newbie with question on these orion bikes

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Chuck:

If you are looking for bikes to learn on, I would suggest watching the for sale forums. A few scratches will go a long way towards making a mainstream bike cheaper and as fast as kids grow, they get sold often.

As far as the brand you menioned, I am not familiar with it. I would suggest that you learn everything you can about parts availibility before getting them. I am involved with bringing a line of pit bikes into the US and the major complaint that we have seen in the forums is lack of parts and support for the bikes.

Half price is not cheap if it has to be replaced because of lack of parts.