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This 4 year old boy wants an orange bike!

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All he wants for is an orange bicycle!

Why an orange 16 inch bicycle for this 4 year old boy? I guess he just loves Auburn University, the University of Tennessee or the Florida Gators.
Whatever! Since this little boy is my grandson, I am hoping he wants an orange bike so he can be easily seen! His Gigi (me) and Nana (the other grandmother) are Bama fans and love Crimson and White!
As a child, I had a blue Schwinn bicycle. I also had one in college and rode the heck out of it. Why am I telling you this? Well, I love to ride bikes, always have and always will. I now own a blue Trek mountain bike and do not get to ride it as often as I would like. Maybe I could ride with my grandson when he gets his orange one. Here's hoping!


Keep scrolling down to find orange 16 inch bikes of various makes and prices. If your child is getting their first bicycle, you will also find information about how to choose a bike and a video about teaching that child to ride it!



Lots of helpful info is here! Welcome!

(the photo of the precious little boy is mine and you may not duplicate it without my permission)

Guide to buying a child's bicycle:

How to choose the right bike --

Children's bike sizes are determined by wheel diameter, not seat height and frame size as is the case with adult bicycles. The chart in this article should help you narrow your search, but it is not a substitute for an expert helping you find a bike that is most suitable. A critical factor is the brakes. Coaster brakes tend to be easier for young kids to use but they become less common as the bikes get bigger. It can be a conundrum and dangerous when kids who are tall for their age fit bigger bikes with hand brakes that they can't operate well. After kids outgrow children's bikes they'll move into small-framed adult bikes with 26 inch, 27 inch or 700c wheels, which are sized by the length of the seat tube.

To read more of the article and see the detailed chart, go to Children: Choosing A Bike / Buying a Bike.

Schwinn 16 inch Orange Bike

A great bicycle for a 4 year old boy!

Schwinn Scorcher Boy's Bike (16-Inch Wheels, Orange)

Schwinn Scorcher Boy's Bike (16-Inch Wheels, Orange)

Amazon Price: $119.99 (as of 02/15/2012)Buy Now
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Another 16" Orange Boys Bicycle

Pacific Igniter Boy's Bike (16-Inch Wheels, Orange)

Pacific Igniter Boy's Bike (16-Inch Wheels, Orange)

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Release Date: 10/15/2008

Mongoose 16 inch bicycle:

This is the bike that my grandson got!

This is the bike that my grandson got for a Christmas Gift from Santa. Grandpa (Santa's helper) put it together in less than 1 hour.
Mongoose ShowTime Boy's Bike (16-Inch Wheels)

Mongoose ShowTime Boy's Bike (16-Inch Wheels)

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Teach your 4 year old to ride a bike!

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team: Teach Your Kid How to Ride a Bike

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team: Teach Your Kid How to Ride a Bike

by: Mark Riedy

Amazon Price: $0.24 (as of 02/15/2012)Buy Now

Choose your bicycle accessories:

Which accessory do you think is essential for a four year old's bike?

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Tips on teaching a child to ride a bicycle (includes a video):

from an article by David Mozer

Just because a child is four years old doesn't mean that they are "ready" to learn to ride a bike. Kids (and adults) are ready to learn to bicycle when they want to bicycle. This is often connected to a desire to bicycle, which may be connected to what siblings or peers are doing. For some kids this is three years old and for some adults this is sixty-five years old -- there is probably a cluster around ages four, five and six.

You can put training wheels are a child's bike, but this does more to make the "bicycle" ride-able at a younger age, that it teaches bicycling. Some bicycle teachers point to bad habits it can reinforce. Others argue that it can help the child experience the fun and freedom of bicycling, which may motivate them learn at a younger age, but again this may be heavily influenced by siblings and peers. In any case when the training wheels come off the bicycle learning sequence generally starts pretty much at the beginning.

To read the entire article, view a video and get many more tips, go to Learning to Bicycle Without Pain, Teaching Bicycling Without Strain

Add your tips for buying a 4 year old a bicycle!

Did you have a bike as a child?

Bikes serve two purposes: 1) Provide great exercise; 2) Transport the rider to a destination. So while exercising, one can go anywhere the bike can take you. When I was a child, my bicycle became a beautiful palomino horse and I went riding in the hills of the wild west. Where did you go on your bicycle when you were a kid?

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