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Finally! GT makes a bike with one gear and smaller wheels appropriate for kids that’s intended for dirt jumps and skate parks!

“ Like having suspension for your hands” and here I though suspension was suspension for your hands

I don’t think anyone mentioned the Paul derailleur on the AMP. Wowza!

I had one of these and snapped the top tube near the head tube (through the gusset IIRC). No big impact (that i know of), just fatigue apparently. Twin down tubes remained intact.

As ridiculous as the price is, it’s in line with getting say, an EXT fork and shock, so not unprecedented.

I disagree that pedal pins are a trade off of grip vs. safety. It’s trading one form of safety (less likely to slip a pedal) for another (less likely to cut a shin/calf). Getting a cut with sharp pins is a relatively high likelihood/relatively low consequence event. Whereas slipping a pedal is probably less likely but could have much more severe consequences if they’re riding fast. No guarantee of safety with mountain biking. It’s all a balance weighing your kid’s skill level with where/how they’re riding and taking a stab* at what you think is safest for the situation *quasi-pun intended. What would this discussion be without a dad joke?

@jouly: to be fair, he’s contrasting with VA which borders washing DC, so apt clarification IMO. But in principal, I agree, it’s kinda like Portland which must be implied by a which side of the Mississippi (or Rockies?) you live on. What were we talking about again?

@tommyrod74: crazy how some people are acting like this is the end of the world as we know it.

There’s some praise for the “low” cost. But does anyone know when aluminum rims got so expensive? Did carbon normalize higher prices? I remember when the 17 in a Sun CR17 was approximately the cost in USD (as well as the width). And an expensive Mavic 217 was 30-something and 50-something for the crazy expensive ceramic version [old man proceeds to yell at cloud] I guess suspension forks have also 3x in cost for top of the line stuff in that timeframe, but there’s air more tech in those. Some $120+ rims don’t even have eyelets!

Ah. I was referring to the (I think) 850mm one.