China is the world's leading country of cycling, cycling is a travel skill that most people have mastered. When the children grow up to four or five years old, many parents will learn to ride a bike into the schedule of their children. At this time, how to give their children to choose a safe, comfortable durable children's bicycle, has become a lot of parents are facing the problem. In fact, it's not hard to buy the right bike for your kids, just master these 3 tips!
One, choose the bike size that suits the child's height
According to the wheel size, suitable for children's bicycle size is generally 12 inches, 14 inches, 16 inches, 18 inches four models, in the big is the size of the adult bicycle. 12 inches for children aged 2 to 4 and 80-110cm in height; 14 inches for children aged 3-5 years, height between 90-120cm; 16 inches for ages 4 to 7. Children between 105 and 135cm in height; 18 inches is suitable for children aged 5-9 years and height between 115cm and 150cm.
Since their ontogenetic development varies a lot, parents might be better off taking their child to a store to try it out before buying. Some parents may intentionally choose a larger size so that their children can ride when they grow up, but this will increase the risks of cycling for their children. Parents should also choose the right size based on the child's height and weight.
Two, pay attention to the body line design and material
Children's bikes have a good, moderate line design to ensure that the child will not affect the growth of body shape when riding. For example, the design of some manufacturers body imitates the sports bike, the body design is too long, let the child must bend down to ride, such will affect the child's spine development, make its walk also won't bend unconsciously. In the selection of materials, children confidence car to choose high carbon steel and other relatively strong materials, because children learning to drive easy to fall, the strength of steel is easy to appear damage. Aluminum-magnesium alloy has good strength, but the body is too light, which is not suitable for children who are learning to ride bicycles. It is easy to cause danger due to too fast cycling speed.
Three, pay attention to children's bicycle tire design
Children's bicycle tires focus on safety, durability, stability, good friction. At present, the main tire design for children's bicycles is the widening tire, because it can increase the friction when braking, and the weight performance is good. In terms of safety and stability, solid non-inflatable tires are better!
It is reported that there have been 12 inches to 20 inches of different sizes of non-inflatable tires on the market, which can effectively avoid inflatable tires due to puncture leak caused by the risk of rolled-over. In addition, there is also a honeycomb double-row solid tire designed and produced by NIDT, superior shock absorption performance makes cycling more comfortable, and the hollow structure makes the non-aerated tire dissipate heat faster and cycling more stable. The material used is environmentally friendly TPE, which can be recycled into soles, plastic tracks, plastic stools, etc., greatly promoting the sustainable use of resources, which is in line with the current concept of green and low-carbon life. It is this kind of tire that is used in a children's scooter of LanQ.