Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This would be for a 2nd grader who is outgrowing his heavy Walmart bike. I'm a weakling and the idea of a lighter bike for transport is appealing to me. Is the Woom 5 worth it in your opinion? The other I'm looking at is Guardian. I have not seen either in person.
Get that kid some steak and muscles.Poor kid.
And no, at that age stick to cheapo used garage sale or pawn shop bikes, not even fancy new WalMart bikes.
I've looked at used near me and Marketplace, but people still want $150-250 for a bike. And not knowing anything at all about bikes I'm wary that we'll take it based on a short test drive and then a week later have the brakes stop working or find out the chain is messed up. And then we'll have to put more money into repairs (which can cost a lot). At that point, I would rather we'd have just bought a new $300-400 bike.