Oct
18
Looking for a good mountain bike purchase for my son: Trek 3700?
I am looking for a step-up from a 20″ BMX for my 9 year old (very tall) son. We routinely bike on roads & rail-trails of varied terrain. Don’t ‘need’ a MTB per see, but we live very urban, so it needs to withstand the punishment we give it with pot holes and curbs and occasional rocky/hard pack terrain.
I do not want to go to a 24″ as with his height, he’ll be out of that in a year. The Trek 3700 13″ frame fits him well. They had a slightly cheaper steel one, but since he’s only 9, I figure the lighter AL frame will give him much more control.
Thoughts? Suggestions of other brands/models or what have you? Another local shop carries Raleigh, but doesn’t appear to have in stock any frames small enough for him. Won’t pay for special order if I can’t see fit ya know.
Thanks in advance for advice.
trek 3700,probably a very good buy.my first “REAL” mountain bike was a 3900 .it has been a very good bike ,not top of the line ,but much better than a department store bike,granted i have spent a good bit of money on upgrades over time,BUT for the money it has been a very good bike. i would buy another one. plus the thing about it is THAT you can upgrade parts as they wear out and turn it into an even more solid bike as time goes by
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