Questions tagged [children]
For questions where the young age of the cyclist is a factor.
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What is the best method to teach a young child to ride?
My daughter is just about ready to start to ride a proper bike.
I am loathe to get her a bike with training wheels/stabilisers, as just about every kid I see with them just relies on them and doesn't ...
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Toddler bike seat vs. bike trailer?
Our 2.2 year old toddler seems very interested in a random, abandoned bike seat we found, so we're considering some method of letting him ride with us. But I am not sure whether to get ...
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What are the conditions for removing training wheels?
I have children who I'm trying to get stoked about riding bikes. I am prone to letting them try and fail, and learn from mistakes, gaining confidence as they go, but this doesn't work perfectly with ...
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Recommendations for transporting twins on the front of a bike
are there any child seats that can be used for twins (6 month old)? I don't like the idea of putting them in a trailer as I suspect its easy for cars to not see it.
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Why should little kids not have back mirrors on their bicycles?
In a paper from the mid-1980s, there is a kind of PSA box listing some things that small children should NOT have on their bicycle. Most of them make sense, but there's one that confuses me: "...
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When accompanying children on roads - ahead, beside or behind?
When accompanying children (in my case roughly in the 5 to 9 range) on a moderately busy (by rural standards) road on our commute to their school I'm sometimes ahead, sometimes beside (at least the ...
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At what age/stage should my child be at before I start using a child seat?
Does anyone have any experience or references on when it is ok to start putting a child in a bike child seat/carrier?
I am aware that our child will need some extra neck strength to not bobble around ...
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How should an adult lead a group of child cyclists?
Do you have experience leading a group of child cyclists? Were you, for example, a volunteer at a child cycling club? I want to hear from you.
Context: An adult is leading a group of 2-6 children aged ...
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What should I look for in a "trailer bike"/"tag-along" bike for a child?
My daughter is growing fast, and will soon be too big for the child seat that is on the back of my bike. She is not yet ready to ride on the road, so I am thinking of purchasing a "tag-along" bike. ...
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Transporting School Children / Bigger Cargo Bikes or Trailers
I will have to transport 3 Kids 7km (one way) to school every day, starting this August.
The Children are 5 to 8 years old and quite tall for their age.
The bicycle infrastructure on the route is ...
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Touring with little kids?
I'm curious, has anyone gone on bicycle tours with small children? I did some long-distance camping touring a while ago and would like to do more eventually. For the moment, though, we have a toddler, ...
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Alternatives to trailers for transporting young children
A representative in Oregon has recently introduced a bill that would prohibit children under the age of six from riding in bicycle trailers. While it is far too early to tell whether this bill will ...
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When is a child ready to switch from scooting to pedaling?
Last year, we bought a child-sized bike and removed the pedals. My three-year-old has been using it as a push bike (a.k.a. balance bike, run bike, or scooter) and learning how to balance. The plan is ...
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How to make a kid's bike easier to pedal
My daughter has a hand-me-down 16" wheel bike, and she finds the pedals very difficult to turn. The bike currently has a single-speed coaster hub on the back. Is there any way to replace the rear hub/...
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Is a "run-bike" equivalent to a bmx bike with no drivetrain?
My son is about to turn two and he really likes the Skuut Balance Bike, but is this functionally any different than a small Bmx bike with no drivetrain?
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Cost of lending out a child's bike?
My son's elementary school teaches kids to ride a bike in gym class. Basically, they adjust the schedule so the 2nd grade kids (7-8 year olds) have extra gym classes during a 1 month period and during ...
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Can I drill into the handles of a B'Twin 100 Arctic?
My 4yo daughter has just got a B'twin Arctic 100 for her birthday. Her balance bike has tassels like these on the handlebars, so I bought some for her new bike too. But behind the grips, the ...
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Baby Transportation Safety Statistics
Is there a resource comparing different safety statistics for transporting babies on bicycles, specifically using different methods?
I'd like to see some information about how safe it is to compare a ...
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Do "trailer bikes" help kids learn to ride a bike on their own?
I'm considering getting a trailer bike for my 3 year old (image below) but want to know if it will help or hurt progression toward him riding independently.
He's amazingly fast on his Strider no-...
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Valve Extender for Kids Bike
I can't seem to fit my bike pump onto my son's bike. The tires are too small, and there isn't enough of a gap to put the head of a bike pump on the valve.
Are there any valve extenders (not permanent)...
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For a broken chain on a child's small bike, do I replace the whole thing or just a single link?
I have a toddler bike that has lost one of the side plates to a chain link.
Should I replace the whole chain or can I just get a new side plate for the missing link?
If I should replace, the whole ...
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Is it ok for a kid's bike to only have a front brake?
My wife picked a bike (with trainer wheels) for my 3yo son. It only has a front brake. Having gone over the handlebars once when I was just using the front brake, I'm a bit worried about this. Should ...
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What makes a stem a "mountain bike stem" and why might it not be suitable for (or clamp properly on) a road bike?
I am about to purchase a stem labeled "Mountain Stem" with the two diameters:
1-1/8" steerer
31.8mm bar clamp
to install on a road bike. There is stock of "road bike stems", ...
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What to look for when buying bicycles for children
I have young children (5 - 7 years old), and having taught them to cycle on some really cheap bikes, I am looking to get them something more road worthy with a view to cycling to school with them. (~1 ...
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Child seat: how to protect my child's face from rain and wind?
I edited this question more than any of my questions before, please feel free to view old versions. The overhaul of the question was approved in principle by a moderator. I did also add an answer with ...
