Black Mountain Bikes

I was looking for a good light weight British designed bike for kids for some time. Came across Black Mountain Bikes. Bought a Skog and a Pinto for my daughter and son. We drove from Kent to pick the bikes with the kids. It was such pleasant experience and what a great product. Kids thoroughly enjoyed it. Staff was amazing!!!!

This is a great concept.
I bought one for my 5 year old boy, and he shredding the tracks with it!
The service I received was exceptional too. Andy was prompt with his expert email communications.
When we considered buying the bike, we decided that it is a 4 year investment, and our little boy is going to have a great time riding a good quality bike.
Shipping was a breeze, and the bike arrived in about a week from dispatch.
I am waiting for there next product to be released to buy it for my 7 year old!

Cheers.

Bought the Pinto bike for our toddler, which he loves - especially his new 'brakes'!
Easy to complete the final assembly steps, all seems very solid and well made - great to even include the tools required.
Customer support has been excellent, especially considering all the supply chain issues.
No doubt the bike is going to be great for a couple of years, once we fit the pedal kit etc.

Black Mountain bikes are absolute quality! I am blown away how quickly my son has learnt to ride a bike. The balance bike mode is such a big step in getting the kids to glide. Changing to the power mode (pedals) is relatively easy and because my son had the confidence to balance on the same bike. Using the pedals took around 15 mins to master. now we can go on bike rides together.

Great quality bike. My is running his Skog as a balance bike at the moment and loving it. Looking forward to mount the pedals later this summer. Really good that you can use the same bike for both balance and later with pedals. As a true bonus we can size up the bike when Leo grow taller.
It really replaces three bikes.

Recently bought the pinto for my child. Have to say the website is clear and accurate. The live chat/contact from staff was very good. The delivery time was excellent (2 days from purchase on standard delivery). The customer service and contact whilst waiting for delivery was excellent, checking sizing and build type etc. On arrival I checked the bike. Its construction and quality is excellent. The instructions and design are second to none and the little touches within are again top quality. I am very very impressed with everything. The only thing that may put people off is the price but please dont. This bike will grow with your child and from how it's made will last. I would definitely recommend the company and bike to anyone.

Update. So had the bike now for nearly 2 years. It's amazing. My little lad is now 4 and a bit and is just starting to grow out of the smallest size. I've used the spacers on the handle bars and they will do for a while. The bike is so solid and has taken the obvious falls very well. Its lightweight meaning he gets up hills on it, hes able to handle it through bike gates etc with ease. The bike just oozes confidence which in turn means hes now on bump tracks, jumping off kerbs and doing wheelies on it. Great bike!

Update. So my little lad is over 5 now and the bike is still going strong... Little bit of wear on the seat but he uses it on pump tracks and local bike parks. It's had some hammer but apart from the seat and a few chips... Amazing bike. My little lad is 110cm tall currently and I feel that the bike will last him for another 9 months or so till I feel he's a bit big for it or technically grown out of it. I say this as he can ride 4 to 6 miles on it quite comfortably but due to his ability I may need to consider gears. Every child is different but 4 years worth of cycling from one bike for a child will do me. Again amazing bike and can't recommend highly enough.

I can't recommend this product/company enough. Bike arrived promptly with great communication before hand to check we were buying the correct size. For our child being able to learn to balance first, followed by using the brakes, then to evolve the bike into the pedal option was just brilliant. The instructions are really easy to follow. This allowed our child to transition at each stage with a bike they were already comfortable with giving them huge confidence to move forward. Our friends who are looking to move from balance bike to pedal bike are now guessing at what to buy and where to go.

Overall a very well thought out product, that should see your child confident with their riding. It left 2 parents on a bank holiday weekend feeling very proud of their equally proud 3 and a half year old.

Fantastic idea! Bought a sky blue Pinto for my 2 year old, within a few days (around 2hrs total riding) he had mastered the balance bike. He used it this way for around a week before we installed the pedals as he was doing so well and we couldn't wait! The bike is a brilliant design, was quick and easy to install the pedals, it looks great (which gets a lot of attention from strangers!), and it's solid yet suprisingly lightweight. On another plus I haven't got a balance bike gathering dust in my shed and this will see him through a few years no question. Very happy with my purchase, would highly recommend!

Really good and prompt communication. Confirmed the bike sizing before delivery to make sure everything was correct. Easy to assemble and my son's reaction was priceless. Super light weight - it makes all the difference. He used it in balance mode for a month and then was able to use the pedals in less than 15 minutes. A brilliant milestone. Since then he has been riding wherever he can!

I bought a bike from Black Mountain bikes for my 4 year old boy at Christmas. He absolutely loves the bike and won’t get off it! The bike looks great and is really well built, solid but light. The company sets it up for you based on the kid’s height so it’s almost ready to go when it arrives - it took me 10 mins to put the few bits together. The customer service is excellent, really responsive and helpful. Great bike and a great company. John

Fantastic Pinto bike for our 3 year old which will grow with him and provide many years of cycling. The bike was delivered promptly and took only a few simple steps until it was fully assembled. We loved the eco-packaging! The bike is light enough that he has been able to start pedalling and is not far from independent cycling. Thank you!

