Scott Speedster JR24 junior road bike, kids age 7 -11 racing bicycle, 16 speed. Light use only and in excellent condition. Brakes, gears, wheels and tyres virtually as new, always kept indoors – never used in the wet. There are still a couple of labels from new (see front wheel skewer, front mech and barcode on frame). There are a few marks as shown in the pictures mainly due to taking the bike in the car or leaning against walls etc.The seat post has a scratch in the paint where a sharp edge on the tube caught it the first time I raised it, I since removed this but it left the scratch which I forgot about while I had fitted a different (longer) seat post which my daughter needed after she’d outgrown the original which is now back on the bike.
My daughter has outgrown the bike now hence the sale, it’s a light, fast and proper road bike despite its small size, in fact when she was 9, my daughter took part in her only race in which she won her age category against more experienced competition. When I bought it I researched bikes in this size and this was the best I could find, it cost well over £600 at the time but this one was lighter and had more attention to detail than the others. Wheels for example feature 20 spoke front and 24 spoke rear with deep section rims. This makes the wheels more aerodynamic and lighter than others using 28 or 32 spoke wheels. I weighed the bike (without pedals and bottlecage) at 8.5kg (so just as you see it in the pictures but just no bottle cage). This compares very well with other kids road bikes, bear in mind some weights quoted may not include tyres – pedals are not normally included when weighing. The well regarded Islabike Luath 24 for example weighs in at over 9kg.
I have added an Elite bottle cage which happens to match this bikes colour scheme perfectly and this will stay on the bike when sold (if you want it). I will also mention that I have used a nut and bolt in the top of the brake levers (see picture) to adjust the range so that it suits smaller hands. These levers are otherwise adult reach and can be hard to reach with small hands. If you do not require this modification it is easily removed,I can do this before shipping or it’s easy to unscrew yourself if you so wish.The bike also features additional brake levers on the top of the handlebars (probably not so easy to see from the pictures but just visible on the second picture) a useful safety feature when learning to use drop handlebars for the first time.You can see frame protection pads on the head tube to stop the cables rubbing the paint away. These can be peeled off if not required without marking the paint but I recommend leaving them for protection.
You can find online reviews of this bike and more details about the specification, just search “Scott Speedster JR 24 review” or similar.
Gears, levers and shifters are Shimano Claris with Shimano Sora rear mech. I believe brakes are Scott’s in house brand callipers, they work very well. Wheels are Syncros Race featuring Alex rims.
Incidentally this bike was not supplied with pedals which is normal for “proper” road bikes as riders usually have their own preferred pedals, perhaps not such a consideration for kids bikes but I’m selling it the same way we bought it! Pedals are readily available from any bike shop and you can choose whether you want simple flat ones or to go clipless.
Regarding size, obviously all kids are different sizes so please check! A very tall 9-10 year old for example may already have outgrown this size and a small 7 year old will find this way too big. My daughter could fit it from about 8 to 12 but I had to fit a longer seatpost and stem for her so she could still fit on it from around age 11 on. (It now has the standard seatpost and stem again). If your child is approaching or at 5 ft I would say this bike is too small.
The latest version of this bike (2018) had a selling price of £759! This superb and little used 2014 version of the bike could be yours for just £300, or less if you feel lucky!
Any futher questions don’t hesitate to ask.
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This Scott Speedster Jr24 Junior Road Bike, Kids Age 7 – 11 Racing Bicycle, 16 Speed is being sold on eBay by arthur_s_h from Hove, BN3 7JA