Kid's bike: Ridgeback MX16 (16" wheels) + extras: SOLD

Now available in 2016! Pickup from SW London. £40 please nope, now £38! Sold

This is an older model in which I've upgraded and kept in good fettle. Very light use (no more than twice a week on the road, no mud-plugging), since a thorough service. Very versatile in terms of sizing, could suit 3-6 years-old depending on height. The saddle can go about 2cm higher than shown in the drive-side photo, or all the way down to the frame (as shown in the non-drive side phot0). The Islabike size guide seems to be a pretty good generic guide for kids bike fitting by wheel size. It suggests that a 16" wheel is for an inside leg range of 42-52cm and requires a minimum height of 104cm. That sounds about right to me.

The good:

1. Running very nicely, stripped down to the frame and rebuilt (new cables, repacked hubs, BB & heasdet) 18 months ago.
   
2. Saddle is in nice condition, plenty of life left in the tyres and brake blocks.
   
3. Nice sharp V-brakes for emergency stops/rad skidz with nicely-adjusted short-reach Tektro levers
   
4. Upgraded to alloy bars (Oxford), which I cut down to a sensible width, and seatpost ("6061 superlite" unknown brand)
   
5. Super-skinny grips (Lizard Skin Aaron Chase) with end-flanges to keep little hands on the bars
   
6. Reflectors Galore! Rear reflector, pedal reflectors, spoke reflectors and extra 3M reflective tape on the headtube and stem
   
7. Currently geared down (18T freewheel) to make it easier to get going for little legs and to keep the rider within sprinting distance on the pavement
   
8. Includes original 16T freewheel
   
9. Includes spare inner tube
   
   
   

The bad (mostly cosmetic)

1. The paint is pretty chipped and I marked the handlebars, putting them into the stem
   
2. Missing the non-drive side crankbolt dust cap
   
3. Missing the non-drive side rear wheel axle cover (plastic dummy-nut), currently covered in a bit of rubber tube to cover the axle-end and prevent ankle-bashing
   
4. I had to replace the reach-adjuster screw on one brake lever with a nut and bolt. A bit more fiddly to adjust, but perfectly solid and functional.
   
   

Any questions or photo requests, please PM me.

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This is now available again. Bump!

Price drop on this great little bike for February.

Hi,

Is this still available? Where abouts in SW are you?

Richard