I just bought Gavin (8...will be 9 in May) the Trek 1000 KDR for Christmas.



He rides a BMX but he's been asking for a road bike since I started riding and hasn't let up on it. I kept telling him he needed to wait until he was bigger, but he saw the Specialized and Bianchi Junior's at a LBS and knew he was big enough to ride them. After talking to another local rider on Bike Forums who rides with his nine year old, I went searching for the Trek KDR and found one on closeout at a local LBS for $339! I was so stoked...a great deal and much less expensive than the Specialized and Bianchi bikes.

It's living at the LBS until Christmas, then we'll hit the road...or the bike path to start. He's already asking to do group rides, so I think I'll do one of the shorter options at Tour de Palm Springs with him in February.