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...
We have had our testers on the Woom 1 for almost three years now and it is an incredible balance bike. Low stand over, super light weight thanks to full aluminum frame and fork. The Woom 1 doesn’t sacrifice its low weight by skipping out on toy-like parts, it has quality wheels, rubber tires and...
The Mac-Ride is our favorite off-road child seat currently in the market today. It allows you to mount it to both carbon and metal frames and it's dropper post compatible. As mountain bikers we would struggle to give up these luxuries. The mounting of the Mac-Ride is very simple and you can take it on...
A very unique design and application, the LittleBig Bike successfully does what others have struggled with, a top notch convertible balance-to-pedal bike. Balance Bikes have called into question the use of stabilizers/training wheels for good reason, they are simply a better way to learn. The LittleBig capitalizes on this by providing a single platform that...
Building a business takes passion, sacrifice and dedication. We talk to Max Zureski about his family journey building Spawn Cycles, a kids MTB brand and pushing kids bikes to the next level. His hard work is elevating kids mountain bikes to what we expect from adult bikes and allowing kids to do amazing things on...
The quality of Prevelo kids Bikes are phenomenal. Every part is well thought out and specific for kids sizes and weights. From the small diameter bar and grips to the low BB and short cranks, this little machine is designed for 4-6 year old kids looking to master pedaling or railing a berm at the...
Here at The Bike Dads we still love to ride hard but the old injuries from us being reckless in our pre-kids era are definitely coming back to haunt us. The days of indestructibility and endless energy are long behind most dads as well…other than maybe Brett Tippie. The lack of sleep over the first...
Teaching a child to ride a bike is rewarding. The emotions of seeing your kin pedal off down the block for the first time is amazing. Making sure their first few attempts on pedals are successful is essential. As a parent, you can set up your little one up for success by picking the right...