Kids Bike

The YOMO 24 is a good choice if you’re looking for a lightweight, well specified 24″ wheel bike with decent disc brakes but also one that’s a little bit different from what other kids are riding.  The brand only launched in winter 2023, but we’ve been very impressed with their range.

We’ve been sent the slightly smaller 20″ wheel bike to review and it’s clear that YOMO are serious about the quality of their bikes.  Not only that, but our reviewer is loving test riding it!

There’s also a range of stylish kids bike helmets available in matt and gloss finish and vegan leather chin strap.

YOMO bikes are an exciting new addition to the world of kids bikes.  Launching late in 2023 their ambition is to get more children riding quality, lightweight bikes. Their fun design and range of colours will appeal to young children, whilst you can appreciate the lightweight frame, child sized components and attention to detail with the geometry that will make the YOMO 14 an easy and enjoyable first pedal bike.

We’ve been sent a larger sized bike to review and we were really impressed with it, so we’re happy to recommend the range to our readers.

YOMO are also doing a stylish range of kids cycle helmets in both matt and glossy finish and with vegan leather straps.

If your child is ready for their first geared bike for your child you can’t go wrong with the new YOMO 20.   This bike was only released in winter 2023, so is also great if you like to be a bit different to the crowd, but still want the quality associated with other more established premium kids bike brands.

We’ve been sent the YOMO 20 to review and not only were we really impressed with the specification and build quality, our reviewer is really enjoying the riding experience too, which at the end of the day is the most important thing.

YOMO also have a range of stylish kids bike helmets, with leather chin pad and a no-pinch magnetic fastener.

The Squish 18 is a good choice if your child isn’t quite ready to move up to a geared bike. It has a long wheelbase to give confidence and easy-to-use ‘child-sized’ brakes that are perfect for smaller hands.

The Squish 18 is fitted with lightweight components, and our 6 year old tester was impressed when she reviewed this bike for us.

Small block tyres are fitted to give good grip on a variety of surfaces, so the Squish 18 can be used for fun in the mud too.

The Cnoc 20 was a lightweight 20″ wheeled bike (6.6kg) aimed at children who might be tall for their age, so therefore require a bigger bike, but without the added complexity of gears or older children who are a little later to riding.

The bike features a single speed setup with a 14T cog and a 25T chainring. The whole drivetrain is encapsulated in a plastic, floating chainguard that keeps inquisitive fingers away from the chain as well as keeping any clothing clean and out of harms way.

The stopping duties are taken care of with aluminium V-brakes, with micro-reach brake levers.

The gearing on the Islabikes Beinn 24 is very simple and easy to use with a Sram twist grip shifter. The Beinn comes with the usual spread of 8 gears from the  Sram 12 – 32 cassette which means it will get up all but the steepest of hills.

With the ability to fit mudguards, pannier rack and bottle cage it’s not surprising the Beinn is a popular choice for both the daily school commute and long distance bikepacking adventures.