa arrived on xmas morning the young lad loves his new bike but i hate it. My father collected it as i was working up to the wire and i only noticed the weight of it on xmas eve. Id say if he keeps at it im going to upgrade the bike on his birthday in june.