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That's what TREK says
24" are holding her back now, this is the PERFECT bike for her next step.
Its out of our price range, but perfect.
As for the components! the simplicity of a 1x setup is what she needs, I think a 1x11 with a 42-11/10 cassette and a clutch derailleur is perfect.
She jumps she does drops, working on a proper huck, so its a great bike for her and many others I think.
25''
www.pinkbike.com/photo/12167809
See the photos in the ad I had for the one I sold... the pictured wheel/tire in the frame is a 650B x 20mm with a Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2.25
www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1253201
Would i fit this!?
My hard tail is shorter and overall smaller and it does a great job with the daily smile provision I guess a lifted fork may fix an issue or two though.
I think I would strip some parts, put it on my bike then give the rest with the parts from my bike to my little brother.
@ JesseE Me too dude, i'm also blown away by the skills these young'uns have. (err i'm 40 next month lol - still having fun on my bike though)
And I disagree, to a point, prices do come down in our sport. Yes there are still boutique bikes, and stupid marketing decisions that most mortals don't really need, but look at what's available at the lower and mid range of the market. How much bike do you get for your money from companies like YT or Canyon for example?
My first real mountain bike was a $250 Bridgestone, and I had to come up with $125 of that, thankfully my dad let me use the lawn mower for all those lawns!
I was at bootleg last year when this Chubby dad rolls up bragging about a jump his kid had just done. The kid rolls up, maybe 11 years old, in a multi-thousand dollar bike and starts dogging his dad for being old, fat and a pussy for not hitting the jump, the kid was super angry and rude, not just joking. I wanted to grab the chin guard on his $200 helmet and hammer throw him across the gap.
Kids are so f-ing spoiled.
P.S. That bike is still going strong and I rode it after all of my new ones broke. This here, this is all that is wrong with the bike industry
So to Trek - keep making bikes like this. To parents - keep buying your children these bikes so bike manufacturers continue to invest and develop bikes like this!
Before this it was almost impossible to get a kid or small woman a GREAT bike that properly fit.
My girl is a very small 11yo (65lb) and has been riding for years! BMX, Single track, Light downhill etc.
24" are holding her back now, this is the PERFECT bike for her next step.
Its out of our price range, but perfect.
As for the components, I would dump the Deore stuff if I got her one, the simplicity of a 1x setup is what she needs, I think a 1x11 with a 42-11/10 cassette and a clutch derailleur is perfect.
She jumps she does drops, working on a proper huck, so its a great bike for her and MANY others I think!
Most of the components match what I have on my bike, haha matching bikes :-)
Also X0, X9, and X7 are still relevant component groups. And I totally forgot, but they're actually still making XX. So really SRAM has two drivetrain sets: 11-speed, and 10-speed. XX1, X01, X1, and GX for 11-speed, and XX, X0, X9, and X7 for 10-speed. Shimano still only has four major MTB drivetrains, only two of which are 11-speed.
just sold her old one and looking for something new. couldn't find anything like this. lol
So who won?
It's like a BMX track with pointy rocks everywhere, going downhill.
Rubber can also be stretched beyond its limits.
Just built her a junker for school and she is too big for her 24" cube!
He used to ride his old BMX offroad. www.pinkbike.com/photo/10711474
But now he has this race BMX, with very skinny tires. www.pinkbike.com/photo/11424734
Even though it's almost all loam here, the trails aren't that smooth.
And sadly his new BMX won't fit much bigger tires.
or does that thing come with an airbag too?
youtu.be/AkM3A8UGlzw
What is your problem? Just trolling?