Your point is very well taken and I greatly appreciate it. You are absolutly right and we do entend on teaching him the basics of taking care of it. I do not mean to give off the impression that my son is a spoiled child and we just let him beat on things... We are going to go and price out some bikes today at some bike shops here in town and I will keep you posted on what we find out.
Again thanks for the great feedback.. You all are truly providing us with some unbiased information...