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How do you know it's the right size for you? What parts are important to the weight of the bike? What brands are good? What size and tires are right for this sport.
This is for an 8 years old boy who wants to race for the first time. He's got a helmet and protective clothes. But his bike is not right because it has foot brake. I don't want to asemble and our budget is 250-300.
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For an eight year old, you are looking at a mini or junior sized bike. Micro Mini will be too small. You are looking at a bike with 1 1/8" Tires.
There are complete bikes out there for around $300, but be aware that kids grow out of mini and junior sized bikes all the time, meaning that there, and you can ofen pick up a $400 bike for under $250 that has bee raced 1-2 seasons. Most bike shops could give it a good tune-up for around $50 and you are ready to go.
You are correct that a bike with a coaster brake is not a good choice.
If you are looking for areas to improve a race bike in the weight department, the wheels are the best place to make improvements - as anything that is rotating is more important that the non-rotating parts.
Good Brands? GT, Redline and Diamondback are companies with a hisotry of BMX racing and they are still producing bikes for racing today.
Mongoose, as suggested by one other poster, has not been producing competitive race bikes for a number of years. THey have some entry level bikes that woudl be OK for racing for around $200 and then the rest of thier bikes are Dirt Jump/ Freestyle Bikes. The parent company that owns Mongoose also ownd GT and Schwinn as well as some tother brands. GT is currently thier "race bike" brand.
If you do decide to go used, there are some premium brands to watch for in addition to Redline, Diamond Back and GT, there is also Intense, Supercross, Redman, GHP, Felt and a bunch of others.
Be awere that there are also very nice race bikes bearing the FMF name, and they are good bikes and components. But they are no longer produced and getting any sort of mfg's warranty, even on a new bike, will not likely be possible. But if you can get a new FMF at near used prices, it may work out well.
For an eight year old, you are looking at a mini or junior sized bike. Micro Mini will be too small. You are looking at a bike with 1 1/8" Tires.
There are complete bikes out there for around $300, but be aware that kids grow out of mini and junior sized bikes all the time, meaning that there, and you can ofen pick up a $400 bike for under $250 that has bee raced 1-2 seasons. Most bike shops could give it a good tune-up for around $50 and you are ready to go.
You are correct that a bike with a coaster brake is not a good choice.
If you are looking for areas to improve a race bike in the weight department, the wheels are the best place to make improvements - as anything that is rotating is more important that the non-rotating parts.
Good Brands? GT, Redline and Diamondback are companies with a hisotry of BMX racing and they are still producing bikes for racing today.
Mongoose, as suggested by one other poster, has not been producing competitive race bikes for a number of years. THey have some entry level bikes that woudl be OK for racing for around $200 and then the rest of thier bikes are Dirt Jump/ Freestyle Bikes. The parent company that owns Mongoose also ownd GT and Schwinn as well as some tother brands. GT is currently thier "race bike" brand.
If you do decide to go used, there are some premium brands to watch for in addition to Redline, Diamond Back and GT, there is also Intense, Supercross, Redman, GHP, Felt and a bunch of others.
Be awere that there are also very nice race bikes bearing the FMF name, and they are good bikes and components. But they are no longer produced and getting any sort of mfg's warranty, even on a new bike, will not likely be possible. But if you can get a new FMF at near used prices, it may work out well.
What are the best birthday gifts ($50 and under) for a 4-year-old boy?
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He is very into trains and already has a pretty complete set of Fisher Price's GeoTrax. I don't really want to get into the whole Thomas set too... Plays a bit with Legos. Will be starting preschool in the fall. Has a 2 1/2 year-old brother and 1-year-old sister, so needs to be fairly safe for them too.
Answer
Oh, here are some suggestions, you can also put together a 'theme' gift by putting several of the smaller items in a container, such as bubbles and such in a outdoor toy bucket or bath stuff in a plastic mesh tote.
I will also list a bunch of these under product suggestions.
Blocks... these are a classic that come in all types of sizes and shapes.
Lincoln logs (but the smaller logs would need to be kept away from siblings)
Magnet toys by Megablocks
Tub toys with kids wash cloth and and character towel and tub tints, etc.
Bubbles
Big clunky cars
Board games like Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders and some of Craniums like Hulabaloo
Books, go to any bookstore and check out the great selection of picture books, and don't forget the classics like Dr.Seuss
Balls, kids love balls to play with
Big Wheels, a nice step before a regular bike
Okay, I could keep going, but I'll put stuff in the product recommendation, if I recommend it, it is something my boys have and love or at least very similar...
Oh, here are some suggestions, you can also put together a 'theme' gift by putting several of the smaller items in a container, such as bubbles and such in a outdoor toy bucket or bath stuff in a plastic mesh tote.
I will also list a bunch of these under product suggestions.
Blocks... these are a classic that come in all types of sizes and shapes.
Lincoln logs (but the smaller logs would need to be kept away from siblings)
Magnet toys by Megablocks
Tub toys with kids wash cloth and and character towel and tub tints, etc.
Bubbles
Big clunky cars
Board games like Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders and some of Craniums like Hulabaloo
Books, go to any bookstore and check out the great selection of picture books, and don't forget the classics like Dr.Seuss
Balls, kids love balls to play with
Big Wheels, a nice step before a regular bike
Okay, I could keep going, but I'll put stuff in the product recommendation, if I recommend it, it is something my boys have and love or at least very similar...
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