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Kids bike sizing/gears/recommendations

Hi,

My son is almost 5, he's pretty big & tall, he's never really taken to a bike but I'm trying to get him more interested in it now that he's a bit older. I've taken him to a couple of places to look at bikes but most of the ones they've showing him have gears, which I don't think he needs as he can't even ride/balance yet. He's about 122cm tall (48cm inside leg), he's probably at the very bottom of the scale for a 20" bike.

I was told that not all bike sizes are equal. He tried a 20" at one place and they said it was quite big and chunky compared to a yomo for example.biblooked at yomo 20 but it has gears.

Can anyone recommend a bike that's a good starter bike, without gears, I guess he needs a "small" 20" bike. Or should I just get one with gears?

Any help would be appreciated!

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u/ListPure107 — 20 hours ago

Battery dead just past warranty

Thats my battery gone, 2 weeks past the 1 year warranty....do I have any come back?

From full charge it's dead in about 12 hours. The battery's even swollen up a bit, I can see a little bulge and it's super tight on the charger. I had to use a knife to prose it off.

Not too keen on charging it now as I'm worried it might cause a fire. Fkcuing annoying...me and my wife got them at the same time, her battery died about 6 weeks ago and she got it exchanged on warranty. Guessing the wont entertain me.

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u/ListPure107 — 1 month ago