Which bike for my son.
Discussion
Looking for some general guidance.
In a few months we will be buying our son his next bike. He is 9 years old, but tall for his age (around 155cm or 5'1") and competent on a bike. He currently rides a 24" wheel bike, but it is clearly too small for him so that will get passed onto his younger sister. The guys in my local bike shop said my son was basically a small adult now in terms of bike sizes, and I tend to agree.
The bike will be used for knocking around the streets with his mates, our family bike tours across the local fields (tarmaced roads) and eventually riding to school once he is finished at primary school. I think a cross country XC hardtail mountain bike is the way to go, something that is fun enough for him but can also handle having some accessories (rear rack, lights, stand, etc.) added to it. The two main wheel sizes seem to be 27.5" and 29". I think 29" will be too big for him (I have 29" on my touring bike and would probably go smaller if I ever changed), so would be looking at 27.5". Small wheels would also help with the loading of 4 bikes onto the bike rack when we go on holiday. Does that seem like the right option?
Budget wise, we have been saving some birthday and Christmas money so we're willing to go up to 800-900 (I'm in Germany). I have been looking at the following so far:
Trek Marlin 4:
https://www.fahrrad-xxl.de/trek-marlin-4-gen-3-m00...
Carver Strict 160:
https://www.fahrrad-xxl.de/carver-strict-160-b-war...
Orbea Onna 27 40:
https://www.fahrrad-xxl.de/orbea-onna-27-40-m00010...
Orbea Onna 27 20:
https://www.fahrrad-xxl.de/orbea-onna-27-20-m00010...
Canyon AL 5:
https://www.canyon.com/de-de/mountainbike/trail-bi...
Any thoughts on these? I like look of the Orbea (either one), any experiences of Orbea?
In a few months we will be buying our son his next bike. He is 9 years old, but tall for his age (around 155cm or 5'1") and competent on a bike. He currently rides a 24" wheel bike, but it is clearly too small for him so that will get passed onto his younger sister. The guys in my local bike shop said my son was basically a small adult now in terms of bike sizes, and I tend to agree.
The bike will be used for knocking around the streets with his mates, our family bike tours across the local fields (tarmaced roads) and eventually riding to school once he is finished at primary school. I think a cross country XC hardtail mountain bike is the way to go, something that is fun enough for him but can also handle having some accessories (rear rack, lights, stand, etc.) added to it. The two main wheel sizes seem to be 27.5" and 29". I think 29" will be too big for him (I have 29" on my touring bike and would probably go smaller if I ever changed), so would be looking at 27.5". Small wheels would also help with the loading of 4 bikes onto the bike rack when we go on holiday. Does that seem like the right option?
Budget wise, we have been saving some birthday and Christmas money so we're willing to go up to 800-900 (I'm in Germany). I have been looking at the following so far:
Trek Marlin 4:
https://www.fahrrad-xxl.de/trek-marlin-4-gen-3-m00...
Carver Strict 160:
https://www.fahrrad-xxl.de/carver-strict-160-b-war...
Orbea Onna 27 40:
https://www.fahrrad-xxl.de/orbea-onna-27-40-m00010...
Orbea Onna 27 20:
https://www.fahrrad-xxl.de/orbea-onna-27-20-m00010...
Canyon AL 5:
https://www.canyon.com/de-de/mountainbike/trail-bi...
Any thoughts on these? I like look of the Orbea (either one), any experiences of Orbea?
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