26" or 700mm wheels for a 12 year old
Discussion
I'm on the look out for a road/CX bike for my 12 year old boy. He's 150cm tall.
The Islabike Luath 700 seems a good bike with 700cc wheels (second hand, obviously). I've just looked at the Frog website and they have a similar (and cheaper) bike but with 26" wheels.
Will the smaller wheels be a better handling bike for my lad or will the better rolling characteristics of the larger wheels be better?
He'll also continue to grow which might mean the larger wheels are future proof of course.
Steve
The Islabike Luath 700 seems a good bike with 700cc wheels (second hand, obviously). I've just looked at the Frog website and they have a similar (and cheaper) bike but with 26" wheels.
Will the smaller wheels be a better handling bike for my lad or will the better rolling characteristics of the larger wheels be better?
He'll also continue to grow which might mean the larger wheels are future proof of course.
Steve
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