We got our DS (11) a Redline Conquest 24 for Christmas...it's a scaled-down version of my cyclocross bike (which happens to be my favorite bike). It comes with knobby tires for taking on grass, gravel, and packed dirt, but we also got some slicker tires so that he can ride it on the road. It is a really awesome bike and a great do-anything bike for a kid. It's intended for kids 9-13, so he will be able to ride it for a couple of years, then we'll likely look at a small adult's CX bike for him.


AFAIK any shop can order from Redline...they don't have exclusive accounts, or anything. Our LBS actually stopped stocking Redline, because of this, but they still were able to order DS's bike.