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I want to buy a kid's bike, what size should I get?
What size bike for my child is probably the hardest question to answer over the phone in a bike shop, with the reason being that children vary so much in riding experience, confidence, riding history, height for their age and so on.
Confidence has a lot to do with kid's bike selection, if a child lacks riding confidence go for a smaller & easier to handle bike. The bike might not last as long, but avoids pushing them onto a larger bike where they simply won't ride it.
Our staff know kids bikes are often presents so mention it quietly to the staff and we can write down the details so you can come back without giving the surprise away. We do a 3 month layby with 20% minimum deposit.
While we make these size recommendations available as a rough guide, it's still always best to bring the child into the store so our staff can correctly them to a bike.
Ages 2 1/2 to 5 year olds
12" bike, small bikes with back pedal rear coaster brake and are fitted with training wheels.
Ages 4 to 8 year olds
16" bikes still have a rear coaster brake and are fitted with training wheels but also add a front hand brake.
Ages 7 to 11 year olds
20" bikes, do not come with training wheels, but they can be fitted but often bend due to the increased weight of the rider. We recommend that once a rider reaches 20" bikes they are better off learning without the trainers.
All the above bikes are single speed bikes. In 20" and 24" we also have geared bikes. Especially for kids who want to ride further with family members. For the under 10's there are the 20" and beyond this there are the 24".
Ages 9 to 12 year olds
24" bikes, geared with front and rear hand brakes.
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