Picking The Correct Girls Bicycle

Buying a boys bike or girls bike for your child or girl could be a especially rewarding, however tough task during the vacation season. Not only have you got to get the colour and sort of bike right you'll need to precisely judge the perfect size of bike without giving away the game that you went and picked the bike, not good old St Nicholas.

Bike Sizing

Children's bikes usually fall into one of a number of different size classes which are based on their size and age. The age is only a coarse guide, as we all know ; there are always kids who are taller or shorter than the average.

the list below should give you a good guide on what size bike you must be buying for your boy or child this xmas ;

- 12" Wheel Cycles - appropriate for ages two to four
- 14" Wheel Cycles - Suitable for ages three to five
- 16" Wheel Cycles - suitable for ages five to 7
- 20" Wheel Cycles - appropriate for ages 7 to nine
- 24" Wheel Cycles - Suitable for ages 9 to 11
- 26"+ Wheel Cycles - suitable for ages 11+

Bikes in the 12" and 14" wheels classes are typically fitted with stabilisers only if your child excels at riding their bike these can be removed.

From 16" wheels and upwards you'll find that these won't come fitted as standard as your kid will usually have learnt to ride without the assistance by this age.

If you are buying one of the 12"or 14" wheeled bikes be very careful and choosey about your purchase . A number of these bikes are made of lesser quality plastic parts that can break simply and be tricky to replace. Always be sure to check with the store first and ask about these before rushing into a purchase.

Popular sorts of Bikes

BMX - A BMX ( named after bicycle Moto Cross ) is a single speed, typically 20" wheeled bike. Very popular in their cheaper versions with younger children, these bikes have now grown into a cult scene with stars, for example Matt Hoffman, making BMXing an extremely popular sport. A cheap BMX is superb for a younger child, but should your boy, or indeed girl, would like to start riding these bikes as intended ensure you invest in a top quality name that's built to take some punishment. Some good names to keep an eye open for are WeThePeople and Mongoose who both make excellent, but cheap BMX's.

Mountain Bike - trail bicycles, like BMX's come in both inexpensive and quality versions. A cheap mountain bike will be offering your kid an introduction to gearing and make the bike more versatile however really should not be used for any off road riding for safety reasons. After this trail bicycles can fall into one of a under of sub classes such as dirt jumping, all mountain, hard tail, full suspension and often the most expensive of all; downhill.