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Guide to Kids’ Bike Sizing

How is a bike size measured?

How are bikes sized? Adult bikes are measured by their frame size. Most manufacturers now measure the frame from the centre of the crank axle, to the top of the seat tube. Most road bikes are measured in centimetres (cm), whereas mountain bikes are generally measured using inches (in).

What size is a 18 inch bike frame?

Which Size Bike Do I Require?

How do you determine your frame size?

Body frame size is determined by a person’s wrist circumference in relation to their height. For example, a man whose height is over 5′ 5″ and wrist is 6″ would fall into the small-boned category.

What does the inches mean on a bike?

The Inches Refer to Rim Size. A bicycle size refers to the diameter of the tire’s rim. Bicycles sizes are commonly given in inches. Newer street bikes will be referred to as 700 millimetres, however. 26-inch bicycles, for example, are not always the same size.

How to choose the right size of a bicycle?

Be sure of the type of bicycle you want: Mountain bike, city bike or road bike. You can read about the different bike types from here. Now you can take your calculator and calculate the right size: City bike – Leg inseam (cm) x 0,685 = Your frame size

What size do kids bikes come in?

Kids bikes come in these different sizes which are based on the wheel size of the bike: 12 inch, 14 inch, 16 inch, 18 inch, 20 inch, 24 inch, and now even 26 inch. The wheel size is based on the diameter of the tire (see below) and as each tire size gets larger, so does the size of the bicycle frame.

What is the smallest size of a bike?

Diameter measurement for wheel sizes on kids’ bikes go down from there, with 12-inch bike typically being the smallest bike available, ridden with training wheels by the littlest tots. There can be the occasional 24-inch bike (again, wheel size) but beyond that, it gets into the 26-inch range and the world of adult bike measurements.