Bike for 7 & 8 year old boys

drrasmu said:

Hi there! I am new to this forum and my husband and I are in the process of purchasing new bikes for our 7 & 8 year old boys. We live near DSM, Iowa and have looked at the Trek Mt. Track 220 so far. I was really impressed with the adjustments for fit. They also carry Giant at this bike store. From the other local shops it looks like Diamondback & Raleigh are other local options. My husband was originally thinking about going and buying them a cheap bike at a local discount store, but I think the LBS guy and myself convinced him that we would be getting our monies worth by buying from a bike store. I believe that all of the adjustments for size will allow them to use this bike at least 3 years, if not longer. Any thoughts on youth bikes? I was also looking at Jamis on the internet, but Omaha would be the closest dealer...

Hi there. In my opinion you should go with the cheaper bikes. The boys are going to grow out of them so fast.Why spend all that money when you're going to have to replace them in a couple of years.You may consider spending the money on their NEXT bikes.Just a thought.....