Reducing weight on a 24" kids/junior bike

[markmad]

Job i guess the kids must be taller i JHB than down here in the Cape or perhaps the league is so professional that the parents dare not put them on something smaller that might fit a little better.

 

Anycase my child at 8 can just about fit on a 24".My first mod to the new JSL 40 is complete taking it to a 1x

[pista]

Job i guess the kids must be taller i JHB than down here in the Cape or perhaps the league is so professional that the parents dare not put them on something smaller that might fit a little better.

 

Anycase my child at 8 can just about fit on a 24".My first mod to the new JSL 40 is complete taking it to a 1x

All kids bikes should be 1X.All the gears just confuse them.

[markmad]

Couldnt agree more but i fear the reason for this is because all 152 crank sets are tripple so the manufactures take whats on the self of catalogue.

[Skinnyone]

Just so that everyone knows, with Trek coming in direct now, there is a huge amount of decent kids bikes available from the brand locally. I see they even have the Emonda 650 available in SA! 

 

the Precaliber mentioned by the OP I have seen in store - rigid fork, 1 x 7 and adjustable crank lengths...Perfect!

[markmad]

That sounds ideal though i did look at the website and only found a junior 26 bike nicely speced but not that light.

 

Thanks for the info , Momsen is ok but needs some work imo.Ive attached a photo of the one x mod i did .Modified crank ,new spider and raceface chainwheel all saved 650g