Putting your child on a bike that fits well and is functioning properly are the two best things you can do to make their riding enjoyable and safe. As a skills coach and owner of RideTechnics, when coaching skills to children we see the huge difference it makes when children are on well maintained, properly fitting bikes.
Rather than choosing a bike based on age, the key is to know your child’s capabilities, so you can choose a bike that suits them and enables them to ride well and improve along the way.
Here are some bike set up tips to help maximise the fun your kids (and therefore parents) have on the trails.
1. CHOOSING THE RIGHT SIZE
There is nothing worse than a small, cramped and ‘twitchy’ bike, making riding unpleasant and dangerous. While it is tempting to buy a bike with lots of room to grow, being too stretched out on a
