Fred
The lightweight downhill bike for kids
Suspension travel. Suspension travel. Suspension travel.
This bike only knows one direction – downhill. With up to 180 mm of travel and progressive downhill geometry, this robust children’s full-suspension bike is designed for epic bike park sessions and challenging downhill trails featuring big drops, rocky sections and root-covered terrain – all to be tackled at high speed. The spec is well thought-out and features robust yet lightweight components from SRAM, Fox, Manitou, Magura, Reverse Components and Maxxis, to keep the weight as low as possible for young shredders. For the gravity stars of tomorrow, with a height of 135 cm to 165 cm.
FRED26 Children’s Downhill Bike
Sturdy aluminium frame with Horst-Link rear suspension and downhill geometry
The robust yet lightweight FRED frame, made from 6061 aluminium, has been specially developed for young downhill riders and freeriders: featuring tube dimensions suitable for children, a relatively low weight and an extra-robust construction for uncompromising downhill performance. The modern downhill geometry, featuring a flat 63° head angle and a low bottom bracket, combined with the Horst-Link rear suspension system, ensures responsive handling, optimum traction and a smooth ride over rough terrain. The decoupled braking and suspension movement allows technical trails to be tackled with greater control and efficiency.
High-performance suspension forks
The high-performance suspension forks from Manitou and Fox offer maximum comfort and control on challenging descents. Depending on the model size, they feature 150 to 180 mm of travel and are specially tuned for the lighter weight of young riders – Kids Tuned. This gives them a particularly responsive feel and ensures top performance on rough terrain, technical trails and big jumps.
The FRED Kinder Downhill Fully is a Category 5 mountain bike and is therefore suitable for technically demanding terrain, rough, rocky trails and use in bike parks. Due to the higher level of wear and tear, bikes in this category should be serviced regularly and checked for damage.
Shock absorbers for maximum downhill performance – Kids Tuned
Whether Manitou or Fox, the shock absorbers fitted – with 150 to 180 mm of travel – are perfectly tailored to the low body weight of young downhill riders – Kids Tuned. They respond with exceptional sensitivity, offering efficient, finely controlled damping and progressive suspension, thereby ensuring outstanding traction, control and comfort on technical terrain as well as during fast descents and big jumps.
Smooth-shifting gearbox with a wide gear ratio range
With the high-quality SRAM NX1 gear system, young riders can change gears precisely, smoothly and reliably, whatever the terrain. Thanks to 11 gears and a wide range of gear ratios, even short uphill sections can be tackled with ease, and the fun of riding never falls by the wayside.
MORITZ – The lightweight trail and enduro full-suspension bike
Powerful on the descents, nimble on the climbs. This lightweight trail and mini-enduro full-suspension bike, with up to 140 mm of suspension travel, is based on modern enduro geometry and impresses with outstanding handling on challenging trails. Designed for young trail shredders who love to go full throttle on the descents and also want to pedal uphill.
Frequently Asked Questions
VPACE Kids Bikes are sporty bicycles and components designed specifically for children, setting new standards in quality, performance and design:
- Lightweight
- Well-thought-out, child-specific geometry
- Larger wheels thanks to the 29er principle
- Top-quality components from renowned manufacturers
- Good value for money
- Low actual running costs due to the high resale value
On the one hand, you can really put our bikes through their paces at our Test Centre partners and experience the VPACE ‘aha’ moment; and on the other hand, you can visit our showroom in Horgenzell, where you can view all our kids’ bikes and even take them for a test ride.
Your bike will arrive in a box, fully pre-assembled, perfectly adjusted and ready to go. All you need to do is take the bike out of the box and carry out the following final assembly steps yourself:
- Adjust the handlebars to the correct position
- Fit the front wheel
- Adjust the saddle to the correct height
- Screw on the pedals
The right frame size depends primarily on height and inseam. To do this, measure your child’s height without shoes and determine their inseam (inside leg length)
1. Measure height
To determine height, have your child stand barefoot, upright with their back against a wall. Now place a book horizontally on their head and measure the distance from the floor to the bottom edge of the book.
2. Measure the inseam
To determine the inseam, have your child stand barefoot, upright with their back against a wall, clamp a book between their legs and pull it upwards into their crotch with the top edge horizontal. Now measure the distance from the floor to the top edge of the book. The length you’ve measured is your child’s inseam.
3. Determining the right bike size / frame size
As well as height, inseam length also plays an important role in determining the right bike size/frame size. To ensure your child can ride safely, their inseam length should be at least equal to the standover height of the selected size.
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