How to choose the right bike for your child?

Which bike for learning?

Porters

• Age: 12 to 36 months.

• Child's height: less than 85 centimeters.

The child can discover a new means of transport from 1 years thanks to the ride-on (from 73 cm to 95 cm): he experiences the 4 wheels! From our evolutionary carrier, baby can even experiment with the balance bike position when he feels ready.

balance bikes

• Age: 1 to 4 years old.

• Child's height: less than 85 centimeters.

Ideal for the first beginnings: a balance bike that grows with the child.

Balance bikes allow even very young children to learn the essential techniques of cycling: like keeping their balance, which is not the case when using wheels. As well as coordination skills, such as bike controlar steering and braking. The height of the balance bike's handlebars and saddle can be adjusted.

With it, your child will be able to discover the learning of balance, propulsion and movement independently.

Children's bikes from 12 to 18 inches

• Age: 2 to 6 years old.

• Child's height: 85 to 125 centimeters.

Many bikes intended for children between the ages of three and six have wheels which can be fitted as an option. However, it is recommended to ride without, car support casters make it harder to learn to balance, start and turn, and give kids a false sense of control.

It is the transition between the balance bike and the first "real" bicycle, equipped with a rear coaster brake and often a brake on the front wheel, possibly reflectors and a bell. However, these (small) children's bicycles are not suitable for the road and therefore do not have any safety equipment. Castors are often included in the delivery.

20 Inch Kid's Bikes

• Age: 6 to 8 years old.

• Child size: 1,20 to 1,35 meter.

These bikes represent the "coming of age" in the cycling world and offer a wider range of uses with road gears and equipment. It's now a full-fledged bike and kids can even choose the style they like, like a mountain bike.

24 Inch Kid's Bikes

• Age: 8 to 12 years old.

• Child size: 1,30 to 1,50 meter.

From the age of about nine, children receive bicycles with all the components and advantages of adult bicycles in terms of frame design, drivetrain and brakes. The only difference is their geometry, still kid-friendly with a sloping top tube and optimized for wheel sizes 24-26 inches.

Bikes for young teens from 26 inches

• Age: Over 12 years old.

• Child size: 1,40 to 1,60 meter

Much like the 24-inch bikes, these young teen bikes are on par with the adult ones in terms of quality, features, and usability. So your offspring can easily keep up with the parents on longer tours.

The age brackets are given as an indication. All children are not necessarily the height indicated in each age group, it is for this reason that we advise you to take the child's height into account.