Why buy Frog Gravel 53
Kids Gravel Bikes
Discover the Frog Gravel 53 Kids Gravel Bike – a lightweight 20-inch adventure bike for children aged 5 to 7, built for gravel riding, cyclocross and off-road exploration with durable design and youth-specific gears.
The Frog Gravel 53 is the perfect 20-inch kids’ gravel bike for young riders aged 5 to 7, designed for off-road exploration, gravel riding, cyclocross, and bike-packing. Lightweight and durable, it features knobbly tyres that offer superior grip and stability on various terrains. The kids’ gravel bike features child-friendly, narrow, short-drop handlebars for easy control, dual braking for added safety, and Frog’s patented cranks for efficient pedalling. With youth-specific 9-speed shifters and FrogFit Technology® for seamless gear changes, it ensures an optimal riding experience. Designed to inspire confidence and support skill development, the Frog Gravel 53 is the ideal choice for young adventurers eager to tackle rugged terrain.
The Frog Gravel 53 20-inch kids’ gravel bike is designed to grow with your child, featuring an adjustable handlebar height and tool-free seat post adjustment. As your young rider develops, the bike effortlessly adapts to ensure a perfect fit, offering long-lasting comfort and confidence. This makes it an ideal choice for young riders exploring gravel paths and mixed terrains, ensuring a smooth and secure cycling experience. The Frog Gravel 53 is suitable for children with an inside leg measurement of 49-64cm.
The Frog Gravel 53 kids’ gravel bike is specifically built for children who are just starting gravel cycling. With narrow and short-drop child-specific handlebars, the bike ensures easy handling and control for smaller hands. Perfect for young riders getting used to gravel terrain, the bike’s lightweight aluminium frame and 20" knobbly tyres provide excellent grip and stability on rough surfaces, delivering a stable and responsive ride. These versatile tyres help kids build confidence while developing essential cycling skills
Safety and performance are central to the design of the Frog Gravel 53. Equipped with high-performance disc brakes and dual braking control, the bike delivers reliable stopping power in all conditions. Child-specific Tektro brake levers, designed for smaller hands, ensure young riders can brake securely and easily. The responsive brakes not only enhance safety but also make it quick and easy to swap between gravel and road wheels. Combined with the bike’s stable geometry, these features provide excellent control and confidence, making the Frog Gravel 53 an ideal choice for your child's cycling journey.
The Frog Gravel 53 kids’ gravel bike is built to handle a wide range of terrains, from rough trails to gravel paths. It features a cassette with a wide gear range (11-38T), giving young riders the extra power they need for steep climbs and tough off-road adventures, making it easy to conquer challenging terrain with confidence. Paired with youth-specific 9-speed gear shifters that use FrogFit Technology®, the bike makes gear changes smooth and easy for smaller hands. This carefully considered design not only helps children shift gears effortlessly but also boosts their confidence, independence, and control as they explore new and more demanding routes.
The Frog Gravel 53 bike for kids offers multiple bottle cage mounts, allowing young riders to carry two or even three bottles on longer rides. With mounts on both fork legs, there's also plenty of space for attaching extra bottles, bags, or panniers, making it a great choice for longer-distance adventures.
Weighing only 8.65kg*, the Frog Gravel 53 20-inch kids’ bike is incredibly lightweight, allowing young riders to easily handle the bike and build confidence as they ride. Equipped with patented Frog cranks, it offers smooth, efficient pedalling for a more comfortable and less tiring gravel cycling experience. This thoughtful design promotes strength and coordination, ensuring kids enjoy every ride while staying comfortable and having fun.
Not only does the Frog Gravel 53 20-inch kids’ gravel bike deliver exceptional performance, but it also has a sleek, modern design that’s ready for adventure. With mounts on both fork legs, there's also plenty of space for attaching extra bottles, bags, or panniers, making it a great choice for longer-distance adventures. It’s designed to handle the rigours of gravel cycling while maintaining a stylish, gravel-ready look.
Every Frog bike is rigorously tested to exceed international safety standards - because nothing matters more than your child’s safety
The Frog Gravel 53 kids’ bike comes fully equipped with everything your child needs for a safe and enjoyable ride. It includes reflectors for enhanced visibility, ensuring your young rider is seen in low-light conditions and improving overall safety. This children’s bike is equipped with 20-inch knobbly Kenda gravel tyres, specifically designed for superior grip and durability on gravel, dirt paths, and other off-road surfaces, ensuring a smooth, stable, and reliable ride. Additionally, the included bell adds an element of fun while ensuring safety, allowing your child to alert others as they ride.
