Originally Posted by ScottCommutes

I'm fascinated by this post. So many questions. You bought your 7-11 year old a $900 bike to ride to school? How far is school? Do you ride along? Does he/she lock it up at school? In the weather? How far is school? Is there an alternate bus/car ride available for when it is actually raining? Seems to me like the kid would get wet in the rain despite the fenders, as would his backpack and homework.

For context, my three kids and I bike to school with no interest in fenders. The six and eight-year-olds ride together one mile to granddad's house, then walk another 1/2 mile to school with him. If it is raining, they get a ride. They both just moved up a bike - the six-year-old rides a hand-me-down Diamondback MTB on 24" wheels. The eight year old rides an XS Trek 26" wheel MTB. My eleven-year-old goes 2.5 miles to middle school by himself on an old Rockhopper. If it is raining, he takes the bus. I ride to work at my school rain or shine with a rainsuit.