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Tom Crispin
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:04:18 +0000, Danny Colyer
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 30/01/2008 20:28, Tom Crispin wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:22:06 -0000, Rob Morley <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>>In article <[email protected]>, Zog The Undeniable
>>>[email protected] says...
>>>
>>>>We bought the best bike we could for our 4-year old. It still weighs
>>>>more than my commuting bike.
>>>
>>>Islabikes Cnoc 16?
>>
>> Puky bikes are possibly better than Islabikes for children that age.
>> www.amba-marketing.com/products.php?cid=24&pid=147
>
>I would dispute that simply because Puky bikes are significantly heavier.
>
>When I was looking at bikes for my then-4-yo daughter, it came down to a
>choice between the Islabikes CNOC 14 and the Puky Z2. I felt that the
>Islabikes was technically the better bike, but more important as far as
>she was concerned was that the Puky was available in pink and had a flag
>on the front:
><http://www.redpedals.co.uk/jenny/0206-0706.html>
It's things like chainguards, racks and mudguards as standard that
make me feel that Puky might be more appropriate for younger children.
>My soon-to-be-4-yo son has been shown both bikes, including all of the
>colour schemes available from Puky, and much prefers the look of the
>Islabikes. He comes up to me when I'm using the computer and asks to
>see the bike that he's getting for his birthday. So, he'll be getting
>either the CNOC 14 or the CNOC 16, depending on how much he grows over
>the next few weeks (when I measured his inside leg 3 weeks ago he was
>2cm short of the minimum for the CNOC 16).
If you're sticking to the Islabikes range over the years, and are
prepared to stretch the sizes, your choice now could save you the
price of a whole bike!
Cnoc 14 - Beinn 20 small - Beinn 24 - Luath 26 - Luath 700
Cnoc 16 - Beinn 20 large - Beinn 26 - Luath 700
>So, later in the year, I'll be able to make a direct comparison between
>Islabikes and Puky.
Of course, a great advantage with Islabikes is that they can be passed
down from girl to boy or boy to girl without too much fuss over the
colour. But it also helps if families treat bikes as basic
necessities rather than gifts, otherwise it seems unfair that the
older child gets a new bike every two years as a birthday present
while the younger child always gets a hand-me-down and a different
pressie on their birthday.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 30/01/2008 20:28, Tom Crispin wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:22:06 -0000, Rob Morley <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>>In article <[email protected]>, Zog The Undeniable
>>>[email protected] says...
>>>
>>>>We bought the best bike we could for our 4-year old. It still weighs
>>>>more than my commuting bike.
>>>
>>>Islabikes Cnoc 16?
>>
>> Puky bikes are possibly better than Islabikes for children that age.
>> www.amba-marketing.com/products.php?cid=24&pid=147
>
>I would dispute that simply because Puky bikes are significantly heavier.
>
>When I was looking at bikes for my then-4-yo daughter, it came down to a
>choice between the Islabikes CNOC 14 and the Puky Z2. I felt that the
>Islabikes was technically the better bike, but more important as far as
>she was concerned was that the Puky was available in pink and had a flag
>on the front:
><http://www.redpedals.co.uk/jenny/0206-0706.html>
It's things like chainguards, racks and mudguards as standard that
make me feel that Puky might be more appropriate for younger children.
>My soon-to-be-4-yo son has been shown both bikes, including all of the
>colour schemes available from Puky, and much prefers the look of the
>Islabikes. He comes up to me when I'm using the computer and asks to
>see the bike that he's getting for his birthday. So, he'll be getting
>either the CNOC 14 or the CNOC 16, depending on how much he grows over
>the next few weeks (when I measured his inside leg 3 weeks ago he was
>2cm short of the minimum for the CNOC 16).
If you're sticking to the Islabikes range over the years, and are
prepared to stretch the sizes, your choice now could save you the
price of a whole bike!
Cnoc 14 - Beinn 20 small - Beinn 24 - Luath 26 - Luath 700
Cnoc 16 - Beinn 20 large - Beinn 26 - Luath 700
>So, later in the year, I'll be able to make a direct comparison between
>Islabikes and Puky.
Of course, a great advantage with Islabikes is that they can be passed
down from girl to boy or boy to girl without too much fuss over the
colour. But it also helps if families treat bikes as basic
necessities rather than gifts, otherwise it seems unfair that the
older child gets a new bike every two years as a birthday present
while the younger child always gets a hand-me-down and a different
pressie on their birthday.
