Are you kids learning to ride or do your kids ride their bikes often? Do you ride as a family? Would bike gloves be a good idea
Bike Gloves
Advances in kids bikes, such as the introduction of balance bikes and bikes with gearing & suspension, along with more purpose built, safe, off road options for kids to ride on such as pump tracks, bike parks and the New Zealand Cycle Trail, kids are now biking from a younger age, biking further, at speed and on varying terrain Sometimes they are participating in a family biking holiday. All these factors increase the need for kids to be wearing bike gloves,
Learn why Kids Bike Gloves may be a good idea for your child.
 
Protection from falls
If your child is learning to ride or developing and expanding there riding skills then the protection bike gloves provide will be beneficial to your child.
Providing protection through coverage to their hands, bike gloves will protect palms and fingers from skin abrasions and bruises when they connect with different surfaces
Full finger gloves offer additional protection to the fingers though majority of impacts occur to the palm area of the hand and therefore are protected with both a full finger and fingerless glove.
Kids Fingerless Glove
Kids Full Finger Glove
Support steering control
If biking is a regular activity for your child or you ride as a family, enjoying bike parks, pumps tracks and cycle trails then the comfort and control bike gloves provides when holding the handlebars will be beneficial to your child.
Gloves provide some cushioning and can help with reducing sweaty hands and providing a surface that can grip the handlebars to assist with steering control.
They like to be like Mum or Dad
Like adults children enjoy wearing clothing that is designed for a specific task and if riding is their main sport, or a big part of what you choose to do as a family, bike gloves should be added to their riding clothing It prepares them mentally for what’s about to come and makes them feel a part of the group. They see adults wearing bike gloves so want to be a part of that community too. Â
Would wearing a bike glove be helpful to support your childs confidence as they grow and develop their biking skills and love for biking?
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