Rockrider ST900, Mountain Bike, 20", Kids 3'11" to 4'5"

We bought this bike for our son, we had been looking to get a specialized Riprock, but £420 seems excessive for a bike for a 7 year old. The spec of this bike is not quite as good as the Riprock, it only has a disc on the front and the rear v brake and the brake levers are very cheap, although functional (I can see why Decathlon have chosen to save money here, however personally I would have been prepared to spend a bit more for slightly better components). However, what you get for your money with the rest of this bike is not available from any other competitor that I can find. The finish on the frame is excellent, the front disc brake and suspension forks make it ideal for an early introduction to off road riding early, and the weight is equivalent to any of the other more expensive bikes with suspension forks. Only note of caution to potential buyers is that suspension forks really add to the overall weight of a bike this size, so if it's just a bike for your child to ride on the road that you are looking for, choose a different bike without suspension. Most of the issues highlighted in negative reviews for this bike that I have read, appear to involve not setting the bike up properly for use. Our bike arrived pretty much set up for use, but if you have absolutely no confidence in checking a bike over before your child gets on it, you should probably buy a bike from a local bike shop instead.

We chose the B'Twin Rockrider ST900 20" wheel mountain bike for our 5 year old for Christmas. He wanted a red bike. We chose this out of the only 5 red mountain bikes in this size/age category. Orbea, Vitus, Voodoo and Frog all offered a red 20" but nobody could get close to spec/price like B'Twin. Criteria was red frame, suspension fork and disc brakes. Only Decathlon could offer the combined spec criteria and undercut the others on price. Amazing. Delivery was covert and on time so hiding the pre-assembled and checked bicycle was easy as it came in a HUGE unmarked box. I must admit I wasn't expecting the bicycle to be assembled all I had to do was straighten handlebar and tighten bar stem bolts and attach both pedals (with a touch of bicycle grease). The bicycle had clearly been checked and set-up although out of the box the gears weren't perfect and needed adjustment as did brakes? Easy enough if you know how but many people won't be able to. I was also pleased to see a French product supplied with brakes installed on correct sides for UK riders. Shimano 6-speed gears with a single front chainring and guide for chain are excellent connected to a Sram Gripshift twist shifter and Hayes front disc brake and rear V-brake. Odd to see disc and V together but it obviously saves money and most people use front brake most. Would have been nice to see mounts for rear disc fitted but nothing there so can't be upgraded later. Aluminium frame is nicely welded and paint finish is good. Saddle is high quality and comfortable but plastic brake levers let the side down. However they are very chunky and easy to use. All in all very pleased with this bicycle choice and it really made his Christmas. He took to it immediately and was riding like he'd had it for years. Highly recommended.

Chain derailled twice after barely using it.

For my youngest, for Christmas (sshhh don't tell him). What a great bike, set up, great spec and it's an upgrade from his previous BTWIN bike, and this time it has gears...can't wait to let him loose on some trails.

Very disappointed with this bike. We got it for my son who goes to school with it. But in the past year we have almost spent what we spent to buy the actual bike, on parts replacement and servicing. And after a thorough check up in few days a new problem comes up. Shame!

Kolo je super, syn si na něho zvykl rychle, až na občasné jakoby vrzání u předního kola.. jednou to dělá jednou ne.. dáme do servisu a snad to bude v pořádku.. jinak za nás spokojenost

Kolo dobrý ale hůře smontované, neseřízena přehazovačka, špatně vypletene zadní kolo (nevystredene)

Velmi slušné zpracování, oproti konkurenci v podobné cenové hladině opravdu lehké...

Kolo je moc pěkné. Kolo bylo ale bohužel konstruováno z důrazem na vzhled, aby připomínalo MTB a líbilo se kupujícím rodičům. Kolo je nekvalitně sestaveno! - ložiska u obou kol jsou přetažené, to samé platí asi i u šlapek (jdou ztuha) (přední kolo se po roztočení zastaví po 5-6 otáčkách, mělo by se otočit alespoň 30x, talířové ložisko je tedy nutné povolit) - odpružená vidlice je nefunkční a zbytečně zvyšuje hmotnost kola minimálně o 1 kg, na kole je jen z toho důvodu, aby tam byla (vidlice je pro děti 6-9 let příliš tuhá a nedá se seřídit, na kole je jen pro vzhled) - pláště mají zbytečně velké špunty, kolo je pro děti tak těžké, že nepřipadá v úvahu, že by se tyto terénní pláště využili, pláště jsou zbytečně úzké. - kolo není vhodné do terénu (z důvodu vysoké hmotnosti), určení je spíše na rovinku, nejlépe na asfalt. Osobně bych zrušil odpruženou vidlici. Zapracoval na hmotnosti. Použil širší a hladší pláště. Zkvalitnil sestavení a nahradil upevnění zadního kola (nyní jsou matky). Pak bych dal 5 hvězd.

Zatím nemohu hodnotit,je to dárek k vánocům.

Dcera je z kola nadšená, je pro ni pohodlné.

Syn je nadšený!