Originally Posted by recrider2
I searched some of these bikes. I got the Fuji Sandblaster. Performance near me has a good deal on them. The "boys" is a nice blue color, and the cross-bar is low enough for a kid to get on/off easily. (The "girls" model is slightly lower) My daughter liked the blue color, and it can be a hand-me-down to my son. A problem with many of the kids bikes is that they are colored to appeal to only a girl (pink, purple) or a boy (black or silver). This makes it difficult to do hand-me-downs between boys and girls. Having the bike be used by more than one kid helps to justify the high cost.
I am planning on painting my daughter's bike for my sone when he gets to that age. The bike will need a total overhaul anyways so I will have to take it apart to sand and paint then put it together greese it and it should be like new again. That way he can get whatever color he wants. (you can even buy automotive paint in spray cans, I painted one of my bikes this way twice)