Trek makes some smaller bikes. Also, you could do like I did for my daughter who's about that tall.
I found an Old mid 80's Terry with the smaller front wheel, fits her fine. I also have 2 kids that
will follow her on it.
I think I'll get my $100 out of it. I just ordered a front tire from
Sheldon, landed some brifters off of ebay, and am upgrading it to 9 speed. The reach to the downtube
shifters is an issue for her. Anyway, good luck on your quest, I found the Terry on craigslist in
the bay area and had my cousin pick it up for me. They pop up on ebay all the time too.
Lee wrote:
>
> "Phil Brown" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
>
news:[email protected]...
>> >I'm rebuilding a 43cm Cannondale R700 for my son, who's just under 5'
> tall.
>> >The bike currently has 700c wheels, and I'm thinking about going to 650c wheels.
>>
>> This is a real bad idea. First, while I haven't worked out the numbers,
> it's
>> very likely that the cranks won't even turn, ie: they'll hit the ground..
> The
>> brakes won't reach, in short, don't do it. Find a properly sized bike. Phil Brown
>
> Phil,
>
> I hadn't considered the crank issue. Could be a show stopper.
>
> With regard to finding a properly sized bike...there isn't one. He's 12 and only 4'10" tall, and
> there just aren't any properly sized road bikes for him.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lee
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