Purchasing a boys bike or girls bike for your child or girl could be a particularly rewarding, however tough job during the vacation season. Not only have you got to get the colour and type of bike right you’ll need to precisely judge the perfect size of bike without giving away the game that you went and picked the bike, not good old St Nicholas.
Bike Sizing
Children’s bikes generally fall into one of a range of different size categories which are based on their size and age. The age is only arough guide, as we all know ; there are always youngsters who are taller or shorter than the average.
this next list should give you a good guide on what size bike you need to be purchasing for your child or child this xmas ;
- 12″ Wheel Cycles – appropriate for ages two to four
- 14″ Wheel Cycles – Suitable for ages 3 to 5
- 16″ Wheel Cycles – OK for ages 5 to seven
- 20″ Wheel Cycles – Suitable for ages seven to 9
- 24″ Wheel Cycles – appropriate for ages nine to 11
- 26″+ Wheel Cycles – acceptable for ages 11+
Bikes in the 12″ and 14″ wheels classes are typically fitted with stabilisers only if your kid excels at riding their bike these can be removed.
From 16″ wheels and upwards you may find that these will not come fitted as standard as your kid will usually have learnt to ride without the help by this age.
If you are purchasing one of the 12″or 14″ wheeled bikes be very careful and choosey about your purchase . A number of these bikes are made from lesser quality plastic parts that may break easily and be difficult to replace. Always be sure to check with the store first and enquire about these before rushing into a purchase.
Popular types of Bikes
BMX – A BMX ( named after bicycle Moto Cross ) is a single speed, usually 20″ wheeled bike. Highly regarded in their cheaper versions with young kids, these bikes have now grown into a cult scene with stars, for example Matt Hoffman, making BMXing ahugely popular sport. An inexpensive BMX is excellent for a younger child, but should your boy, or indeed girl, wish to start riding these bikes as intended make sure you invest in a good quality name that is built to take some punishment. Some good names to keep an eye out for are WeThePeople and Mongoose who both make glorious, but affordable BMX’s.
Mountain Bike – trail bicycles, like BMX’s come in both cheap and quality versions. Acheap off-road bike will be offering your kid an introduction to gearing and make the bike more flexible however really shouldnot be used for any off road riding for safety reasons. After this off-road bikes can fall into one of a under of sub categories like dust jumping, all mountain, hard tail, full suspension and often the costliest of all; downhill.
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