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