Hello, looking at getting some new bikes for the kids, youngest is 2 and riding a puky balance bike, oldest is 6 and fits a 16″ wheel bike.

I have had a good look at islabikes and they look ace, just wondering if there is anything else that anyone recommends.

Ta

You won’t find better bikes for kids than Islabikes.

No real point looking further IMHO

That’s what I expected/hoped to hear, which is good because I kind of thought that.

Thanks

Agree with Rambo, Isla bikes are excellent for kids. Good resale value too when they have grown out of them.

Thirded. Nice people who can spec the bike for road/offroad/touring.
Only thing you could knock them is that they don’t look cool – mostly because they’re not weighed down with pointless tassels, suspension, discs etc.

Merida make some decent kids bikes.

16″ ridgeback has been a good bike for my 5 yr old – a cheaper option than Islabikes and a great little mountain bike – alu frame and v brakes and wide bars.

My 5 year old has just taken delivery of a Spesh Hotrock 20 and my 7 year old is on a Giant MTX 24. The Giant was second hand and I managed to get a deal on the Spesh by trading in his old Hotrock 16.
I found it difficult to get good quality bikes for them, big issues is balancing expense against the time they’ll own/fit the bike.