Originally Posted by
SkyDog75
It took just about everything I could muster to pull my daughter away from a
Giant Bella at the LBS. Nice little bike, but I just can't justify spending almost $200 on a bike she'll outgrow within a year. (And another one next year, and another one after that...) As for gearing, I don't see many kids' bikes with multiple gears. Thinking back to my own childhood, I did some pretty gnarly climbs on single-speed BMX bikes. Do you
really have your heart set on multiple gears?
That's cute, but there are lots of hills here (Charlottesville, VA), including a couple of short and steep ones on the way to school. My daughter would definitely be walking up one or two -- and probably down, given the lack of a front brake.
Not that I don't appreciate the effort! Thanks!