Bicycle side wheels: how to choose and install?

Many kids just love to ride a bike. But not everyone can quickly learn to ride a bike, so side wheels for a bike are a great addition. With their help, balance is maintained while driving. The child gains self-confidence, and therefore gets the skill of cycling faster. In the article, we will consider in more detail the characteristics of side wheels for a bicycle, the nuances of choice and the subtleties of installation.

It is worth highlighting the main characteristics that a bicycle has in an ensemble with side wheels.

• Security. Thanks to the additional wheels, the child will not fall, which guarantees his safety while cycling. Parents can be completely calm. Additional castors provide excellent balance. Adults do not need to walk next to bicycles to support children.
• A child can ride a bicycle for a long time, because he does not need to strain to maintain balance. Indeed, many will agree that when something does not work out for a long time, then most often interest in this activity is lost, especially if while riding a bicycle you also get injured when falling. Small wheels allow children to enjoy cycling even on their first attempts.
• With the help of safety wheels, the baby's vestibular apparatus develops superbly, which will allow in the future to perfectly maintain balance... Using this method, it is possible to improve the health of the baby if problems with the development of the vestibular apparatus have been diagnosed.
• Cycling has a positive effect on the development of the child. This kind of physical activity strengthens the health of the child.
• Assistant castors help to improve posture, as the baby sits upright during the ride. The child begins to orientate in the immediate vicinity, as well as already get acquainted with the rules of the road.

Usually, when buying a child's bike, the kit does not include additional elements, including side wheels for the bike. Therefore, for an adult, before buying a children's bike, it is important to figure out for what purpose side wheels are needed, how to choose them correctly, how long they should be, what material they are made of, and so on. Initially worth paying attention by the number of inches when choosing the right side wheels for your child's bike.

Today, wheels for 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 inches are on sale, but the options for 24 and 26 inches are not suitable for a child's bike. To select this parameter correctly, you need to build on the size of the bicycle wheel itself. The larger the wheel size, the more inches the side models should have.

It should be noted that the cost of the side wheels may vary. Usually, their price is influenced by the size, material of manufacture, as well as the brand of the manufacturer. The best choice is castors with brackets made of durable material, as they provide strength and reliability. Wheels will not break while driving. This option is worth noting as the most reliable and securetherefore it is chosen by many parents. On average, this supplement is inexpensive.

It is very important to remember when installing additional wheels that they should not touch the road, but remain in the air, in other words, they should be at different levels with the rear wheel. The side wheels are usually 1-1.5 centimeters higher when compared to the rear.

It should be understood that in this case, the slightest unevenness on the road will lead to the fact that the rear wheel may hang in the air, and it will no longer work. Today in specialized stores, side options are presented not only for a regular bike, but also for multi-speed models. First you need to purchase special side wheels designed for cycling with a gearshift. They stand out from the usual options by the types of brackets. They can be mounted sideways to the rear wheel axle or to the stays of the bike frame.

How to install wheels on a children's bike, see below.