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What size bike?

FromCTtoCAFromCTtoCA member
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I was just thinking about getting DS a bike with training wheels for Christmas but there were way too many choices in size that I was kind of confused!! He is going to be 4 in january.
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Re: What size bike?

  • Eskimokisses13Eskimokisses13 member
    It will depend on his height.  I was told that you want them to be able to touch the ground from the seat. 

    My nephew has a 12 inch bike and my daughter (3 at the time) looked silly on it, even at the highest seat position, because she is so tall.  When I bought hers I couldn't find a 14 inch anywhere, now I see them all the time.  :-/   DD (now newly 4) has a 16 inch.  She can just reach the ground on her tippy toes so it is just a little too tall for her.  I am hoping that she can touch a little bit better before we want to take the training wheels off.
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  • CopperT0pCopperT0p member
    If you don't want to take him to try bikes out for size, perhaps taking a measurement on the inseam of a pair of pants that fit him well would give you an idea on how high the seat would have to be off the ground.  I would then try to find a bike where the seat height on the lower settings is about the same as his inseam.  That should give you a rough estimate of what he would need. 
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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    We bought our 3.5 yo a 12" bike for Christmas. She's 41" now.

    DD1 started with a 16" bike at 3 years, and she was 41.5" then. I think the bike was a little big for her, but she wasn't really into biking much. DD2 tried to ride it last summer but needed quite a bit of help.

    DD1 moved to an 18" bike at 6 years and 49.5". She finally learned to ride it without training wheels last summer at 7 years (51.5")

    If he's tall enough, I think the 16" bike really lasts a long time compared to a smaller bike.
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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    edited December 2013
    Here's a pic of DD2 on the 12" bike in Walmart and the 16" bike at the park.

    She probably could use a 14", but those are hard to find.
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