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@edscoble
Ridgeback are average, you really do have to properly build it up in order to make it easier for the child to operated it.
I usually spend quite a long time with the brakes to ensure the levers is aligned correctly, housing lubricated and reduced the friction from the rear as much as possible to make it feel as good as the front, even if that mean taking off the cable and trimmed the housing edge.
If it build poorly, it'll feel like a BSO.