Originally Posted by
EjustE
I hear ya. And this really is an experiment to see a. how he likes riding a road bike and b. to get him learning to fix a bike, the components of a bike and how a bike needs to be to work properly. Now if he likes it, and wants to do more down the road, in a year or so he will be able to graduate to a 650B wheel road bike that is easier to find in high quality steel.
Great thinking IMO, if this BSO style gets him going then he will likely be in for a penny, in for a pound.
My son was already all in on bikes but low skill working on them as he hadn't been able to sit still for it until we tore down a Raleigh Super Course I found, down to the bare frame and frame saver. He did all the bearings and fussy cleaning of every single part without any hesitation.
Fantastic experience, outcome and all else as I had always been a bit sad that I hadn't buckled down and worked more with him on this but finally got there.