Choosing a bike to buy for the growing children

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. Whether by tandem or third
old. Interest and readiness to learn to ride a bike canwheel, your children will be right with you no matter
manifests itself as questions about bicycles, a desire tohow fast you ride. On a conservative tandem both
ride with friends, talk about tricycles and training wheelscyclists have to pedal together, so when the adult
as things for "babies," etc.pedals the child will have to pedal, unless they take
Guide to Children's Size Bikes: Children's bike sizes aretheir feet off the pedals. The third-wheel cycles are
determine by the diameter wheel, not the height ofdesigned to be free wheeling so the child can sit back
seat and size of frame. After kids' grownup children'sand enjoy the ride anytime they want.
bikes they'll move into small-framed adult bikes with 26