Children's bikes

SDK^ · 20 Feb 2018 at 16:53

** Bumping my older thread **

So my son is out growing his 16" Hoy Bonaly now (6.5 years old) and I was looking around for a replacement 20" inch bike for him.
I saw Canyon were selling some awesome children's bikes and had decided to get him one next month. Today Canyon send me an e-mail with £170 off so I snapped it up today.

Canyon Offspring 20” in Factory Enduro Team Colours : £429. Full spec here : https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/kids/offspring-al-20.html

They even have a matching children's size top for it too

chroniclard · 20 Feb 2018 at 16:57

Looks great for that price! My 10 year old has just grown out of his 24". Need something new.....

Begbie · 25 Feb 2018 at 16:01

Bit late now, but it might be an interest to others.

Hope run a programme for kids, you pay x per month and they change the bike with your kids sizing as he grows. Proper bikes too, not cheap tat.

SDK^ · 25 Feb 2018 at 18:31

Begbie said:
Bit late now, but it might be an interest to others.

Hope run a programme for kids, you pay x per month and they change the bike with your kids sizing as he grows. Proper bikes too, not cheap tat.

I looked into that but it’s just too expensive @ £30 a month to rent a bike.
Even if the Canyon I bought above was full price (£600), two year owner ship would be £570 cheaper than renting a hope bike, after it had been sold. Also currently the 20 and 24 bikes are all,booked out.

SDK^ · 27 Feb 2018 at 17:09

It's arrived and he loves it

Old vs New

Begbie · 27 Feb 2018 at 17:13

SDK^ said:
I looked into that but it’s just too expensive @ £30 a month to rent a bike.
Even if the Canyon I bought above was full price (£600), two year owner ship would be £570 cheaper than renting a hope bike, after it had been sold. Also currently the 20 and 24 bikes are all,booked out.

Never realised it was that expensive!

That Canyon looks sweet! Pretty cool design for a kids bike too!

UTmaniac · 27 Feb 2018 at 17:17

Nice looking Canyon... Except that humongous integrated stem! :eek:

SDK^ · 27 Feb 2018 at 17:27

UTmaniac said:
Nice looking Canyon... Except that humongous integrated stem!

It’s not integrated. It’s a normal stem setup with a soft rubber cover to protect the rider if they bang into it.

merlin · 27 Feb 2018 at 18:51

Looks great - it'd probably fit me.

Skynet-T800 · 27 Feb 2018 at 19:35

Orbea bikes are worth a look!

https://www.orbea.com/gb-en/bicycles/kids/mx-kids

a1ex2001 · 5 Mar 2018 at 10:55

Skynet-T800 said:
Orbea bikes are worth a look!

https://www.orbea.com/gb-en/bicycles/kids/mx-kids

There are some really interesting options in the kids bike market at the minute, Orbea have taken the odd decision not to publish weights on their website

rs1800 · 11 Dec 2018 at 14:04

My 6 year old needs a new bike. I have £200, £300 at a push. Was looking at the Vitus 20 or the new 20+ with bigger wheels and disk brakes. Any good?

http://vitusbikes.com/products/vitus-kids-bike-20-plus-wheels/

Skynet5 · 6 Jan 2019 at 20:39

Hi all. My lad is 7 in April. Never had a bike, only a 3 wheel scooter.

Any tips, recommended bike etc?

I never had stabilisers... Just had to learn quick with sore elbows along the way.

SDK^ · 28 May 2020 at 18:36

So time roles on - hard to believe it's 4 years since my first post :eek:

Anyway, my son has now grown out of the Canyon 20 and it's being replaced by this :

Orange Zest 24
65mm Spinner Grind Air 24" fork
Hyro disc brakes
11 speed SRAM NX gears and drive train

Should be awesome for the trails he is riding now.

randomshenans · 29 May 2020 at 10:57

SDK^ said:
Anyway, my son has now grown out of the Canyon 20 and it's being replaced by this :

Does it need a good new home?

Looks like a great option with the Orange!

I bought the Orbea Grow 2 for my daughter and she loves it. Really pleased with that for the age range but soon she'll be in the Canyon range of size too!

SDK^ · 6 Jun 2020 at 17:28

So the bike has arrived and he loves it - went for a 5 mile ride straight away

mattyfez · 6 Jun 2020 at 17:37

Looks nice, the forks are interesting, not heard of them, are they set up for small people? I guess the problem with more adult forks is they might not respond much with a child's weight

SDK^ · 6 Jun 2020 at 18:35

mattyfez said:
Looks nice, the forks are interesting, not heard of them, are they set up for small people? I guess the problem with more adult forks is they might not respond much with a child's weight

The fork comes fitted to several 20" and 24" wheel bikes, including the Canyon 24 AL. It's designed to work with lighter weight and it seems to be working well.

Pants · 13 Jul 2020 at 00:19

Hope you don't mind a mini thread hijack.

My daughter has out grown her 16" Specialized.

I was looking at this for a replacement: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en-au/bike/593/matts-j-20

Any better option at £425 or less?

I like the idea of the fairly chunky tyres for a but of extra stability and bounce on the rigid frame, hydraulic brakes are a bonus, but no idea if those tyres are decent or not?

SDK^ · 25 Mar 2022 at 14:13

So two years on from getting my son the Orange Zest 24 he’s out growing it now. We have had some amazing rides on it, mostly at Cannock Chase but also a few trips to Coed y Brenin, Wales.

I had a look around for a replacement - Whyte and Marin do some good hard tail child sized bikes but kept coming back to Canyon. So, I’ve just ordered this : Neuron Young Hero, in size 2XS, arriving in May.

Spec is

27.5″ wheels
130mm travel forks to match the 130mm rear wheel travel
SRAM SX Eagle 1×12 drivetrain with 30t chainrings and 11-50 cassette
155mm cranks

https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/mountain-bikes/youth-kids/neuron-young-hero/neuron-young-hero/3154.html?dwvar_3154_pv_rahmenfarbe=WH/BK