Orbea MX 24 Dirt 2022
A lightweight mountain bike from the Basque country that is not going to be scared of rough terrain!
The MX 24 Dirt is equipped with a good quality 7-speed drivetrain, consisting of a single 34 tooth chainring at the front to keep changes to a minimum, and a 14-34 tooth cassette to give a good spread of gears for all types of terrain. It’s definitely been designed for having a lot of fun!
Cannondale Trail 20
The Trail 20 is Cannondale’s mountain bike offering for kids’ aged 5-8 years old.
The Trail 20 features front suspension, courtesy of an SunTour XCT-JR 20, a Shimano 7sp Tourney drivetrain and the ever-popular Kenda Small Block 8 tyres.
Black Mountain HÜTTO Trail
The Black Mountain HUTTO Trail is a unique bike. It uses Black Mountain’s very popular and patented “growing frame” technology, which allows the bike to quite literally grow with your child. They’ve added to this disc brakes and a suspension fork to allow fun out on the trails.
Cannondale Trail 24
Cannondale is a long established brand names in the bike industry. Since 1971 they have a history of quality bike design.
The Trail 24 weighs in at 11.8kg and features a Shimano Tourney 8sp drivetrain. This consists of a Sunrace, 12-32 cassette and 32T chainring with 130mm cranks.
This setup will be suitable for most off-road adventures, but may limit those who are looking for a little more range.
On the Trail 24, Cannondale have gone with fast-rolling Kenda Small Block 8 tyres on a Cannondale wheel-set that features sealed bearing hubs which are quick release.
Squish MTB 24
The Squish MTB 24 is a 24″ wheel kids mountain bike with some great features including Tektro M-280 Mechanical Disc Brakes with 160mm rotors (which are controlled by two-finger-operated easy reach levers) and SR Suntour XCR-Lo Air Suspension forks with 80mm of travel which can be adjusted to suit as the rider gains weight.
The 8 speed 11-32T cassette should be fine for gentle undulations, but it may require some out of the saddle effort to get to the top of more steep inclines.
We’ve not reviewed this particular size bike but have put the larger Squish MTB 26 through its paces.