How to choose a bike for a 4 year old girl?

It is difficult to find children who would be against riding a bicycle. But the choice of a 4-year-old girl for other parents or relatives turns into a rather long search. But you need very little to solve the problem - just find out the basic criteria by which such little ones choose their transport.

Children's versions for such a tender age have their own characteristics Compared to products for an older age group:

• simplified and lightweight frames;
• mandatory seat and steering wheel height adjustment;
• advantageous arrangement of pedals on the axles of the front wheel;
• the presence of a high parental handle.

At the age of 4-5 years, most often used tricycle. It is perfect if you need to start mastering the ride. There is almost no need to maintain balance - all this for the child will do the transport itself. The rider will be able to concentrate on the control mechanisms. The design is simple and reliable; it almost never capsizes.

In the vast majority of models, 1 wheel is advanced forward, and 2 more are located at the rear. But there are also solutions with a changed arrangement. The size of the tricycles is suitable for children from 1 m in height. This transport:

• relatively easy;
• mechanically strong;
• It is relatively inexpensive;
• allows you to successfully develop primary skills in skating;
• equipped with hard wheels;
• rarely designed for folding and therefore takes up a lot of free space during storage.

Sometimes even four-wheeled bicycles. They will come in handy if the 3-wheel model has become small, and it’s too early to switch immediately to the two-wheel one. The equipment is arranged quite simply and reasonably.The presence of safety wheels is provided. They are made of soft rubber and equipped with a chain drive.

As soon as there is no need to artificially maintain balance, the side rollers can be easily removed. Such designs are designed with an age of 4-7 years. Typical user growth is from 1.05 to 1.30 m.

First of all, you need to know how best to choose a bike according to the growth of a young cyclist. Focus on the tables offered by manufacturers should not. These are just preliminary estimates. The final choice can only be made after trying in practice. Therefore, it is better to go shopping with the girl herself. It is advised to check that the fit is perfectly correct during the test:

• straight, straight back;
• arms raised maximum to the lower edge of the chest;
• legs almost completely straightened while pedaling.

Unfortunately, it is not always possible to personally try on vehicles. When buying online, you will have to rely on the statements of sellers. It is also worth considering the correspondence of the growth and diameter of the wheels:

• with growth up to 1 m, 12 inch wheels are needed;
• with a height of 1.15-1.2 m, you can focus on the size of 14-16 inches;
• if the girl’s height is more than 1.2 m, then a bicycle with wheels of 18-20 inches is suitable.

The next important point is the structural material of the frame. The lightest bikes are made from aluminum-based alloys.

Some models are made of durable plastic. This material is lightweight and therefore comfortable. It is on its basis that bicycles for four-year-olds are made more often than from steel. Attention should be paid to the wheels. Plastic wheels are suitable only for flat sidewalks or for playgrounds.

The vast majority of buyers prefer pneumatic rubber wheels. This solution is very comfortable and allows you to gently ride even on uneven hard surfaces. But there is a risk of wheel puncture. Bicycles with foam rubber wheels do not experience this risk. In return, they suffer much worse than usual depreciation.

Models with a basket are attractive in that they allow you to ride even fairly long distances with some load, without occupying your hands. It makes no sense to buy a bicycle with a hand brake - even by the age of 6-7 years, children's hands are still not strong enough. Definitely should stay on the versions with foot braking. Plastic or metal pedals are approximately equally acceptable.

But non-slip pedals are very important. Otherwise, the children's foot will constantly slide to the sides. In this case, it is categorically undesirable to take a bike with clips. They are only suitable for older children who already have better coordination. It is worth thinking about security measures. It’s good if the bike is equipped with:

• foam pad on the steering wheel;
• lining of pedals with a rubber layer;
• a guard enclosing the chain and front sprocket;
• reflectors (reflectors);
• a bell.

The Russian market is saturated with two-wheeled and three-wheeled “iron horses” of various brands. Among them are products of domestic factories and foreign designs. Of the German companies definitely deserves attention Puky. All products of this brand are tested in a professional laboratory under a huge (compared to the standard) load.

A good alternative is Scool (also a German company). Under this brand, excellent bicycles have been produced for almost 15 years. The designers of the company pay utmost attention to the safety of their products. Therefore, their cost sometimes seems even excessive for most consumers. Of the Russian suppliers, Stels is most often recommended. Now it has three plants in different regions.

Products from Stels occasionally criticized for lack of reliability, but their price is attractive. At the same time, there are few equally sound bikes in the comparable price segment. Merida - a vivid example of high-quality products from Taiwan. Another great brand also works there - Giant

On how to choose a children's bike, see below.