My DS is 7 years old. He's about 50" tall. His current bike is only a 16" bike. Its much too small for him. I bought it at Toys R Us as a gift when he was 4, he didnt learn to ride it without training wheels until he was 6. Then he rode the hell out of it last summer and now he's much too big for it (but still rides it).
So I brought him to a local bike shop yesterday to browse bikes. The guys there recommended this 24" Giant XTC Lite Jr bike. It looked pretty nice. It was a little too big for him, but they insisted that was the correct size. They said going smaller would mean he would outgrow the bike by next summer (I dont want to buy a new bike every summer!). It was $250.
I know next to nothing about bikes, but Giant seems to be a good name and $250 seems reasonable. I know bikes can go much higher. DH thinks I should go to Walmart and spend $99 on a new bike. I'm not sure thats the best course of action either. But DH always accuses me of needing top of the line stuff. LOL. I will admit that I dont go for the cheapest things. but I do like to look for a good deal.
So would you spend $250 on a kids bike? I found the same bike at another local bike shop and it was $300 there. Its my money I'd be spending, not DHs. We keep separate accounts and dont run all purchases by each other.