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Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:16 pm
by thecaptn
A friend of ours bought a 40cm bike for her 4yo grandson from Kmart and I offered to assemble it for her. Including training wheels: 11.805 kg.
Would make a good boat anchor.
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:51 pm
by Comedian
Yep. Kids bikes are often heavier than their parents bikes. Lucky they don't ride them much... I mean I wonder how much they would if they were decent...
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:26 pm
by munga
i wonder how much would a carbon barbie/buzz lightyear 12" frame might weigh?
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:27 pm
by munga
i wanna see a sub-3kg kids bike for $1500
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:32 am
by thecaptn
munga wrote:i wanna see a sub-3kg kids bike for $1500
Including aero bars.
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:49 am
by Wal42
thecaptn wrote:A friend of ours bought a 40cm bike for her 4yo grandson from Kmart and I offered to assemble it for her. Including training wheels: 11.805 kg.
Would make a good boat anchor.
Steel is real!
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 8:28 am
by Bobbybobson
I just fixed up a hard rubbish find for my nephew (5 y.o.) on behalf of my in-laws, and I swear it weighs as much as my 62cm steel roadie.
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:19 pm
by jasonc
my daughter's 16" avanti weighs more than my roadie...
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:59 pm
by visrealm
Funny, my kids' bikes also weigh more than mine. That's like me riding a 50Kg bike!!! Crazy!
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:20 pm
by jacks1071
Comedian wrote:Yep. Kids bikes are often heavier than their parents bikes. Lucky they don't ride them much... I mean I wonder how much they would if they were decent...
They arn't all rubbish.
Like everything you get what you pay for. Never ceases to amaze me that parents will spend $4k plus on a bike for themselves but wouldn't spend a quarter of that to get a decent bike for junior.
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Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:46 pm
by Snicks
@Jacks, that could well be because kids change size so rapidly, somewhat defeating the purpose of buying a 'keeper' bike.
That being said I tend to see many teenagers riding bikes that they probably should have gotten rid of when they were 6...
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:31 pm
by jacks1071
Snicks wrote:@Jacks, that could well be because kids change size so rapidly, somewhat defeating the purpose of buying a 'keeper' bike.
That being said I tend to see many teenagers riding bikes that they probably should have gotten rid of when they were 6...
Most adults I know would change their bikes over quicker than the kids would grow out of them
Resale on a decent kids bike is also very good compared to an adult bike.
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:45 pm
by Xplora
Yep, I was horrified how heavy my 3yr old's Kmart special was, especially after picking up a Madone 5.2 earlier that week.
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:56 pm
by ft_critical
jacks1071 wrote:They arn't all rubbish.
Where are the 16"and 20" models then? It is easy to get 24" at a light weight.
Giant wrote: How much does this bike weigh? It’s a common question, and rightly so. But the truth is, there are no industry standards for claiming bike weights—and this leads to a lot of misinformation. Variances exist based on size, frame material, finish and hardware. And as bikes get lighter, these differences become more critical. At Giant, we believe the only way to truly know the weight of any particular bike is to find out for yourself at your local retailer.
Most manufacturers of kids bikes, i.e., below 24" won't publish the weights of their bikes for fear...
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:03 pm
by KenGS
ft_critical wrote:
Most manufacturers of kids bikes, i.e., below 24" won't publish the weights of their bikes for fear...
I thought it was because there were no scales that could handle them
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:09 am
by Mulger bill
KenGS wrote:ft_critical wrote:
Most manufacturers of kids bikes, i.e., below 24" won't publish the weights of their bikes for fear...
I thought it was because there were no scales that could handle them
Call BS
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 7:07 pm
by Mustang
My wife recently came home from a garage sale with a kids bike for $10.00., perfect, could'nt buy the tyres for that, but why have they got two top tubes????
I would estimate it weighs 10/12kg plus???????????????? Grandson had one ride & went straight back to his undersize lightweight
Re: Guess the weight of a Kmart kids bike:
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:02 pm
by MattyK
Should this be in the kids bike forum?