My oldest son(turning 12 soon) would also grab the pint if they were both sitting there.Pint for him and XR for you. My son started on the XR and now rides the pint. He hates riding the XR now he has the hang of the pint. Depends on your size you could get away with a pint as well.
We put my new tire on the XR last night and we did a couple garage laps and he said, shat that feels like the pint!