Any good ideas for a bmx bike for a 4 yr old. He is average height. I thought a 16" wheel would be better than the 12" wheel toy store bike he has currently. He is still on the training wheels, so the frame needs to accept bolt ons on the rear drop. He is just learning but is pedaling pretty fast. We took our first ride together today on a gravel trail, lots of fun. Im usually jogging along side, but he is too fast now...

what my son started on

Hello,
We just bought our 4 (soon to be 5)yo a SE Lil' Ripper. The rear axle is long enough to fit training wheels on it. It's been a great bike so far.

On a side note. Like mykesbykes posted, balance bikes work wonders to get kids through the training wheels part. My 2yo rides the beast in the following pic. He is ready to ride a regular bike without training wheels, but he can't reach the ground on his 12" yet. So, he continues on this. He will have ridden a bike with training wheels a total of 2 times. We only put him on it with the training wheels to learn how to pedal. The best part about this little bike is he rides it in the house (we have wood floors). Cut the learning time waaaaaay down.

I like the idea of getting the balance that way, and I could slip the cranks out of his current bike and have almost the same thing, if I slammed the seat post all the way down, it could be a bike for around the house. But still looking for a bike that has a better fit overall than his 10" bike.

that thing is so funny looking that its actually cool... where did you find it, its a good idea.

We got it from Sharper Image. They were going out of business and it was on sale for $50. They're available on Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/Micro-GB0001-G-bike/...5838&sr=8-1

We also removed the cranks from my 4yolds 12" bike so he could push it. It worked ok, but not as well as this thing.

I know Im bringing this thread back from the dead.. My 4yr old taught himself how to ride.. I took the crank out of his 12" Huffy Rock-It and he pushed it around for about 2 months or so.. My wife put him on the neighbor kids 12"er with pedals on it and he took right off with no help whatsoever.. We are looking at a Specialized Hotrock for him, cause he trying to ride jumps and the 12"er is just too damn small...

just to update, I found a very cool 16" bike from trek, called the float. The cranks come off with one bolt and the sprocket and chain stay put, use it as a balance bike, then bolt on the cranks and its a regular bike. Even has a hand brake plus the coaster brake, to get them used to the eventual move to freewheel.

Well it sounds like they've been listening.. I think a 16" might be a touch big for a young one to learn on though, but maybe not.. My 4yr old is way to big for his 12", so a 16" might have been fine..

STANDARD BYKE COMPANY 50R could be a good bike.

I don't recognize this frame. Is it a 16"? Where could I find info on it? Thanks.

I bought my 4 year old at the time (now 7), a Redline MX 16, of which I'll be selling pretty soon, since he's to big for it now. Came with training wheels, hand brake/coaster brake. Picked it up ay my LBS.

I put my 4yr old on one of those the other day at the LBS.. It is a SWEET ride for a beginner.. I ended up picking up a Hotrock on ebay for a pretty good deal.. That Redline MX-16 is a kickin bike though...

It is a very sweet bike. He loved it.