So, the decision is made, it remains to implement it. First, you should read the recommendations on how to choose a bicycle for a teenager, if the parents do not really understand this. After all, the money invested can go to the benefit or harm, if the purchase is carried out thoughtlessly.
Where do we skate?
To know how to choose the right bike for a teenager, you should determine the terrain where he will ride. Of course, all situations can not be envisaged, but if the family lives in a metropolis, then most likely the child will ride on bicycle paths. But for rural residents, of course, will have to pick up an iron horse with good traffic. Bicycles of the type of driving are divided into:
- highway / road;
- walking;
- hybrid;
- tricky;
- mountain.
By type of depreciation, there are:
- rigidity - on a rigid fork; they are suitable for a good asphalted road;
- Hardtails - with one front shock absorber-fork, which are on mountain bikes;
- dvuhpovvesy - with front and rear shock absorbers - for super-cross-country off-road.
How to choose a teenage bike for growth?
Under teenage bicycles are those that have wheels of 20, 24 inches and are suitable for growth from 135 to 150 cm. Besides these distinctive features from adults, they do not have, except a shorter handlebars and a low frame.
For a child, it is very important not to buy a bicycle through the Internet, but directly try it in the business - that is, at least sit on it to see if that size is needed. The correct choice will be the one where between the crotch and the frame in the standing position above the frame, there is a distance of at least 10 cm.
How to choose a teenage bike for a girl?
As a rule, there are no fundamental differences in the equipment between the great for a boy or a girl . All the difference is reduced to an understated geometry of the frame for safety and a brighter coloring. Many girls are comfortable traveling with a male frame - the main thing is that it should fit the size, because an incorrectly chosen bicycle can adversely affect the posture.
How to choose a high-speed sports bike for a teenager?
If the child wants not rare pokatushek with friends, but seriously decided to do cycling, then the bicycle should be purchased at a specialized sports store. To get the maximum speed you need an ultralight frame, thin smooth tires and the absence of various hinged excesses - a bicycle computer, a bottle holder, wings and a luggage compartment, all that worsens the aerodynamics of the bike.
Almost all guys like mountain two-pendant bicycles with a bright and attractive design of the frame. But do not buy a flashy appearance, unless, of course, in the wallet did not overfill, as acquiring this model, even in the middle price category, the buyer receives a minimum speed and maximum weight - this is clearly not what the child wants. In urban conditions, such a bicycle is completely useless.
It is better to pay attention to a one-pendant (hardtail) bicycle with an aluminum frame, which at the same time will be light, maneuverable and high-speed.