natmangee Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Hi all, Came across this for sale for just 55 quid! From what I can tell it's a B221 X-LITE from 1995-ish, correct me if I'm wrong. Due to the "old skool" geometry, do you think it would be good for a 7/8 year old kid (he is pretty tall, over 4ft) to muck around on? I can't find any spec on the geometry due to its age, but I am presuming it is an "adults" bike (TT length etc) First up would be to change the stem for a 135 / 145 mm to make it more manageable for him, but whadd'you think?? Is it going to be massive on him (like our onza rip)? Or should I just wait and try snag an onza tyke or sting off ebay (obviously NOT going to be 55 quid!)? I am not aiming him for world titles or anything, just after a bike he can tag along with me on, and learn the basics of endos / hops / whatever. I wanna spend as little as possible this time around, there are plenty of mission prodigy's around for less than 100 quid, but from what I hear they are damn heavy and more than a bit shite, would this be a viable alternative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 I've seen a lad at the school my son goes to riding one of these, I'm pretty sure it would be way too big for him. If you've already got a bike that's too big for him just compare it to these pics and bare in mind the wheels are the same size but this has less standover height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natmangee Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks mate, i guess that's probably what i thought. Good point about the standover height on it, it's likely the extra clearance that makes him able to ride the onza rip (just). Should i forget mission prodigy's, are they really that bad? At least they got 4-bolt mounts. Anyways, if anyone else on here is interested, the monty is in henley and advertised on gumtree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 If it's got the big round bars under the bottom bracket for a piece of chequer plate bashguard then yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natmangee Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Yeah, that's the one! From the looks of it the dabomb harbinger is the same bike(prodigy) but rebranded.. i think i have also seen them branded as 'base' bikes. From looks alone, it seems the old onza t-pro is built off the same frame. The seat/chain stays are a bit refined maybe, but it shares that "scaffold pole" bottom bracket affair. Edited January 4, 2015 by natmangee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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