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.
Regardless of the quality of the bike it will be time and money well spent.
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