Cycling is an excellent sport for all ages, however modern high performance bicycles are not designed to accommodate children’s body proportions and small size.
To date no brand or supplier has been able to replicate the real race geometry into a children’s bike due to the fact that everything is designed for adult bikes. Almost every component on TheOne is custom made for small people. The Seat, the handle bars and especially the cranks and gearing are all designed for smaller people. We've used levers that are easy for small hands to change gears. All too often we see small sized bikes with adult sized cranks, bars, seats etc. The components on TheOne have been custom made to suit these machines and the people who will ride them, they are not assembled from components in the "parts bin". If you've bought a bike from one of our competitors and now realise that you can't get the seat low enough to accomodate the adult sized cranks that came fitted to your bike, I am sorry but we don't sell our short cranks except with these bikes - they were custom made and are a key selling feature of our bikes.
Pro-Lite developed The One in 650c and 24” wheel size in response to the requests from the Italian Cycling Federation to meet the need for a true high performance road racing bicycle for use by the up and coming young riders. Riders as young as six can now ride competition level road bikes. In the Dutch Bike Motion a 4 year old boy was presented with a 24” wheel version by his parents.
The custom handmade wheels are smaller 650c or 24” in size, with the frame proportions adjusted to allow comfortable reach to the handlebars and achieve a low stand over height.
The handlebars are specially made so that children’s smaller hands can safely and comfortably operate the brakes and shifters. Both sizes use the contemporary integrated brake levers and shifters on the handlebars.
Front and rear shifters are Shimano, matched to Shimano RD2300 front and rear derailleurs with a SRAM cassette which matches the derailleur indexes the best for the most accurate shifts. The crank set is specially made with shorter crank arms and offset to ensure safety, smooth shifting, efficiency and comfortable use by children. The 24" uses 145mm cranks, while the 650c uses a 160mm.
The frames are made from the custom made Pro-Lite PBS tubing in the Pro-Lite factory in Taiwan that ensures that this frame is as light as possible and that it delivers on its road racing promise.
The Pro-Lite TheOne children’s road racing bicycle is used by cycling federations worldwide to develop the next generation of champions.
If you want the best junior race bike on the market, then accept no substitute, TheOne is ready to race, and win straight out of the box.
If your club or cycling team is interested in purchasing 8 or more bikes please contact us for bulk-buy pricing.
650c Mini Race Bike
- Weight without pedals: 9.6kg
- Pro-Lite P.B.S. 7005 triple butted tubing, TIG welded frame
- Shimano RD2300 16 speed
- SRAM Cassette
- Pro-Lite Como 650c wheelset
- Pro-Lite/Chivetta, alloy bar, best reach for Kids, width 380mm x 31.8mm
- Pro-Lite alloy forged crank (160mm), 42/34T alloy chain rings
24" Mini Race Bike
- Weight without pedals: 9.0kg
- Pro-Lite P.B.S. 7005 triple butted tubing, TIG welded frame.
- Shimano RD2300 16 speed
- Pro-Lite Como 24 inch wheelset
- New Shifter location on the handlebar!
- Pro-Lite/Chivetta, alloy bar, best reach for Kids, width 360mm x 31.8mm
- Pro-Lite alloy forged crank (145mm), 42/34T alloy chain rings
This product arrives 90% assembled, only the bars, wheels and seat post require fitment. We recommend that you have the bike checked by a bicycle mechanic prior to riding.
Customer Reviews
Please enter a valid email address.
This field is required.
