Hello. First post here. I have been reading this forum a lot and am impressed with everyone's knowledge so I am hoping you can help me out. I love to bike casually, and have a soon-to-be 15 year old son who is definitely nervous when his feet cannot touch the ground on a bike. Because of that, when he does ride(rarely), he rides his old kids bike which he is much too big for. He is 5'5" and 118 pounds. I told him he needs to select a summer exercise and he picked bike riding so I want to get him a new bike that fits him. We went to our LBS yesterday and the bikes with the taller wheels are definitely out. Slight panic attack on the tall wheeled bikes.... We need the 26". So far he is ok with the Raleigh Venture 4.0 and the Cannondale Adventure 3, preferring the Cannondale because his feet rested more comfortably on the floor. I think the seat may have been lower so we will go back and retry both before we decide. They were both their small frames. Tomorrow we will go to another LBS to try the Trek Pure and whatever else they suggest. Questions: Any thoughts between these three bikes? Recommendations between the models of these brands I.e. the Adventure 3 vs the 2, etc.? Which one will be best for him if he grows a lot? Is there another bike we should look at? We are in south florida so hills are not an issue. I really want to stay with these "comfort" models specifically because I want him to get comfortable on an adult bike to get him through his college years and beyond. I so fondly recall the years I spent on my bike on campus and I want that for him too! Thank you in advance for your time and advice.