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Most bikes quote a max weight of rider in the specifications, and with childhood obesity rising, those weight limits should be going up. The center of gravity will be roughly in the same place, until you add weight to the front or back - bike trailers can be added. I think that warranties are pointless anyway: Many repairs on the non-elctric parts of bikes are inexpensive. You can be on your own with ebike repairs... they can claim it's "User error" or "User fitting error" and waste your time picking up batteries, motors etc. to take to a service location, to send back, saying that it's been tested and that nothing is wrong; thereby using up warranty time.In theory you have a good idea with the child's size bike, but in practice, and for most underheight people, the 'child's bike' idea isn't likely to be as useful as most people might think - or as we shorties ourselves often hope!
The problem is that adults - whatever their height - are of different general proportions and weight distribution to children. Also, an adult of the same height as a child will usually weigh considerably more - from bone and muscle mass alone, even if there's no factor of overweight - than a child. So a child's bike could present just as many fitting and comfort problems as an over-large adult one, with the additional issue of possibly exceeding a lower weight limit/invalidating a warranty, especially if the rider is sturdily built and wants to carry the weekly shop or camping etc gear.
Sometimes, tailor made is better than an off the shelf suit you can adjust. This website has a lot of DIY bike plans, and if you're handy with tools, they claim to be "Easy" to make using old bike parts, and if not - a handyman is easier to find locally, than bike specialists:
Spirit Short WheelBase DIY Plan | AtomicZombie DIY Plans
DIY Plans for Bikes, Trikes, Choppers and Farm Equipment. Easy to follow DIY Plans made for Everyone. Instant Download.
www.atomiczombie.com
DIY Plans | AtomicZombie DIY Plans
DIY Plans for Bikes, Trikes, Choppers and Farm Equipment. Easy to follow DIY Plans made for Everyone. Instant Download.
www.atomiczombie.com
There are many more DIY bike plans out there. You could make one or get one made to suit you perfectly.
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