There's lots of juniors who race cross out here. They look like they are having an absolute blast. The Conquest 24 is the bike I have. At 5 feet tall I'm just a little too small for a regular cross bike and until pretty much last year there weren't any small ones that were not custom (and even now the Terry is still quite expensive). I think the Kona Jake 24 is a little smaller than the Redline.