little kids bikes that look good

RPJ · Dec 25, 2023

I'm thinking of building a bike for my Grandson, a stretch cruiser, chopper, old motorbike look, or something unnaff. He was 2 the other day so I've prolly got 6-8 months till he's riding better than me. He's very good with the balanced bike now. I've included pics of adult bikes, but don't have any kid's

bikes like it. Any help is great.

The Renaissance Man · Dec 25, 2023

@deven_science built a cool kids' bike (if I remember right).

axeman88 · Dec 27, 2023

Kids are really hard on their toys. All the coolest stuff I had as a little kid, I either broke, or some bigger kid took it away from me and I never saw it again. The only stuff that survived, was the stuff that I didn't much like, which never got played with, or taken out of the house.

I was telling a friend of mine, who was talking about getting an original Stingray for his 3 year old son, that it would be fine to buy it for him, as long as you didn't let him ride it, or SEE it, until he was out of college.

Personally, I'd wait a few more years before investing that kind of time.

rickpaulos · Dec 28, 2023

Abusing bikes is part of growing up. For guys anyhow.

There is no shortage of kids bikes that can be cool and tough.

Many of the box mart bikes are overbuilt but saddled with some lousy parts like sheet metal hubs or shrink wrap seats. Parts that are easy to replace.