Firstly, it's got a drum brake at the rear. This type of brake is popular in Europe, and is renowned for being very long wearing. However, if it goes wrong you may struggle to find someone to repair it in the UK.

The geometry of this bike has been designed with the youngest of riders in mind, and it comes with a size specific crankset and pedals for little legs, narrow bars, and a short reach stem. The 14″ diameter wheelset is alloy and attaches to the frame with nuts. If you’re looking for a first bike for your Cycle Sprog then the woom 2 is an excellent choice as it’s one of the lightest 14″ wheel bikes available. PLEASE READ OUR ARTICLE ON WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BUY A REALLY CHEAP KIDS BIKE IF YOU'RE TEMPTED TO GO AHEAD AND BUY ONE OF THESE BIKESIt is designed with young riders in mind, with adjustable brake levers for smaller hands and Kenda tyres designed to cope with grass, gravel and tarmac surfaces. The Kidvelo Rookie 14 is a great choice if your child is likely to want to start pedalling at some point soon. The Rookie 14 starts out as a balance bike but comes with a simple-to-fit pedal conversion kit, meaning you get two bikes for the price of one. The Dimension 14 has all the features you'd expect from a bike at this price point - a lightweight aluminium frame paired with child sized components plus v-brakes front and rear. A fun “Squish” figure and colourful splodges make the Squish 14 an appealing bike for young children starting on their pedalling adventures. As this is possibly your first time buying a child's bike do please take a few minutes to do some research and make sure you're buying a bike that will be fun, easy and safe for them to ride.

It’s a lightweight bike so it’s easy for a child to ride, and has all the child-sized components that give parents peace of mind that their child is riding safely. The low frame is really easy for little legs to get over, especially useful if your child has mobility issues. OK - you've read the article, so you're not going to be surprised when we say that we don't recommend a really heavy, cheap steel hunk of a bike that your child is going to find hard to manoeuvre, which won't last long and may even, in extreme cases, be unsafe for them to ride, especially if they can't work the brakes. But there’s a reason that Islabikes are so expensive – they have taken every bit of a kids bike and looked at how it can be made better. How the learning-to-ride process can be sped up. How the bike can be more durable, easier to carry, more fun to ride etc.I was *this* close to buying a Bumper Sparkle 14 until I saw this article, which snapped me out of a potentially very heavy tassle and basket trap. The very low frame itself will be easy for children to get on and off, plus the braking system is designed specifically for smaller hands.

With the Carrera Comos you get a bike with aluminium frame, kenda tyres, child sized alloy v-brakes, plus a chain guard to protect clothes and fingers.The bike has features such as shortened crank arms, stubby stem and short reach brake levers that are designed to make it easy to ride. There is a roaring trade in good quality secondhand 14" wheel bikes, precisely because they are built to last. Frog’s smallest pedal bike is the 14″ wheel Frog 40 (Frogs are named after the shortest leg length that the bike suits – in this case 40 cm). This is a great entry-level bike that is lightweight and designed for smaller riders, without breaking the bank. Buy one that's far too big and they won't feel confident and it won't be safe - and the bike won't get used.