Best Kids Bikes for Christmas 2024

Best Kids Bikes for Christmas 2024

Best Kids Bikes for Christmas 2024

Kids bikes are always a popular Christmas present but for Christmas 2024 they are in short supply. At the time of writing (late September) several major bike brands have no kids bikes available in the UK.

The good news is that there are still some bikes available, and more bikes are on the way. The bad news is that you may need to buy earlier than you want to secure the right bike. In this guide we are going to focus on the bikes that are available already, or where we are sure stock will come in before Christmas.

Kids Bike Sizing

Kids bike sizing is done based on the wheel size. So, when we talk about a Trail 20 or Quick 24 this will be a bike with either a 20” wheel or 24” wheel. As a very rough guide we normally suggest a 20” bike for kids from 6 to 8 years old and a 24” from 8 to 12. We’ve got more detail in our guide to kids bike sizes.

Specialized Hotwalk Balance Bike - £150

Balance bikes are a great way to get toddlers started, and it makes the transition onto pedal bikes much smoother. The Specialized Hotwalk bikes use a lightweight aluminium frame and puncture proof tyres to provide a hard wearing bike that’s fun for kids to ride (and easy for parents to carry).

Specialized Riprock 20 & 24 – from £500

This is a bike built for proper off-road riding. Like the Hotwalk the Riprock is built around a lightweight aluminium frame. The rigid fork and big tyres give a similar level of ride comfort and grip as a suspension fork but save a chunk of weight. The wide range gears and the hydraulic brakes make it easy for kids to keep up and to stay in control on downhills.

Cannondale Quick 20 & 24 – from £336

While a lot of kids bikes are styled after mountain bikes the Cannondale Quick is a mini version of Cannondale’s Quick hybrid bike. This means it comes with skinnier tyres and gearing more suited to use on roads and paths. If your kids are going to be riding to school, or joining the family on longer weekend rides, this is a good option.

Cannondale Trail20, 24 and 26 – from £376

The Cannondale Trail bikes are good quality general purpose mountain bikes. They can be ridden off-road with confidence but are also efficient enough to be used for riding to the park, to school or on family days out. The suspension fork, knobbly tyres and mountain bike tyres give plenty of versatility.

Orbea MX 20 XCand MX 24 XC – from £379

This is a very similar bike to the Cannondale Trail 20 and 24. The Orbea MX bikes are lightweight general purpose mountain bikes that come with a suspension fork and reliable Shimano gears. The Orbea bikes are designed in Spain and made by a workers co-operative.

Trek Precaliber 16, 20 and 24 – from £280

The Trek Precaliber bikes are extremely popular and are also in extremely short supply for Christmas 2024. Currently we are expecting deliveries of these bikes in October but there will not be massive quantities available.

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