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Tyro 24"     $279.99

24 inch bikes are for your average ten year old.

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This is the smartest bike we have ever seen for kids in that difficult age range of 7-11 years old. It grows with the young rider because it has

• special, Fisher-designed cranks that can be set up for two different leg lengths,
• an adjustable-reach stem,
• brake levers that fit small hands, yet work properly with today's linear-pull brakes,
• a top tube height low enough for shorter riders to mount and dismount. The seatpost is still long enough to work for taller kids.

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Cosmo 20"      $259.99

20 inch bikes are for kids age six to eight.

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The Cosmo is your first geared bike with hand brakes. It takes the smart Fisher fit down to six-year-olds, using the same ideas as in the larger Tyro:

• adjustable crank length,
• adjustable stem reach,
• special brake levers for small hands (and we know enough to adjust those brake springs for an easy squeeze!),
• easily enough clearance for a typical 7-year-old to hop on and off with confidence.

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Gamma Ray 16"   $149.99

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Everybody likes the look of the Gamma Ray! Although we do have the little Sun Spot (see below) with 12" wheels, the 16" Gamma Ray is most kids' first bike at around age four. This little bike is sized right and built tough enough to last through all the family's children, cousins, and probably their neighbors, too. We know this is true because we do take these as trade-ins and surprisingly few come back.

• Coaster brakes for the little ones who can't work hand brakes,
• Heavy-duty, unusually wide, steel-center training wheels included,
• Appropriately sized grips, saddles, and pedals
• Regular version with fenders, girly version with basket and streamers (we sell streamers in various colors as add-ons, too).

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Sun Spot 12"   $119.99

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A Sun Spot is just about the same size as our 12" trike. It works for a normal-sized three-year-old, say, a little bigger than three feet tall. A lot of the discount store bikes this size are what we call "sidewalk bikes", which don't coast or have brakes. In other words, they are really tricycles with chains and don't really get you to accustomed to riding a real bike. They also break down quickly and are not serviceable.

In contrast to throwaway sidewalk bikes, these Sun Spots are really built to take a beating. Pretty much the only things that can destroy them involve falling off of or getting run over by cars. It's not uncommon for a 2-year-old Sun Spot to fetch $50 at trade-in time (see our Trade-in page for details).