Kids around 4 to 7 years old who are confident on a bike and ready for gears and some off-road riding.
The Orbea MX 20 Team is built for kids who want to ride everywhere, from the school run to the local trails. The aluminium frame and rigid alloy fork keep it light, which makes a huge difference for small riders, and the parts are sized for young hands and legs.
Orbea deliberately leaves off a suspension fork here. At this size most forks barely move under a light child and just add weight, so wide 20 x 2.20 Kenda Booster tyres do the cushioning instead and add plenty of grip on dirt.
A Shimano Altus 1x8-speed drivetrain gives a proper range of gears for hills with only one shifter to learn, and simple alloy V-brakes are easy to adjust and maintain. This bike is in the purple and mint colourway.
Light aluminium build
Easier for kids to pedal, lift and handle.
Shimano Altus 1x8
A real gear range with one simple shifter.
Wide Kenda tyres
20 x 2.20 for grip and comfort on dirt.
No heavy fork
Rigid alloy fork keeps weight down.
Frame and fork
Drivetrain
Brakes
Wheels and tyres
Fit and colour
Rigid fork by design
Orbea skips a suspension fork on this model to save weight, since forks this small rarely work well for light kids.
Great for
Maybe not for
Orbea's MX 20 range generally suits kids around 4 to 7 years old. Your child should be able to stand over the top tube with both feet flat. Bring them in for a test ride and we'll set the saddle height.
Tyre pressure for kids
Light riders don't need much pressure. Running the Kenda tyres a bit softer, within the range on the sidewall, gives more grip and comfort, which matters more on a bike without suspension.
Teach the gears early
Show them to ease off the pedals slightly as they shift and to change down before a hill. The single shifter makes it easy to learn.
A Basque bike maker with a long history.
Orbea started in the Basque Country of Spain in 1840 and has made bicycles since the 1930s. It is run as a worker cooperative.
Its MX Junior range brings the same attention to light frames and proper components to kids bikes.
