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1st Bike for a 6-year old? (XR50 or JR50 or PW50)
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[QUOTE="Traildale1, post: 460311, member: 18137"] Do not buy the PW50. At best it's a one-season-and-sell-it bike. Many kids outgrow it less than a season. My daughter outgrew it at age 6. I got her an XR50 and she's still riding it at 8. The easiest way to ride the XR is to start it, warm it up, shift it into 2nd, and let the kid have at it. In 2nd it has managable acceleration and top end for a beginner, and still has enough grunt to climb stuff thet would stop a PW50 dead. Good thing the PW50 was short because she spent a lot of time paddling with her feet to get up every hill. She's riding 25-30 mile trail rides on the XR in northern Wisconsin, and now that she's figured out the shifting thing (she's SO proud!) she can ride fast enough that can ride my WR250F and not be concerned about poking along and overheating. I just put higher bars on the XR50 and she'll be good with that until she can handle the extra power and weight of her older sister's sidelined TTR-90. I paid $990 new for the XR and after 3 years I can easily sell it for $800. A pretty cheap ride. And, yes, I have fun on the little beast too. [/QUOTE]
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