Coach & Intro The Intro: The smaller sibling. Light, manageable, and designed for kids (and dads testing things at “cautious speed”). It’s the “gateway ramp” that gets everyone sending without immediately sending them to the ER. The Coach: The big kahuna. Adjustable legs, multiple lip settings, and more ways to ride it than there are...
The price of kids' bikes is not getting any cheaper, if you don't know where to look ;) A lot of Bikedads and Bikemoms are looking through buy-sell pages and Facebook marketplace to try to save on their kiddo's next size of bike. One very popular bike to upgrade is one of the Old Specialized...
It is one of those pivotal moments in any parent’s life and especially so if you bike a lot yourself. Watching your kids learn how to pedal bike is right up there with taking first steps in the memory bank for a lot of parents. But how on earth do you teach them? If you...
The AIR addition came soon after the original OFF with a promise of quality front suspension air fork for a $200 price increase. Did Woom deliver? You bet, at this price more kids are going to access mountain biking on a quality bike that will hook these future little rippers into the sport. Woom Off...
Kommit | ride together – your bike towing system for shared fun! “Hey dad, can we ride the trail again, it was so cool?“ “kommit (german:“come on“), I’ll pull you up.“ It‘s the same or similar for many parents on a biking tour with their children. At some point the kids will run out of...
Prevelo has been refining this bike almost every year. The 2020/2021 version gets improved stand-over, slacker Head Angle and upgraded wheelset/tires. For a little bike company to redesign and improve yearly for a kids bike shows the passion and execution of this awesome kids brand. Thanks to Prevelo for providing a test bike. Prevelo Zulu...
Cleary Bikes offers both neighborhood whips and a couple of hard hitting steel hardtails. Its tough not to love a steel hardtail as they last forever, offer a more damp ride and have that nice thinner tubed aesthetic. With years of experience in designing and manufacturing kids bikes, Cleary has really refined their offerings by...
Rocky Mountain offer this same frame in 2 wheels sizes. We previously tried the 24 inch platform which is the same bike minus the dropper, different fork and shorter cranks. This time we give the 26 inch wheels a go with our nine year old to see how the fit and larger diameter wheels play...
If your mini mountain biker hates riding uphill, then the guys from shotgun have you covered. Their new MTB tow rope is designed to take the hassle out of hill climbs, so that you can tackle bigger adventures with your little rider. The concept is simple. The shotgun tow rope attaches to the parents saddle...
14 year old One MTB youtuber travels to Bentonville Arkansas to conquer the trails. Bentonville has made a lot of noise by self proclaiming itself the mountain bike capital of the world. We are not too sure about that but it does look to have some elevation and good grade for flow trails for the...
Back Yard Trail Builder lends his talents to help Eureka Missouri get kids stoked on Mountain Biking. His monster effort with the help of a few volunteers came up with something awesome in just a few days. Imagine what a small army of volunteer Moms and Dads could accomplish with him!
At just over 22 lbs this 120 mm front/ 120 mm rear suspension the VPACE Mortiz 24 offers an extremely small fitting bike for kids 120 to 140 cm tall. The strategy is to get kids on to bigger wheel sizes as early as possible to reap the benefits…think the 29er principle for kids. So...
Sometimes things are just worth doing because they are awesome. Norco builds a bike here for the hard charging 7-10 year old that can rip bikes downhill with skill. Thanks to Norco for sending us a demo to facilitate this review. Norco Fluid FS1 24 Details: Intended Age- 7 to 10 years Weight- 29.0 lbs...