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What is the best, affordable mountain bike for kids who have outgrown their little tyke bikes?

We are looking for bicycles for 10-and 12-year-olds and want reasonable quality without paying a fortune

“best”
“affordable”
“reasonable”
“fortune”

The odds of everyone here agreeing on the parameters for those vague terms are quite slim. Probably none.

Very few bikes for pre-teens cost a fortune. Except for a couple special edition jobs and one Italian road bike, I can’t think of any. If $300/bike is a fortune, then I can’t help you. If $300-500/bike is affordable, you’ll have some choices at your local bike shop. Trek and Specialized are just two of the numerous manufacturers of high quality bikes that offer products for riders of every age.

Trek’s MT240 lists for $549

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/kids/ages_9_12/mt240/

Trek’s MT220 lists for $349

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/kids/ages_9_12/mt220/

Specialized has various Hotrock 24 models from $330 to $420

http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCExperience.jsp?eid=164

Other good makes to consider include Jamis and KHS among others. All of these better quality bikes come with good components, factory warranty, and service provided by an authorized dealer. Avoid department store bikes and you should be just fine.

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