Thread: Found a cool bike for my kid, can I put disc brakes and 3-speed on this thing?
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Old 06-29-23, 03:45 PM
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The conclusion I've seen before is that kids under about 8 have strong legs and weak hands. Thus pedal brakes are better than hand brakes for the type of riding and speeds they're doing.
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