Which kids bike...

[steve50]

My daughter is planning to buy our little foster boy a new bike for his 4th birthday and I am totally clueless when it comes to buying childrens bikes, the last time I bought a bike for one of my kids was over twenty years ago.
Our little one is quite a big lad for his age, he stands 106cm in his bare feet (3' 5 3/4") His inside leg measurement is 43.2cm (17")
He does not need stabilisers as he can ride without them, he has learned to ride on a "ben ten" bike that someone gave him a year or so ago.
Can any of you recommend a reasonably priced good childrens bike suitable for him, he will probably be riding the local footpaths and sometimes the local canal towpaths when he comes out for a ride with me.

TIA

 

[cyberknight]

It depends on how much you call reasonable ,
I bought a decathlon bike fir my daughter and i was very impressed , this might fit your lad ?
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/C-376960-kids-bikes/N-155064-child's-height~105cm-_-120cm
http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/bikes/kids-bikes/frog-bikes/16!?gclid=CKb1-a6sicoCFdRuGwodiPwKwQ
The bees knees.....
http://www.islabikes.co.uk/products/bikes/item/cnoc-16

 

[Booyaa]

Best we have found is Frog bikes. There is a much better choice for good quality kids bikes nowadays.

 

[Cold]

My Boys are around the same size and they both have Specialized Hotrocks, the bikes are well made and you can pick up second hand ones in good condition for a good price.

 

[MartinQ]

Think cyberknight and cold have covered the main options.
Our two have hotrocks (2nd hand, bit under half price), but frogs and isla would be better/a bit more expensive and decathlon are usually good value. Isla have a surprisingly high resale value.
Main thing though is to get out there with him. Trips for ice cream etc are always appreciated :-) and don't forget stuff like a bell ... which can give them hours of amusement.

 

[Broadside]

We have used the ridgeback MX bikes and also quite a few Hotrocks, all second hand off ebay. At 106cm your foster child will likely need a 16 inch wheeled bike.

 

[broady]

Carrera Blast isn't a bad bike.
The 16" wheels is a single speed and the 20" wheels is 7 speed.
My girls both have the car

 

[steve50]

Thanks guys, I will pass the information on to my daughter and she can take it from there.

 

[dfthe1]

We're very, very pleased with the Islabike Cnoc 14 we got for our 4 year old. Expensive up front but very good quality and resale values are fantastic.