Looking for a kids bike: age 11 or 12?

Question

Ok, so my dad is a bike rider. And we were looking for a bike to get for my birthday that is coming up (September).

So, anyway, we were looking at this bike: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2008/kids/ages_9_12/kdr1000/ which I like, but It says ages 9-12. The problem is i'm turning 12 on my birthday and I don't want to have a $500 bike that I can only ride for a year. So I was wondering if they make kids road bikes for kids 12+ or that is considered adult bikes. Thanks for the help! :)

Answer 1

11 or 12

Answer 2

That bike has 24" wheels just as the Felt F24 has. For a almost teen road bike look at ones with 650 wheels.

Here's one: http://www.upsideover.com/Argon_18_Xenon...

look here for several reviews:

http://www.roadbikereview.com/latest-bik...

Also note it's not age as much as your size that matters. Are you small, medium or big for your age? If you are a little small for your age, you may get several years out of the bike.