Choosing a bike to buy for the growing Kids & Teens

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