Purchasing a boys bike or girls bike for your child or daughter can be a especially rewarding, however tough job during the vacation season. Not only do you have to get the color and kind of bike right you’ll need to meticulously judge the right size of bike without giving away the game that you went and picked the bike, not good old Father Christmas.
Bike Sizing
Kids’s bikes generally fall into one of a range of different size classes which are based mostly on their size and age. The age is only arough guide, as we all know ; there are always kids who are taller or shorter than the average.
The following list should give you a good guide on what size bike you need to be buying for your son or daughter this christmas ;
- 12″ Wheel Cycles - appropriate for ages two to 4
- 14″ Wheel Cycles - acceptable for ages 3 to 5
- 16″ Wheel Cycles - OK for ages 5 to seven
- 20″ Wheel Cycles - Suitable for ages seven to nine
- 24″ Wheel Cycles - Suitable for ages nine to 11
- 26″+ Wheel Cycles - Suitable 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 won’t come fitted as standard as your child will normally have learnt to ride without the assistance by this age.
If you are buying one of the 12″or 14″ wheeled bikes be careful and choosey about your purchase . A number of these bikes are made of lesser quality plastic parts that can break easily and be tough to replace. Always be sure to check with the store first and make an enquiry about these before rushing into a purchase.
Popular sorts of Bikes
BMX - A BMX ( named after bicycle Moto Cross ) is a single speed, usually 20″ wheeled bike. Very fashionable in their cheaper versions with younger children, these bikes have now grown into a cult scene with stars,eg Matt Hoffman, making BMXing ahugely popular sport. An inexpensive BMX is excellent for a younger child, but should your boy, or indeed girl, want to start riding these bikes as intended ensure you invest in a top quality name that’s built to take some punishment. Some good names to look out for are WeThePeople and Mongoose who both make fantastic, but cheap BMX’s.
Mountain Bike - Mountain Bikes, like BMX’s come in both cheap and quality versions. Ainexpensive off-road bike will offer your child an introto gearing and make the bike more versatile however really shouldn’t be used for any off road riding for safety reasons. After this mountain bikes can fall into one of a under of sub classes such as dirt jumping, all mountain, hard tail, full suspension and sometimes the most expensive of all; downhill.