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Article #121: Choosing a bike to buy for the growing Kids & Teens

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Growing children at the age of 2-4 years into small-framed adult bikes with 26
can move on to their own appropriately inch, 27 inch or 700c wheels, which are
sized bikes. These children can be sized by the length of the seat tube.
trained to pedaling, steering, braking Children under the age of 12 years going
and sitting on a saddle. Mostly kids try alone on a tri-cycle or bicycle have a
a two-wheeler with training wheels around very limited range and don't get as much
the age of 3 years. pleasure from simply cycling. If you want
Between the ages of 4 to 8 years most of to have a family outing with more
children develop their physical ability, cycling, as you child outgrows their
good balance master starting and stopping child seat (age 3) or trailer (age 4),
on a tricycle or training wheels and there are a couple of options to
learn to ride. Along with physical skills consider: tandems with kid-kits on the
it also takes mental readiness and rear seat and third wheel kid's seats.
motivation to learn to ride. Some kids But you will still need destinations and
don't develop this until they are 10 or activities that appeal to them.
more years old. Interest and readiness to Whether by tandem or third wheel, your
learn to ride a bike can manifests itself children will be right with you no matter
as questions about bicycles, a desire to how fast you ride. On a conservative
ride with friends, talk about tricycles tandem both cyclists have to pedal
and training wheels as things for together, so when the adult pedals the
"babies," etc. child will have to pedal, unless they
Guide to Children's Size Bikes: take their feet off the pedals. The
Children's bike sizes are determine by third-wheel cycles are designed to be
the diameter wheel, not the height of free wheeling so the child can sit back
seat and size of frame. After kids' and enjoy the ride anytime they want.
grownup children's bikes they'll move






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