Will the adams trail a bike fit my son?

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JMT114

My son is three, he will be four in July. I am considering getting the Adams Folder 1 Trail a Bike.

He currently rides a 12" bike (w/ training wheels) and does extremely well while riding it. He loves to ride and can even ride up some minor hills (I envy his power to weight ratio).

Yesterday we were at Toys R Us and I pulled a 16" bike off the shelf to see how it fit. He fit almost very model very well and could reach the pedals with no problems.

My questions is, how does a Trail a Bike compare fit wise to a kid's bike? I can't find any actual fitting info online and we do not have a dealer in town that sells the Adams Trail a Bike.

My son is 39" tall.

Thanks for any info.

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st0ut

I started my son a TAB when he turned four. He has been small his entire life. Take him in see if he can mount and dismount. hold the handelbars while mounted. If he can i think you are good to go.

masiman

Yours sounds a bit taller than mine as my 4 in March kid is able to fit a 16" but is better served on a 12". The fit on a TAB is okay. A bit of a stretch to pedal but doable. Although, even if fit were better, I still don't think they would pedal very much :).

DieselDan

The fit on an Adams TAB is such where the child shouldn't touch the ground, as such the little ones can't drag their feet on the ground and wreck both of you.

JMT114

I went to my local Trek store yesterday and had my son try out their version of the TAB. It had a 20" wheel and was too big. He could not reach the pedals even w/the seat all the way down.

Does anyone have info about the sizes for the Adams? I cannot locate any info on the web. The only thing I found that says anything about sizing is that the compact fits kids with a shorter inseam than the original. This info is pretty useless if they do not give you the size of either model.

JMT114

The fit on an Adams TAB is such where the child shouldn't touch the ground, as such the little ones can't drag their feet on the ground and wreck both of you.

Thanks, that's what I figured. I was more concerned about him reaching the pedals. I had not thought about him putting his feet down. I guess you want to make sure you don't go too small either.

masiman

DieselDan

Pedal blocks are still around.

bigtruck

I trimmed the seat tube on mine ( Had plenty of length to do this ) and also brought some pedal blocks, Miss three loves it although she only rests her feet on the pedals but she still loves it

bigtruck

Pedal blocks are still around.

Best place I found for them was

http://www.bikeparts.com/

http://www.bikeparts.com/search_results.asp?ID=BPC306928 (http://www.bikeparts.com/productsearch.asp)

Cost $10.50 plus shipping

HumbleGrendel

Same as bigtruck. See my "Adams Trail-A-Bike Compact - 3 yr old (http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=377766)" post. My guy is 37" and I ended up getting the Adam's folder. I trimmed the bottom of the seat post and added blocks to the pedals. I don't expect to go on any lengthy rides for awhile, but it's great for short trips to the park, store, etc.

bigboybiker2007

I'm about the same as Humble Grendel. Our son is 2 1/2 and is 39 inches tall. We purchased the Adams Trail a Bike compact and I sawed off about 3 inches off of the bottom of the seat post. We purchased from Amazon and had good experience with it. We started riding very short distances and have worked up to 2 miles at a time.

wb647

My son is just four, and 40" tall. He can just touch the pedals on the Adams TAB. BTW- the OP said he looked at the Trek TAB. I would suggest sticking with the Adams. Better quality bike.

JMT114

I have ruled out the Trek because it is much too big for my son. The strange thing is that another LBS had a Gary Fisher TAB and my son was very close to reaching the pedals. I would have thought the Trek and Gary Fisher would be the same except for paint.

The main reason I was interested in the Adams is because it is on sale at Sierra Trading Post.

I am probably going to wait until later in the summer or next year. That way I can be sure he will fit whatever I decide to get for him to ride.

Gus Riley

Burley may be an alternative to consider.

We went with a Burley Piccollo when my niece came to our home. She was five at the time and has outgrown it (nine now). Our grandson is three and a half and is small for his age. He doesn't quite fit it yet, even with blocks. We think by next year he will fit just fine.

In our opinion the Piccollo handles better than other tag alongs because it connects more like a fifth wheel. It attaches to a rack which is right over the rear hub of the towing bike. Others attach to a seat post and handling doesn't seem as effortless as the Burley setup.

Pictures show connection setup and relative size of five year old, Piccollo fit. The last picture shows the Santana triplet that we/she has grown into. Notice the home made blocks on the aft stoker's station. She has since out grown the blocks. She is growing faster than the dandelions in my yard!!

tuolumne

Our kids are all very short for their age, and not on the charts yet for weight. They all fit the adams, burly and an older trail gator style when less than 4 years old. You can always add a 2x4 on each side of the pedal if needed.

wayne_imhoff

I have ruled out the Trek because it is much too big for my son.
An option would be crank shorteners(expensive), but it would give you room for growth.

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