SlowerthanClivePlatt
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My 12 year old is asking for a road bike for his next birthday. He’s already been out for a few hilly 50km bikes on his heavy metal standard kids hybrid and he is a strong little bugger. He has set his sights on a proper 300+ mile road trip over a day or two with me, but still likes off-roading around the fields and tracks where we live. I ride a Decathlon Btwin af and I don’t want to spend more than £500. At 5ft he’s the same height as my good lady so I could potentially stretch the budget if I got something she could use when he grows out of it. I did consider the new triban 520 with disc brakes but the need to buy new wheels scared me off. Does anyone have recommendations? Should I buy new or second hand?