Originally Posted by
LarDasse74
My son is a tall 8 year old and he has completely outgrown his 20" bike. THe 20" bike was a resurrected freebie, but even with an extra long seatpost and raised stem it is definitely going to be too small by spring.
If it is possible for your boy to fit onto a 24" bike? Because I just looked at the Jamis X24 and it has two chainrings up front (vs a single ring on the X20) and this actually gives it a lower low gear, even taking the larger wheel into account. Plus, he would get more years of use out of the 24" bike than the 20" bike... provided it is not so big that it could prevent you from having grandchildren.
I will check that out when we take him to the LBS in the spring. He is a fairly little guy, but if he's comfortable and safe on the X24, I'd be happy to get him that.
As for grandchildren, do I really need to worry about a cutout for his saddle already?
