Time...
So my 13 y old can ride my bikes now (i am 46). I ride 60-65cm road bikes, 55-59cm mountain bikes from the 90s.
I recently purchased a 60.5cm Albuch Kotter city bike and have been tinkering on it in full view of the kids, and using his acrylic pens for touch up. He is artistically endowed, I have supplied him with a full set of paints, and so he has the supplies I need.
So today, he said he wanted to ride it. i lowered the saddle a cm, and off he went. No worries on fit, for sure.
Maybe my 65cm french fit bikes are a bit tall, but he can ride everything I own, with practice.
oh man, time does its thing.