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Carrera Zelos Junior Boys Racing Road Bike. Condition is Used. Riden during a couple of summers good used conditions , now outgrown been a great starter bike. More details below!
Halfords have launched a new road bike called the Carrera Zelos Junior, aimed at 11-14 year olds and priced at £249.99. It features a host of genuine road bike features and weighs a reasonable 10.9kg (24lb). If you want a future Wiggo or Cav in the family to support you in your retirement, this bike looks like a decent one to keep your kids interested in cycling.
This comes at a time when British Cycling say that their under-18 membership is soaring, with an increase of 42% in the past year. Go-Ride cycling clubs across the UK are also hosting an increasing number of entry-level youth cycling races. There were 249 Go-Ride Racing events in 2012, compared to 386 already planned since January 2013.
The Carrera Zeols is built around a 7005 alloy frame – available in just a 41cm size – fitted with a high-tensile steel fork. It comes with a junior-specific 48/34-tooth double chainset and a Shimano Tourney 7-speed gear system with STI levers.
The alloy handlebar is junior-specific too – 385mm wide – and it’s fitted with a quill stem so you should be able to adjust the height quite easily as your child grows.
The caliper brakes are a dual pivot design from Tektro, which is pretty unusual on a kids’ bike. The 650c wheels have double-walled alloy rims that should prove pretty sturdy, and they’re fitted with low-rolling resistance 23c tyres from Kenda.
The Zelos Junior is aimed at kids of both sexes and it weighs a claimed 10.9kg (24lb). Okay, that might sound a lot against many adults’ bikes we show you on road.cc, but components on kids’ bikes aren’t any lighter than adult equivalents.
Current Price: £70.00
This Carrera Zelos Junior Boys Racing Road Bike is being sold on eBay by rubydave35 from York, YO32 ***