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Prevelo bikes are born from an obsession with design and engineering, and of course, from a love of riding. But what informs our overall design philosophy is something a bit more ethereal - it is the belief that every kid should have a better childhood than we did. No matter where you came from, we know that part of the reason you are here is because you want better for the generations that come after you. Hence the term - Upgrade Childhood. We make better bikes for kids for a better experience on two wheels.
Prevelo bikes are built light and strong. All Prevelo bikes frames and forks are made of custom formed 6061 aluminum tubing. This means the bike isn’t the lightest ever, but it can take a beating and keep rolling down the road, paved path, singletrack. You get the idea.
We make bikes for kids that are as confidence inspiring, easy, and fun to ride as possible. All Prevelo bikes are 100% engineered for kids from the start. Our bikes feature exceptionally low minimum seat heights and low bottom brackets. This geometry places the rider close to the ground. We have found that kids feel more confident, learn easier and ride better thanks to this design. The low geometry also lowers the center of gravity making the bikes safer and more agile.
Lowering the geometry required us to re-think crank lengths. In conjunction with our low geometry, Prevelo bikes crank arm lengths are optimized down to the millimeter to make sure the rider can pedal efficiently and comfortably. Prevelo bikes cranks also have ultra-narrow q-factors (in regular English, this is the distance between the pedals). A narrow q-factor means that young legs don’t need to be splayed far apart to reach the pedals.
All Prevelo pedal bikes feature front and rear hand brakes (the Alpha Zero balance bike has a rear hand brake). Unlike coaster brakes, hand brakes allow the rider to apply brakes even when the rider’s feet are off the pedals. So the rider can get feet off the pedals and brace for a stop without sacrificing braking ability. The brake levers are also sized for kids with adjustable reach, so brakes levers can be dialed in for each young rider’s hands. We also decked every bike out with small diameter grips.
Everything on Prevelo bikes, including the tires, hubs, wheels, handlebars, stems, saddles, brakes, shifters and derailleurs is designed to be smooth, reliable and easy for kids to use. Like rounded axel bolts that minimize hard edges or quick adjust seat post that little hands can operate. All you geeky spoke counters (you know who you are) can check out the detailed specifications for each bike for yourselves.
