Weight<\/strong>: Weight plays a big role in the comfort factor for the kid.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is because the tween or teen\u2019s bodies are not developed enough to lug around weights that are heavy in proportion to their body weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, when it comes to mountain bikes, adult-size bikes can be heavier with wider handlebars, etc., so keep an eye out for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cheaper bikes tend to be heavy while the lighter ones made of aluminum or carbon fiber can be expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mountain bikes may also sport suspensions both in the front and the rear that can add weight to the bike, whereas a BMX bike would be a barebones frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geometry<\/strong>: Depending on the type of bike – mountain, BMX, gravel, cruiser, road, etc., the geometry of the bike varies.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMountain bikes will have a slant head tube angle that gives the bike a more aggressive appearance whereas a neighborhood cruiser would appeal to kids who are not daring or adventurous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A road bike on the other hand will have a steep head tube angle to provide for good aerodynamics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sizing a bike for a 14 year old or for a kid of any age can be puzzling. The wide range of bike sizes, models, and types can make this process even more confusing.<\/p>\n
But getting it right is also an important factor as this can have a major impact on how the kid finds the whole biking journey to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[89,76],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5366,"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570\/revisions\/5366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikestead.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}