Buying
Children's Bikes
Watching your child grow is a lovely feeling. With each step,
there is a positive progression, which no parent would ever like
to miss. But this happiness is bundled with responsibility in
various forms. Seemingly minor issues like which would be the
safest & suitable children’s bike for the growing child assume
augmented importance. You child’s safety becomes the prime
concern and rightly so. Each and every decision you take for
your baby, has pertinent repercussions at eventual stages. This
write up thus assists with the children’s bikes buying process
and lightens up the responsibility baggage on at least one
account.
Buying a children’s bike does not simply entails, going to a
bicycle shop and selecting the one that seems alright. Rather,
the process demands mandate research before hitting the store.
The research primarily focuses on the bike’s suitability with
respect to the kid’s age, gender, height, etc. Depending upon
these and various other factors, it can be best decided. For
instance, if trailers need to be checked or tricycles or
scooters and runners would suffice, is a matter of the child’s
age. The research is furthermore important, especially with the
variety offered by manufacturers in this category. Simple ask
for a children’s bike, say trailers and you would amazed on the
kind of variety available a disposal. Even folding bikes can be
purchased in this category.
1. Child’s inseam vs. age: a common tendency while buying
children’s bikes is to select based upon the age of the rider.
At ages 2 - 3, they are given tricycles, while thereafter
bicycles. However, bicycles need to be balanced well, managed
according to the terrain and could be risky. Thus, getting a
bike, because the kid is now 3, doesn’t really makes sense.
Alternatively, it should be checked, if the kid would be able to
manage the bike well. For this purpose, ask your child to sit up
the bike and check, if he or she can comfortably touch the
floor, while seated on one of those children’s bikes, and at the
same time, if he / she tries pedalling, knees should not be
rubbed against the handlebars. The apt combination of these two
key considerations should help decided on the bike size.
Also while paying attention to this aspect, keep in mind that in
case of children’s bikes, the size is determined by the diameter
of the bike wheel and not the height of the bicycle or say seat.
Sizes typically begin from 10 - 12 inches, increasing
thereafter.
2. Brakes: Cycle brakes are the next important factor. This
mechanical component defines the control, the driver has over
the vehicle and logically you would not like to ignore this
aspect. Children’s bikes have either or both of the two kinds of
brakes viz., coaster brakes or hand brakes. Coaster brakes offer
resistance and thus control, when bikes are peddled backwards.
Handbrakes function the normal way, which could be difficult for
a young child, considering the kid’s hand grip and thus coaster
brakes suffice.
3. Frame: The choice is fancy versus sturdy. Whether you are
buying from the available trailers or trendy folding bikes,
check the strength of the frame.
4. Test the bike by driving it yourself, especially from the
viewpoint of a younger cyclist.
5. Helmets and chain guards: chain guards can keep the clothes
and laces away from the chain rings, thus preventing accidents,
while helmets can help in an eventuality of accident. Both are
imperative safety measures and ought not to be ignored.
6. Stay Simple: Don’t experiment your obsession of multi gears
and hi-tech features with your children’s bike. Buy a simple
bicycle, which the kid can easy manage.
