Bike upgrade 5 year old boy

[Titan Racing Bikes]

6 hours ago, Barry said:

Take a look at the @Titan Racing Bikes range of bikes; the Hades 16" model would likely be a good fit for him at this age. They have options suitable for every stage of his development, and their quality and service are excellent. Additionally, they are available on the hub if you need to chat.

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[hassinou]

Pour un budget de R3500, tu peux regarder les marques comme Titan, Giant ou Specialized, qui proposent de bons vélos pour enfants. Le Titan Racing Hades 16" est une excellente option avec un cadre léger et de bons composants. Pense aussi au Frog 44 ou au Silverback Spyke, qui sont bien adaptés aux jeunes cyclistes. L’essentiel, c’est un vélo léger et facile à manier pour qu’il prenne du plaisir à rouler !

[Barry]

13 hours ago, hassinou said:

Pour un budget de R3500, tu peux regarder les marques comme Titan, Giant ou Specialized, qui proposent de bons vélos pour enfants. Le Titan Racing Hades 16" est une excellente option avec un cadre léger et de bons composants. Pense aussi au Frog 44 ou au Silverback Spyke, qui sont bien adaptés aux jeunes cyclistes. L’essentiel, c’est un vélo léger et facile à manier pour qu’il prenne du plaisir à rouler !

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Edited Sunday at 11:19 AM by Barry

[Shebeen]

On 3/29/2025 at 12:00 PM, RobynE said:

Yep. My kiddo got her 26” XS end of 2022 having spent about 18 months on 20” a BMX - beginning of last year we reckoned she had 2 years left on the 26” - middle of last year we realised 1 year - and as of December she’s on a M 27.5 😂 (she’s 10) and she can ride my M 29” with my own seat height on non-technical stuff 🤯 

height/leg length is probably a better indication than age. if my maths is correct, you put an 8yr old on a 26" and skipped 24" outright. I would guess she is pretty lanky to make that work.

I am on the opposite end of the scale. my 10yr old is still on his 20". we got him a 24" but he didn;t want to move over. That then got stolen before we sold the 20" so he's back on that for now (want to get a decent bike, and they are hard to find).

I don't believe in buying bikes a size too big with the intention to grow into. if you buy and sell 2nd hand then the hit you take is not massive.

also, you can learn a lot on the "riding with kids thread"

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Edited yesterday at 06:28 AM by Shebeen

[RobynE]

5 hours ago, Shebeen said:

height/leg length is probably a better indication than age. if my maths is correct, you put an 8yr old on a 26" and skipped 24" outright. I would guess she is pretty lanky to make that work.

I am on the opposite end of the scale. my 10yr old is still on his 20". we got him a 24" but he didn;t want to move over. That then got stolen before we sold the 20" so he's back on that for now (want to get a decent bike, and they are hard to find).

I don't believe in buying bikes a size too big with the intention to grow into. if you buy and sell 2nd hand then the hit you take is not massive.

also, you can learn a lot on the "riding with kids thread"

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Quite right Shebeen. She channels her inner orangutan when it comes to her appendages 😂 and was always tall for her age. But not sure whether OP has an orangutan child as well so worth the question. 

[Mike Dewing]

Keep the bike.. I personally don’t think it’s an upgrade.. can’t do cool airs and tail whips and such on a 5 year old boy.. 🤣🤣🤣

[Esham]

Last week i got my son a Movelo 20” from Makro (R2999) Decent piece of kit with disc brakes, suspension fork with Shimano components. Looks cool too😁

[Lindi Magnus]

2 hours ago, RobynE said:

Quite right Shebeen. She channels her inner orangutan when it comes to her appendages 😂 and was always tall for her age. But not sure whether OP has an orangutan child as well so worth the question. 

He is short and definitely not an orangutan type 😅😅. The 16 is the safer bet