Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
It's really more like a $75-100 bike that you got for $5.00. If it was really clean you could probably pull $125 within a month of posting.
If that saddle height is offering proper pedal stroke then that bike is too big for your youngster. Probably needs a 13-14" frame.
But I reckon you could get a Trekking bar and allow him to grow into the bike.
Yeah, it's not all that clean. Fair number of rust spots.
As for size, I'll admit I probably pushed him up to 26" a little too soon, but his little brother now owns the 24". He's a big boy for 8, and he does enjoy riding it (except for his arms), and a year from now it'll be great. Just gotta swap handlebars for a while. It's a good solid bike, he'll get maybe 3-4 years out of it, and then his little brother after him, after which it will be in no worse condition than it is now, and I'll be happy to CL it for $50, or hey, why not sell it to a kid for a token $5, make him as glad of a good deal as I was!