Darth Lefty's kids' 20" Hotrock
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My 10 yo daughter has this bike and loves it. She is just on the border between the 20" and the 24", so we opted for the 20". The only issue is that we ride as a family and she has trouble making it up hills that my wife and I can handle on our hybrids. So I'm interested in lightening the bike. I'm not sure if we can do it meaningfully enough to make a big difference. From the dates of your last post your son has probably ridden it some. Can you share your thoughts re: what has worked well?
The changes I made for weight were to change the handlebar for a cheap carbon one from Amazon, and a shorter stem to match the width; and delete the idler and chain guide. There's a lot more that could be done. Nothing on the bike is particularly light. But it's a heck of a lot better than something similar looking from Walmart.
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