Comrad alanbikehouston I hate to break it to you, but you are already bending your "principles". In your own post you said you will buy stuff made in China if there is no alternative. So what is the point of this thread? You broke your own principles before, so quit whinning that you have to do it again to make the kid happy.
Also about those BMX bikes. Everytime I see a kid ridding one of those 9 out of 10 times the bike is too small/seat too low, so the kid is on a path to knee problems when he gets older.