Kids' MTB
Mini mountain bike designed for off-road use
and daily excursions for a young boy to explore and discover his huge world.
We upgraded the latest Specialized Hotrock (model 2012), satisfying the high demand of a 6 year old preschool boy (maybe more the demand of his father :) ).
With the age of 5 he already asked for a better bike and now the legs are long enough to ride 20" wheels.
Needs and targets for the upgrade of this mountain bike were:
- creation of a working children off-road bike
- high usability for the child under all conditions
- plenty gear reductions for easier uphill biking and real off-road usability
- to make a one(s in a life)time investment
- possibility to (re)use the bike parts in the future bicycles if needed (the child is growing...)
New bike parts mounted:
- black Rohloff Speedhub internal gear hub, version CC DB
- black Schmidt SON 28 klassik hub dynamo for 6 bolt disc brake use
- black Schmidt SON Edelux dynamo powered LED headlight
- black Schmidt headlight handlebar bracket Delux
- silver anodized 32 hole Rigida Ryde ANDRA 20 rims dimension 406
- silver Sapim Leader spokes with silver Sapim Polyax nipples
- Rohloff Speedhub downhill chain tensioner Shorty
- Rohloff DH chain guide for hub body with mounted 16 tooth sprocket
- Rohloff cable clips
- black wheel skewer
- alloy pedals with steel axle
- hydraulic Hope Mini disc brake system
- customized 165mm Hope bubble design disc rotor
- hydraulic Magura HS 33 rim brake system
- green Magura brake pads
Replaced bike parts:
- Front brake: Die cast, alloy "V" brake, 1pc. pad
- Rear brake: Die cast, alloy "V" brake, 1pc. pad
- Brake levers: Tektro junior reduced-reach "V", alloy, linear pull compatible
- Rear derailleur: Shimano FT-30, 6-speed, direct mount
- Shift levers: Shimano RS-31, 6-speed, Revo Twist
- Cassette: Shimano 6-speed freewheel, 14-28t
- Pedals: Composite platform w/ reflectors, loose ball, 9/16"
- Rims: Alex C-1000, alloy single-wall, 32h
- Front hub: Forged alloy, loose ball, nutted axle, 32h
- Rear hub: Forged alloy, freewheel type, 32h, nutted axle
- Spokes: Stainless, 2.0mm (14g)
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Suntour 20" suspension fork with 40mm travel. Hope Mini disc brake with customized rotor, SON 28 klassik hub dynamo and SON Edelux head light.
Hope Mini disc brake with customized 165mm bubble design rotor.
Rohloff Speedhub with external shifting mechanism.
And not to forget - use as many stickers as possible ;)
During the customization of this mountain bike the owner of it was asking several times for the new light Rohloff shifter. He was not so much interested in the weight but he just wanted to make sure that he gets the shifter with the raven.
The Edelux is mounted with the Delux bracket on the handle bar to be close to the small children hands.
Clean look at the front end and bright SON Edelux head light on the riser handle bar.
The 2-finger Hope Mini brake lever fits much better into small children hands than the 2-finger Magura brake lever.
Of course, this young boy is already a Rohloff Speedhub champion.
We mounted the Rohloff Speedhub downhill kit on the Specialized Hotrock. It ensures that the chain stays in it's place even under the heavy treatment of the youngster.
Magura HS 33 without additional brake booster. The standard booster which comes with the rim brake does not fit as the angle does not match. On this bike we used both pipe clamps to mount the long torque arm quick release block on the chain stay. This children bike is designed to be used off-road...
What a beauty!
Enjoy this unique mountainbike!
This bike makes a good figure on- and off-road.
Please have a better look at the clean cable routing! A lot of attention was payed to get a perfect line. The cables are long enough to survive unexpected ground contact and short enough not to disturb.
Todo's:
This bike still has some tuning potential.
I see a lightweight handle bar, lightweight stem, lightweight seatpost and saddle.
We'll see anyway how long this Specialized saddle will last.
