I'm finally out of the dark ages and the kiddos now have mountain bikes! Somehow, I've bought three bikes for our two kids in the last week!?!
I was planning to keep them on BMX bikes and continuing to hang the pump track for the next year, so bought a new BMX bike to size up the boy last week. I told my buddy, and he said he had an XS Hardrock with 26" wheels his kid outgrew and though it would fit. I figured it would be too big but bought it from him to hang on to for next year.
Amazingly, the bike actually fits them at 8 years old and they have been fighting over it. Yesterday, another almost identical red Hardrock (year newer but cantilever brakes vs disks) popped up on CL. I responded immediately offering the full $230 that was in line with BBB. I was first of five responses within an hour of it being posted and had the bike in the back of my truck an hour later.
Here's our first ever MTB ride together last night in a nearby open space.
They're both naturals having been on striders since they can walk. The boy has always had some freakish cycling skills which continue to show on a mountain bike. At 3 he jumped on a pedal bike and started riding without training wheels. He got up that very steep hill on the second try. Just a natural.
On to a new era!