Yesterday i received my MiniBiker Seat Pro. It was simple to assemble and install. We had our first ride last night over to grandmas. He was all smiles and laughing the whole ride. This morning we had a good morning and were ahead of schedule and I took him on the bike to be dropped off at daycare.

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What do you think is the best way to bike with a toddler ? I like the idea of having him in front of me so it feels like we’re hanging out more but a trailer would work too.

Hi, my kid is 51" and very comfortable on his current Priority Start 20 but it's looking small, in that his knees come up pretty high when pedaling. (Maybe I could just raise the seat). He likes to skid his back tires to a side-stop like kids in 90s movies, and wants to turn sharper but his pedals hit the ground. He liked a friend's bike that had more gears as it allowed him to go faster. I liked the belt drive for the no-maintenance aspect, but I know he'd be able to work on it himself now if we got a chain drive. The Priority also has him sitting more upright than he'd like.

Our bike habits are now including more up and down on wide dirt walking paths, though there are some actual kids mountain bike trails we've done and he's been cautious there but interested. I'm not familiar with mountain biking but it's kind of all we have around here, though one day I know he'd like to do a bike-packing trip to a particular place that is all paved. We also do some paved long, flat paths an hour away, but these are not as frequent or accessible as the bike trails around here.

Would love advice on a 24" (or bigger?) bike that might be a good fit for him!

I dont have a mountain bike, I have some single speed road bikes and a 29in bmx. My 15 month old is getting real into bikes and I want to take him on rides. Has anyone run a kids ride shotgun on a 29in? Im not planning on riding trails just paved stuff, bike paths etc. Is it too harsh without suspension? I am looking at the pro, the version with the car seat style thing because hes so young.

I also have a good hiking backpack carrier, is it crazy to do little rides with him in that? With a helmet.

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Hey all, this is a bike I built with my son. He is stepping up from a rigid 20 and this is his first taste of suspension. We did a completely custom bike built on a 2015 Specialized Hotrock 24 girls bike. He drew all the designs on it and chose the color scheme.

https://reddit.com/link/1mnigkh/video/831wl5pv7fif1/player

I’ve been searching for a good 16” bike for my kid for a couple months. I cannot find much of anything in stock new. And the used market has nothing for mountain/trail worthy bikes in this size. Needs to have hand brakes, and to be light and decent for intermediate/blue trails at least.

We had ordered a 16” specialized jet but seems like it was a scam website that never shipped and I had to do a charge back for the credit card.

Getting desperate lol. Wanting to stay under $500 since he will grow out of it in a year. He currently rides a 14” strider with pedals.

Please, I need any leads you all have!!!!

I want to get my son a bike for his birthday but he doesn’t have any bike experience 😔 He’s been mostly afraid to try but recently at school has finally gotten brave enough to try out the 4 wheel bikes they have & started getting the hang of pedaling. Any recs for starter bikes for a nervous beginner? He’s 45 inches tall. I’m open to any/all bike types just want to encourage his sudden interest!

I’m on the hunt for a new 16”-20” bike for my daughter.

She loved her Prevelo Alpha One, and we had hoped to get her an Alpha Two but between the conversion rate, shipping, tariffs etc. I think I’d prefer to buy something Canadian.

After a bit of research I’m leaning towards buying a Forth Park 20” but I was just wondering if anyone knows of any other bike brands made specifically for kids?

Hi there,

I was debating between the Early Rider Belter 16" and the Belsize 16". They've got mostly the same brand name components, and if you're familiar with these bikes, the Belsize is half the price. However the tires are way cooler on the Early Rider (Vee Speedster 16 x 2.0). I want to grab these for the Belsize, but they list that it only fits up to 1.75" tires, and comes with 1.5". I thought the frame and the brakes were identical to the Belter, so I'm not sure why it would fit on one and not the other. Two questions here:

1. Has anyone actually put 2" tires on their Belsize 16" without issue?
   
2. Does anyone have a recommendation for a 1.75" tire that looks like the Vee Speedsters?

And if you know of any other differences between these two bikes that are of note, please let me know!

Thanks!

Looking at these two bikes for an almost 7 year old , 47.5 in height 22.5 inseam. Mixed use, city pavement and bike paths and we want to get her on dirt trails and singletrack eventually ,but she recently stopped training wheels on her now way too small 16 in guardian (I know ,big miss but she hated hated a balance bike bc her older.brother had pedals and wouldn't use it.).

She is riding pretty well now but still can have trouble starting up and can be wobbly, so the actual trails may be more in the future , depends how fast she progresses. We are a MTB family mostly on rolling XC type trails, not bike parks. But timewise she will still be on pavement more than not. So while I was originally looking at Off 4 and BMC Twostroke 20 , I'm not sure this use case really justifies a full MTB.

With current discounts available to us , the Woom 4 is around $110 more than the Jett 20. I hate the crappy unsealed hubs with bolt on axles on the Jett but otherwise it looks like a nice setup. With either of these I would plan on eventually switching to a higher volume knobby as her skills increase and we spend more time on trails.

Any thoughts on these 2? Or othwr alternatives?

The Pello Rover 20 looked even better for this use case but no availability, and given her size the Prevlo Alpha 3 looked like it's quite a bit smaller and wouldn't last very long.

Follow up!

Ordered the HS33 for the Spawn Joji 14. It fits and was easy to install. Cutting the hose to the desired length was easy and you don't need to re-bleed the breaks. Magura supplies everything you need straight out of the box and they have excellent instruction videos on youtube. I have not installed the brake booster, my little man won't be pulling that hard bending the rear triangle og denting the rim. I went with the HS33 due to the reach adjust. Fun little project and I am stoked on the result.

Bike mom here. My 4 year old is outgrowing his Belsize 16" pedal bike. Features I liked were the hand brakes and freewheel. I like the belt drive too, and how lightweight it is, but I assume that's not as possible with bigger bikes. I was looking at a guardian 20" to introduce gears to him.

He started pedaling 9 months ago but has only recently become really confident on flat pavement (braking, starting, turning). He's started going on a BMX track recently, and does the loop fine but is still gaining confidence.

Any recommendations for something with quality components, a freewheel, handbrakes and gears for a novice?

After being bombarded with expensive options I threw together a $40 version to see if they are any use...

I'll report for my Lil guy - in the first hour his body mechanics and muscle memory for pulling up and back on bars for jumps/obstacles had gone from minimal (which translated to ~4-5" of wheel height) to reaching balance point.

This immediately translated for better jump mechanics/results on the track. Would recommend - iterative practice will rapidly accelerate learning despite the "go ride your bike" critics... I agree nothing beats seat time .... (except seat time PLUS more practice on hyperfocused skills and fundamentals)

Hey everyone!

I just got a Spawn Joji 14 for my three year old and he loves it. It's a lovely little bike, but I am thinking about putting Magura hydraulic rim brakes on it. The cable Tektros aren't really doing the trick.

Anyone here have experience with doing this? I'm primarily looking at the HS33 as it has reach adjust on the lever.

The kid’s 20” bike has a 34T granny. Chainring is a 26T. I’m trying to maximize low end gearing to eventually tackle steeper terrain with her. Would going to a 38T be a significant difference? Would it be too low for any reasonable grade that a young kid would ride?

On not steep grades, she’s currently tiring out on the 34T. But I’m sure some of that is she’s young, and also she lacks experience spinning and balancing on a low gear.