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A two successive wheel trailer ; would it work? (followme-tandem)
TL;DR Why does the followme-tandem have the kids front wheel off the ground?
I'm looking into the followme-tandem, which attaches a child's bicyle to the back of an adult's bike to make a trailer-...
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Switch to a larger sprocket on child bike with coaster brakes
I bought two used bikes for my children, both with 16 inch wheels. I was surprised to see that one child has to pedal much faster to go the same speed as the other child, and discovered the two bikes ...
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Quick release wheels on kids bikes?
Currently trying to find larger bikes for our kids aged 5 & 7. Oldest's next bike is going to be a struggle to fit in the back of the car (for various reasons they cycle to school in the morning ...
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Adding gears to my grandson's 12" bike
My grandson has the kind of bike you pedal backwards to brake, and he goes riding with me on my days off. Yesterday, he asked me if we can convert his bike because we have looked everywhere and no ...
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Any way to transport kids on a folding bike?
I LOVE my Strida, but have noticed that the only way to transport kids with it is in a trailer, which seems to defeat the purpose of a compact bike.
I've seen a crazy expensive Brompton bar ...
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Adult vs kid's bicycle for a tall kid?
My daughter is 11 years old. She is growing fast and for her age, she is quite tall (154cm). Her bicycle is too small for her now so I'd like to get her a new one.
The question is: should I look for ...
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Get off bike on crosswalk?
I go to school at Lafayette, CA. Can't find the local laws here, but people sometimes shout at me to get off my bike on the crosswalk. Even though many other students ride over the cross, I'm ...
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Child bike seat usage when approaching max weight
I've been reviewing some of the options for commuting your kid around (bike seat, trailers, mid tails, long tails, etc) and am having a hard time determining the best option. My daughter is 45lbs ...
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What is the next step in teaching my child to ride?
This is related to - but I think it's sufficiently different from - the question about how to teach a child to ride. My 8-year-old daughter can ride her own bike, but she's a bit wobbly, especially ...
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Options for a bigger child?
I have a 4 year old son, who's on the bigger side of the height and weight charts; he weighs 21.5kg and is 115cm tall.
He can cycle on his own–but not uphill–and only relatively short distances before ...
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Teaching a child to push off
My four year old started riding a pedal bike a few days ago, and thanks to his balance bike took to it like a fish to water; he's going up and down the street or park like a pro already.
He ...
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How should the brakes on a child's bike be adjusted?
I picked up a child's bike from the recycling center - and I was going to give it to a financially strapped worker that I know. The brakes could easily be adjusted to be quite a bit stronger - but I'...
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I want a bolt on crank, but dunno what terminology to use to find one
I want to place a crank on a bike at a different location than the one the bike is originally located.
This is similar to what i want to do, this is an addon crank for a smaller person to pedal with a ...
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How to properly attach a "tag-along" bicycle
I have a tag-along for my son that wants to join me on some rides. It's a great way for father-son bonding. He's 7yo.
I've attached the collar of the tag-along to my seat post, and tightened the four ...
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Child sleeping in bike trailer
My husband and I like to take our 3.5 year old daughter for bike rides and she rides in a trailer. But the problem is that she is sitting idly on a calm, mostly smooth ride on a bike path surrounded ...
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Kids bike front wheel falls to the side while on kickstand
My daughters bike's front wheel doesn't stay straight when it is on the kickstand. Our other 2 bikes only slightly go to the left but her front end "falls" to the left like something is loose. ...
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What is this part of a bicycle trailer called, and where can I find a replacement?
I have a Schwinn double bicycle trailer for my kids, but it is broken.
The black plastic part pictured fits at the base of the right wall and connects it to the trailer frame. A bolt goes through the ...
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What’s a good way to carry a kid’s bike on an otherwise full bakfiets?
I have a Workcycles KR8 bakfiets and the 3yo just got his first pedal bike.
We wanted to take him and his bike for a fifteen minute ride to the park where he could ride by himself, but chucking his ...
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Internal Gear Hub for 16in Wheel?
My 4yr old son has a 16in Bikestar and at times he maxes out the gearing on it trying to keep up with his old man. How feasible is it to add either a 2 or 3 speed hub to such a bike? I'm concerned ...
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How to attach streamers to handlebars?
I bought streamers for my kids bikes:
https://www.pushys.com.au/bikecorp-handlebar-streamers-shiny-purple.html
How do I attach them? I was told I just need to push them through the holes on the sides ...
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Adding gears to a childs trike pickle pashley
I'd like to add gears to my disabled son's pickle pashley tricycle. I have made a start by adding a 5 speed casette, but I'm stuck trying to work out how to shift the gears as there is no where to ...
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Baby seat for stoker's seat post on tandem
My wife and I used to both commute by bike, and now that our child is old enough to go on a bike, we'd like to do so again. She has already installed a front-mounted baby seat on her dutch-style bike, ...
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Saddle height for toddler's balance bike
My toddler (two and a half years old) has just started scooting around on her balance bike. I'd like to ensure that the saddle is at the best height for her to learn to balance. I know the rules of ...
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How to chose a right sized mountain (or all-terrain) bike for a kid?
Will a bike with 11" frame and 20" wheels be suitable for 120 cm high child?
Is there general recommendation about what should I pay attention to, when choosing a bike for a kid?
Will Kona Shred 2-0 ...
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Inline trailers
Anyone know of a bike trailer that is narrow (like a BOB Yak) for kids? We have a co-pilot trailer, but the width is pretty wide, often maxing out a sidewalk making it hard to pass or be passed.
We ...
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