bike for age 5-8

[JustCallMeGoat]

hi, dd has outgrown her first bike. i was all for buying a raleigh bottom of the range thing but friend berated me for not getting a proper bike, the one he recommended was £200! any middle ground?

We got our DS a Bumper bike, it is fab. Very well made but doesn't weigh a tonne.
this one
It's £100 in local shop, so that's a fab buy.

The girlie one might be a bit too girlie though!!
[http://www.bikes2udirect.com/B1276.html here]]

here even

thanks! my eyes are bleeding after looking at the girlie one!

this is the one i was thinking of i am not mad am i it is a completely reasonable bike for a wee girl.

If you want a 'proper' bike I'd highly recommend Islabikes- they're fab. Will get link.

Islabike

the islabike is the one my friend recommended but £200 for a childs bike? surely that is crazy.

Sorry, just realised that the size you'd need is over £200 - our's was a lot cheaper as it's much smaller.

thing is i am tempted cos they are nice bikes and not 'character' nor have tinsel.

x posts!

It's an awful lot of money but my dd1 (4) plays on hers every day and often goes on 4/5 mile rides alongside dh.

The quality isn't even comparable to the usual girly bikes- none of the other (much older) kids in our street can keep up with her as their bikes are so heavy/badly made.

It all depends how much she uses it and what for.

Oh, and you can trade them in when she moves up to next size. Although I've heard they have very good resale value on ebay as well.

get behind me satan weepootle

you know it makes sense.