Everything You Need to Know About Children's Training Bikes

If your child is starting to show an interest to ride a bike but is not yet big enough or is not yet ready to ride a normal bike with two wheels, getting him or her a training bike would be your best option. A training bike is a children's bike which comes with removable training wheels, allowing your child to learn how to ride a bike without being afraid of falling down. Once your child learns how to balance and steer on two wheels, you can just remove the training wheels. Here is a simple guide on how to buy your child's first training bike.

Training bikes come in a variety of sizes so you should be able to get one which would be appropriate for your child. Try to get one that he or she can ride on for a year or two, since he or she might be able to start learning how to ride without the training wheels in a couple of months or a year. If that happens, you can stick with the training bike he or she already has and just remove the training wheels or you can buy a bigger bike with only two wheels.

Similar to normal bikes, children's training bikes also have different wheels sizes, depending on the age group that the bike is made for. For instance, 10-inch bikes are usually for one to three-year-olds, 12-inch bikes are for three to five-year-olds and 16-inch bikes are usually for five to seven-year-olds.

Before purchasing a training bike, make sure that it has all the features that you and your child need. You might want to check if the height of the seat and the handlebars can be adjusted to fit your child's height.

Make sure to get your child involved in the selection process, especially when choosing the design. Aside from the safety of the bike itself, your child's approval is also important. After all, he or she will be the one who will be riding on it. It would be good to ask him or her the design or color of the bike that she wants and give him or her some options to choose from. Aside from the design, you can also ask him or her to choose the accessories that he or she wants to put on the bike such as a basket, a bell, a horn or some streamers.

Training bikes usually cost about $30 to $100, depending on the brand and the features of the bike. To get you started, you can try browsing through online stores which offer a great selection of children's bikes, trikes and training bikes. You can even look for those that offer special deals and discounts to give you even more value for your money.

Stephen Paylor is a freelance writer with a healthy interest in online freebies.