Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Basket is good. But consult with the kid before you drop a solution on him. Style is important and getting more important for a kid in junior high. He might choose to hang onto the backpack if it means not looking silly to his friends with some jet black grownup bag with ten pockets
Originally Posted by
Polaris OBark
If you can fit that bike with a rear rack, simply strapping the pack to the top of it while riding might be an improvement, while allowing him to maintain a little bit of street cred.
Yeah, the style thing has crept in lately so that is relevant. Sometimes he doesn’t seem to care but lately he has been paying A LOT of attention to his hair. I often hear he’s a good looking kid and he’s had 6-pack abs since he was 3 (not kidding) so girls seem to pay attention to him. The next 7-10 years are going to be interesting….