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Step 1: Select Your Child's Age

		3-4 yrs (22 Bikes)
		4-6 yrs (26 Bikes)
		6-9 yrs (45 Bikes)
		9-12 yrs (33 Bikes)

Review and Compare Kids Bikes

Kids bicycles come in all shapes and sizes; from tricycles to BMX style to Mountain bikes. When buying a bicycle for children you need to make sure it fits them properly, both for safety reasons and to allow for maximum rider growth.

For children ages 3 to 4, bicycle wheel diameter is the primary size differentiating factor, with 12" wheel sizes being the most common.
For 4 to 6 year old children, 16" wheel-sized bicycles with steeply sloping top bars are the best size. More unisex in appearance, they enable a shorter-legged rider to fit a larger-wheeled bike at an earlier age, and to fit the bike longer.
Full-size 20" wheel bikes with higher cross-bars and longer crank arms are usually purchased for riders 6 to 9 years of age or older.
Children ages 9 to 12 typically will fit a 24" wheel. Some kids, depending upon their leg length, may fit shorter frame size adult bikes with 26" (or greater) diameter wheels.