What size bike for an 8 year old? Are sized based on tire size?

Helen S

Looks like the 16 ince wheel bike is the right size, but other info says, buy a 20 inch bike. So which is right? Going to look at used at peoples homes and don't want to waste time looking at the wrong sizes. Help!

Answer
There is a little truth in some answers but... I have 2 young daughters on the small side and have decades of biking experience soooo...

16" is a very small bike. Height is the factor but if your kid is of average height you want a 20" bike. Most all kids ride 20" by 7 for sure. Both my petite girls had 20" bikes at 7. My older one needed a 24" at 10. Kids grow fast, never get a bike they can barely ride now as they will be too big for it by August.

is a 26 inch bike good for me?

Simrah A

im 13 and 5 "5 inches i want a cruiser or a mountain bike thats 26 inch is it good for me??

Answer
PLEASE get the tire size out of your mind. That's how discount stores measure bikes. Real bicycles from real bike shops are measured by "frame size". You could have been on a bike with 26" wheels a long time ago - at about 5' tall even.

Look at the two links below. Both bikes have 26" tires. 1st bike has a small 13" frame size my kid started on when he was about 5' tall. 2nd bike has an 18" frame size - for when he grew (quickly) to about 5'7" tall.

At 5'5" tall, you would need about a 15" or 16" frame size. 3rd link.

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