On the Cheap

P has long since outgrown his 18" wheeled single speed kids bike.  It has served him well, but it was definitely time for something new.

After looking around at options, and experiencing some extreme sticker shock, I decided to shop around for something used, something that wouldn't break the bank, but something he could ride for a long time.

Below is what I came up with:

Found an older Trek frame with a Rockshox Judy shock on eBay.  The rest is either from the spare parts bin or dump donor bike, although there are a couple new parts thrown in the mix.  It's set up as a 1x8 for the sake of simplicity, that and I didn't have a 3-ring crank lying around.

We took it out for it's first ride last night.  Patrick looks a kind of funny on it, with the 26" wheels and all.  But it seems to ride pretty well and he loves it.  He's a little stretched out, but he should be able to grow into it for a lot of years.