FirstBike Bike Parts & Accessories

FirstBike is a manufacturer of balance bikes. The current catalogue includes models for a span of young future cyclists, from brand new up to riders almost ready to graduate to pedals. The company also offers accessories, primarily for safety, from helmets to reflective vests. FirstBikes are available from shops across the world and directly from the company's online store.

Founded by German cyclist Ralf Coerschulte, the experimenter spent quite some time exploring the possibilities for a balance bike before arriving at the basic design still at the heart of all FirstBikes today. The simple, single-beam frame is structurally sound, lightweight, and versatile enough to serve as a starting point for bikes from solid-foam indoor starter bikes to intrepid, knobby-tired off-road rides.

The FirstBike is a great start for new riders. Devotees of the balance-first, pedal-later school will immediately feel at home; the company eschews anything in the way of training wheels or trikes. With kits to make any young cyclist feel at home, tires smooth or knobby, a plethora of colors, and an option for hand brakes.

Accessories include baskets and bells for style, helmets from Abus, reflective vests, and two functional modifications: a lowering kit which reduces the step-over height for very young riders, and a novel wheel-replacing ski. The latter can be swapped in front or front and back, converting the FirstBike into an intrepid snow-traversing machine.

FirstBike makes reliable balance bikes for all sorts of new riders. Stop by a shop and see whether there is one for your young cyclist-to-be.