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Has anyone seen the new 20" kids bike from Scott? Thinking of an upgrade from a Frog 48 for my son's 6th birthday.
It's 7 speed (screw on freewheel), grip shift with cable discs and a rigid fork so a decent spec.
I wonder how draggy the 2.6" tyres are for little legs to spin?
My 5yo has one as the next step from his 16" Spawn.
It's great for the money. I swapped out the bars and stem as I have carbon spares and as he's only just big enough I also put some 122mm crank arms on.
The wheels are heavy, no question but not a massive drag. Rims are only single wall so I might ghetto them soon if I can't find a better wheelset option with a freehub as I'd prefer to run it as a 10spd.
It's not a patch on his older brothers 20" spawn kotori, but it was 1/4 the price!
The tyres weigh Iro 680g. The tubes are thicker than your average.
Looked at it before I got Samuel the riprock 20. Crank too long, gear ratios shit for a small kid
Those Spawn bikes look great! I'd definitely try tubeless to drop some weight.
@poah: is the gearing to high on the Scott?
36t front chain ring
Its a 32T up front
according to scott
Chain set
Prowheel A105PP 36T 140mm
hmm, I'll check it when I can
Aren't quite a lot of 20" wheel bikes 36T chainring? Think our HotRock is.. I tend to agree lower would be better though.
From what I can tell, the chainring can't be swapped out for another. And with the screw on freewheel your stuck there too. Worst case I could change the cranks, the Scott is cheaper than the Specialized to start with, and I prefer the rigid forks for weight saving purposes!
No real need for boat anchor forks with the plus tires. My eldest's spawn has a sweet fork with proper air rebound/damping and carbon lowers but they cost more than the whole Scott.
The chain ring is proprietary but may separate from the cranks if you remove the lock ring.Not sure if its punched after assembly or what keyway fitment it woudl be for a smaller tooth count. They are heavy anyway and I haven't tried to figure out options as I had a pair of 4x108 122mm cranks and a 30T n/w to hand.
What about the Tektro mechanical cable brakes? Do they perform better than V-brakes?
I ask this as my son's hands gets tired pretty soon when he rides downhill with his current Early Rider Belter 16, which BTW features some decent short reach Tektro V-brakes. Moreover, I gather that many people replace those mechanical brakes with hydraulic ones. One guy told me he did this because the stock Tektro mechanical brakes were a nightmare to adjust. @BearBack What's your experience?
Regarding weight, is the stated weight of 10.40 kg correct?
happybiker wrote:
And with the screw on freewheel your stuck there too.
In fact I've read some guy replaced the stock freewheel with one featuring a wider range.