If your child is also interested in road cycling, adapting the Frog Gravel 53 is simple. Just purchase the separately available Gravel 53 to Road 53 wheel conversion kit, which includes fully built front and rear wheels with slick road tyres, quick-release skewers, discs, and a new cassette (11-34T), allowing for an easy transition from gravel riding to road cycling. Thanks to the bike’s interchangeable wheelsets, switching between grippy gravel tyres to slick road tyres is quick and easy, with no adjustments needed - just swap and go!
*Weight without pedals.
Your Frog bike arrives 95% pre-assembled to ensure safe delivery and a hassle-free setup experience. Only a few simple steps are needed to get your child’s new bike ready to ride:
Ride worry‑free with comprehensive coverage and optional extended protection.
At Frog Bikes, we stand by the quality of our products with a standard 2-year warranty covering all frames, forks, parts, and paintwork (excluding tyres and inner tubes). Suspension forks are also covered by a 2-year warranty but are not included in our extended warranty offer.
Looking for extra peace of mind? We offer a FREE 10-year extended consumer warranty on frames and forks (excluding MTB suspension forks) when you complete and submit our Warranty Plus application within 28 days of purchase.
This frog bikes extended warranty is available for new, full-priced bikes and bikes purchased directly from our Frog Factory Outlet. For full details, please visit the Frog Bikes Warranty Plus application page below.
Note: The Warranty Plus offer is non-transferable.
Your Frog bike is built, inspected, and delivered to your door with free standard delivery to mainland UK addresses.
Free standard delivery is available for UK consumer orders shipping to mainland UK addresses.*
All Frog kids' bikes are carefully assembled, quality-checked, and typically dispatched within 5 business days of order confirmation.
Our packaging is 82% recycled, 100% recyclable, and virtually plastic-free.
*For deliveries to non-mainland UK addresses, such as Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, or the Scottish Highlands and Islands, additional local taxes, customs fees, or carrier surcharges may apply. These charges are the responsibility of the customer.
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| Product Safety Certifications | ISO 4210 (R) |
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| Bike Weight | 8.65Kg without pedals (8.98kg with pedals) |
| Frame | 6061 T6 heat treated Aluminium alloy, seat tube 28cm (11") |
| Fork | 6061 T6 heat treated Aluminium alloy with 3 x accessory bolts per side |
| Front Hub | KT-XSF3, high performance aluminium disc hub, sealed cartridge bearings, QR, 24 hole, 6 bolt |
| Rear Hub | KT-XS8R, high performance aluminium disc hub, sealed cartridge bearings, QR, 24 hole, 6 bolt |
| Cassette free wheel | Microshift CS-H093, 11-38 Teeth - 9 Speed - Black |
| Rim | KT-DS18 Aluminium, 20", double wall, disc-specific |
| Seat Clamp | Aluminium, QR |
| Headset | Neco, 1"1/8 semi-integrated threadless with sealed cartridge bearings, aluminium Frog Bikes top cap |
| Stem | Aluminium, 1"1/8, 38mm, 4 bolt clamp |
| Grips/Bar Tape | Black bar tape |
| Brakes (F&R) | Tektro Mira, Mechanical Disc calliper MD-C400 with Tektro TR160-52 rotors 160mm/160mm |
| Tyres | Kenda K-1047, 20"x1.5", knobbly off road, (ETRTO/ISO 40-406) |
| Accessories Included | Bell, bike reflectors white/red, wheel reflectors orange/white, paint plasters, frame protector patches |
| Crankset/Chainring | Frog Bikes Patented,114mm, Aluminium straight arm cranks, 32T chainring, black |
| Bottom Bracket | Neco, square taper, 68/107.5, cartridge bearings |
| Pedals | Frog Bikes, eco-friendly rice husk & plastic composite, with reflectors, 9/16" |
| Chain | KMC X9, 9-speed |
| Handlebar | 6061 Aluminium, custom drop bar, 340mm |
| Brake Levers | Integrated to gear shifters & Tektro RL570 auxillary levers |
| Saddle | Frog Bikes, child specific slimline saddle (medium), steel rails |
| Seat Post | Aluminium, micro adjust, 27.2mm |
| Gear Shifter | Microshift Advent - SB-M090(S) |
| Rear Derailleur | Microshift Advent - Short Cage - 9 speed - RD-M6195S |
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| A - Wheelbase (mm) | 850 |
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| B - Seat Tube Angle (°) | 74 |
| C - Head Tube Angle (°) | 71 |
| D - Effective Top Tube (mm) | 440 |
| E - Head Tube Length (mm) | 100 |
| F - Chain Stay Length (mm) | 360 |
| G - Seat Tube Length (mm) | 280 |
| H - Bottom Bracket to Floor (mm) | 220 |
