Buying a first bike for your youngster? Here’s how to choose the correct one

Get a bike that is the right size for your child, not one they will grow into. Photo: CHRISTIN KLOSE/dpa-tmn/dpa

If you want to buy your youngster a first bicycle, bear these tips in mind.

“Learning to ride a bike actually starts earlier,” says Thomas Geisler from German cycling association Pressedienst-Fahrrad (pd-f).