Prevelo Bikes has re-designed their kids MTB line this after only one year in operation...amazing. A successful first season, they managed to improve on an already great frame a part spec. In the case of the new 16 inch hardtail, the Zulu 2 Heir, Prevelo have gone beyond any other bike manufacturer big or small...
Born from picturesque Henley on Thames England, Early Rider designs and builds are thoughtfully procured with the littlest riders in mind. Light weights, innovative frame design and cool belt drive trains come in a full line of kids bikes from Balance bikes on through to 24 inch hardtail mountain bikes. Here, we look at the...
For those of us that spend a large part of the year in cold riding conditions you know what it is like to have have frozen digits when out on the bike. Winter riding can be a blast, maybe not like ripping Whistler Bike Park laps, but when all your favorite trails are covered in...
Our good friends at Woom Bikes and Buddy Pegs Media and spearheading an awesome weekend in Austin Texas. If you are anywhere close, you should definitely go. There is also a sweet contest. read below to find out the finer details. The Raise Riders Family Bicycle Weekend is a multi-day celebration of family bike riding...
We were super excited to see such a great 24 inch hartail come out at $750 USD. On paper this bike ticks all the boxes in a great MTB for the 8 to 12 crowd: Light weight Air fork, Hydraulic brakes, 40 mm stem, kenda small block tires, and fantastic geometry in a well made...
The Burley D’lite trailer has been in our test fleet over the past few months and we finally feel we are now at the place to talk real-world thoughts on the product. The first thing I noticed when I pulled the Burley D’Lite out of the box was how incredible light the double stroller was....
A trail-a-bike with suspension Guest Poster: Jeffrey Jantos As I was suffering up another climb, chasing my 11-year-old while hauling my 4.5-year-old son as dead weight on the back of my mtb tandem, he asks “When can I pedal DAD???” Not. Soon. Enough. Tout Terrain’s Streamliner has been on my radar for several years now,...
There are not a lot of quality options for parents who are looking for balance bikes when their kids are older than 3 and/or a 12″ balance bike is simply too small for them and they are not ready for a pedal bike. Consequently, many parents head to bikes with training wheels/ stabilizers. We totally...
Rocky Mountain scales down the spirit of their adult Thunderbolt and Altitude trail bikes in this pint size all mountain destroyer. With parents' wallet in mind, they extend the life of this bike by making it a convertible 24/26 inch platform. With the expense of full suspension bikes and the growth rate of kids, this...
We are often asked if quality kids bikes can be purchased at your local bike shop. Some brands are making it happen, case in point the Opus Nix 20 inch. Opus has focused on key simplicity and variables like light weight aluminum frames and quality parts to set them apart from the big branded kids...
This is a guide to Whistler and the bike park for a weekend sans enfant (without kids). Fifty percent of our audience is 25-45 year old MTB dads and dudes…go figure. Realizing this, we are creating some content around getting the green light to go out with a couple buddies, devoid of responsibility, time commitments...
Spawn cycles has been a on a steady path to change how we view kids and mountain bikes and the Yama Jama 20 inch is no exception. Kids deserve to have quality bikes if they choose mountain biking as a focus. Spawn provides them with equipment to explore their limits and break down the barriers...
Guest Poster: Jeffrey Jantos Oh the Places You’ll Go! Hi I’m a fellow Bike Dad and this is a guest post review of my favorite bike to ride, Ventana’s full suspension TANDEM, El Conquistador de Montana’s, ECdM for short. These bikes are not well known; the reviews on them are decades old, and certainly not...