February 23, 20179 yr Hi all, after a little advise, I'm looking to get my son a trials bike for his birthday in a couple of weeks. I have been looking at getting a beta 80 junior, but these are like hens teeth in the second hand market. Are 80 big wheeled bikes the same size as a full size bike?? I don't want to get him a big wheel and then he finds it to big and heavy and doesn't enjoy it! He knows his way around bikes, rides a ktm 65 in enduro. Can ride my bike but feels it's to big and says he wants a small one here he is riding mine to guage his size.... Edited February 23, 20179 yr by txt_280
February 23, 20179 yr Author No trials shops local, I wouldn't mind travelling tho if I could find a shop with both junior and senior 80's in. He knows he's getting one so don't need to surprise him, he's been pestering me for months haha
February 23, 20179 yr Quote My 11year old (1m45) has a Beta 80 mediun wheel which is spot on size wise. Probably last about another 18 months before he's on the big side. Thing is it's big enough that I could ride it myself in a club trial without issue though it's sprung too soft. Hard to come by and quite pricy hold there money well though.. Edited February 23, 20179 yr by breagh
February 23, 20179 yr Author Yeah that would be the only plus he could have one for 2-3yrs then hopefully not loose to much on the purchase price
February 23, 20179 yr Author 4 minutes ago, oni nou said: Maybe Inch perfect have something you could try out If you can do the drive over to Skipton area. They are a couple of hours away, I've thought about going to watch a few local trials and see if there's any bikes there we can see up close instead of looking at a picture of them
April 5, 20179 yr Big wheel 80 is still smaller than a full size bike.My 10yr old has had a big wheeled 80 for about 18 months, my 8 yr old rides a medium wheel. They are virtually identical in size and weight, (other than seat height, due to smaller wheels) Looking at your lad on your Scorpa. I think a big wheel is the way forward.
May 13, 20179 yr My feeling is that its better to have the bike too small rather than too large. Small / young riders can ride full sized bikes but they will generally have far more fun on something smaller that is easy to pick up and start.
May 14, 20179 yr Author We ended up getting a small wheel 80, the bike fits him nicely and he loves to ride it
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