Giant ARX 20 kids' bike review

The new Giant ARX 20 is a kids' bike that is made from the same Aluxx-grade aluminium as the grown-up bikes and it's fast, fun and light

Cycling Weekly Verdict

Giant has upped the stakes by making a good-quality, well specced kids' bike that's lighter than its competitors and very competitively priced.

Reasons to buy
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    Lightweight

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    Tough

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    Simple to use

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    Grown-up colours

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    Competitively priced

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    Should hold its value

Reasons to avoid
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    None, according to our six-year-old tester: "I like everything"

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Up until relatively recently ‘trickle-down’ technology dried up long before it reached children’s bikes. It was British brand Islabikes that pioneered the good-quality, kids’ bike that didn’t weigh a ton, didn’t have superhero or Disney princess decals and crucially had child-specific, modern components.

Now global brands like Giant have directed its designers towards creating a rival children’s range in what is a huge and lucrative industry.

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Simon Smythe

Simon Smythe is a hugely experienced cycling tech writer, who has been writing for Cycling Weekly since 2003. Until recently he was our senior tech writer. In his cycling career Simon has mostly focused on time trialling with a national medal, a few open wins and his club's 30-mile record in his palmares. These days he spends most of his time testing road bikes, or on a tandem doing the school run with his younger son.