How wonderful is it to stop and watch children riding past on their bikes with such confidence… We often wonder how long they have been riding.
The time it takes for children to feel confident on two wheels could be a day, a week, or even months. It’s essential to let kids practice cycling time and time again but also allow them a break if they feel overwhelmed.
Whatever your age, learning to cycle opens up a world of opportunities! Cycling keeps us fit, reduces our carbon footprint and helps us look after our mental wellbeing. From cycling to school or work to avoid getting stuck in traffic, to replacing short car journeys with cycling to help save the planet. Learning to cycle is an essential life skill, and here’s a great way to get started!
8 March 2022
A common mistake when searching for a child’s bike is to opt for a budget bike. Unfortunately, what many people don’t realise is that budget bikes are not designed specifically for kids’ anatomies, they are in fact simply a scaled-down version of adults bikes. This means that they can be as heavy as the child - which can lead to tears and frustration at not being able to cycle.
Investing in a kids' road bike is investing in your child’s hobby and passion, so ensuring they have a correctly sized road bike is the first step to helping them fall in love with road cycling!
The Herne Hill Velodrome built in 1891 and one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world has chosen Frog Bikes to be their official ‘kids bike’ partner.
If you have decided to give the gift of cycling this Christmas then you may be wondering how on earth you are going to present it on Christmas morning! Do you want to try and hide it so it’s a complete surprise, wrap it - but still make it clear it’s a bike to increase excitement or maybe something totally different?
As we all know, cycling is a fantastic activity for children, despite what the weather may have in store over the coming months. Whilst out and about, it is essential that we keep little ones protected and safe by investing in a quality children’s helmet.
For those of you who have been lucky enough to be enjoying regular family rides recently you may be finding that everyone is ready and excited to ride a little further. Maybe you’ve started to plan a ride to a local park or forest to enjoy a picnic? But what do you do if the way there was enough and tired legs don’t have the energy or inclination to pedal back again?
In this blog we are going to explore the different stages of learning to pedal and break it down into sections. If your child is moving on from a balance bike then you may not need to spend as much time on the learning to balance phase.
Wherever your mini biker is on their road to cycling superstardom we hope you’ll find this breakdown and tips from qualified trainers helpful.
Frog Bikes celebrates the opening of a new factory in Pontypool, Wales with £1.7 million of funding from HSBC and support from the Welsh Government, helping to create up to 50 local jobs.