This is our first bicycle for our son and I highly recommend this. Although it is pricey, but this bicycle will definitely hold its value without a doubt. Its a very good quality product and we are very very happy with it.
The customer service from Wes and Greg at Black mountain bikes was just perfect. They dealt with all queries and made our decision so easy, and moreover, this decision to buy Skog bike is 100% the best decision we have taken.
Thank you Black mountain bikes

Got my little one a Skög. Cracking bit of kit. Well made, light and durable. 100% recommend!!

Very happy with the Pinto bike and all the internet purchase process. From the very beginning, communication with the company has been clear and very efficient. The bike arrived to Catalonia in time for my son's birthday. The packaging was good and the bike arrived in good condition. The design and color are spectacular. My son loved it. He was already used to ride a balance bike without brake levers. With the Pinto in balance mode he practiced the ability to brake using hand brake levers for a couple of days and thereafter he insistently asked me to mount the pedals. After a couple of days he was already pedaling perfectly! the bike is really light and seems very easy to handle for a 4 year old.

I ordered a Pinto to Finland for my four year old. She's was about 95 cm tall when she started using it. We used it in balance mode for about a day and then made the switch to pedal mode. She's been using a smaller balance bike for about two years, so she was ready to start pedaling. The move to pedaling went great. She learned to bike on her own in like a day or so. I have nothing bad to say about the bike, it is super great! She loves it. The Pinto was the perfect size for her, and there is plenty of headroom for growth.

I only have two negatives. I actually received the wrong bike at first. But this was promptly solved by the customer service. A courier collected the bike from our place in Helsinki and I received the correct bike in a week or so.
The second negative is that the change from balance mode to pedal mode was a bit complicated. I have experience building my own bikes, so I'm not a complete beginner. But I'm not a professional. I found it impossible to replace the head tube screws when attaching the pedal seat tube without removing the rear wheel and gently bending the frame. In the manual and in the instructions video the wheel stays on during this stage. I almost stripped the bolts trying to get it to work. The space between the chain/seat stays was just too tight. But everything went fine in the end.

We are super happy with the bike as a whole. It is great.

We purchased the Kapel 18” bike for our 6yr old. At about 110cm he is too small for a 20” and far to big for his 16” but there are very few bikes of any quality in between - certainly none with gears. This bike fits the bill and with the extending frame he will be able to continue using it for a few years to come. The build quality is fantastic, the paint is bright and the overall styling is first class.

He absolutely loves riding and is so much more independent, has a longer range and is now able to ride on grass for the first time (due to the bigger wheels)! The size fit is great and had no issues jumping on. The bike is light weight in comparison to his 16” and his older brothers 20” so a lot easier to handle.

The bike came nice packed in a box and was really simple for the two of us to assemble together within about 30mins - all tools provided.

Overall, really satisfied and worth the (hefty) price tag knowing that it will last.

I purchased a 16" Skog for my son who was due to be 4 back in August 2020. I had looked at a number of brands but one of the key factors for purchasing was that the bike could grow as my son did. I made an initial enquiry with Black Mountain (BM) with regards to sizing as my son was between a Pinto & Skog. BM were very responsive & helpful. I requested the bike arrive setup up in the balance mode. With some minor assembly from myself; easily done with the provided instructions, BM's own YouTube videos, and another YouTube video for a minor brake adjustment, my son was on his way. He took to it quite quickly. I like the fact it had brakes, enabling him to be become familiar with the function rather than dragging his feet. It also set him up for small pedal mode. Again, the instructions & videos enabled me to adjust with relative ease. The journey to riding pedals independently took as long as it needed to. My son looks comfortable riding. He can spin the pedals with ease, easily apply the brakes, and push himself when required, the weight of the bike not being an issue. BM have continued to offer advice when required, I asking them more recently about adjusting the height of the handlebars. I really can't fault the bike, the buying experience, or the customer support. BM will definitely be a consideration when the time comes for my son to size up.

We gave our daughter a Skog bike for her fourth birthday. It only took her a few hours to become comfortable on the bike. We never used it as balance bike. She had two of those already.
She loves the bike, both the colour and the ride. The build quality is excellent. I can't wait to get a Pinto her sister.

Black Mountain bikes are the best in the world. The quality and design are of top notch. I had to do an extensive research to find a right bicycle for my son who’s physical development is lagging a bit behind. Soon as I opened the box, I was sure that I had made the best choice but I still had a doubt if it was going to work for my son. From day one I could see that he had better control and was enjoying the bike. After riding for few months in a balance mode, he now pedals on his own. I’m glad that I made the right choice - I’m pretty sure that if I’d bought a regular junk from the market, my son would’ve had to try a lot harder and probably would’ve given up. I’m so thankful to the Black Mountain team for making state-of-art bicycles focusing on children's needs. There’s nothing better than this in the market.

I cannot recommend these bikes highly enough. We have had our now 4 year old on a pinto for over a year now. He started in balance bike mode and rapidly became very confident whizzing round the neighbourhood. Soon after that he mastered the hand brakes and was ready for pedals. Although he was reluctant to put the pedals on (toddlers aren't big fans of change!) when he finally agreed, we gave him one push and then he promptly rode 4km! The transition was practically instant! He has grown like a rocket and although it is now probably on the small side for him he is super fast and confident on it. The simplicity of swapping between modes/sizes has meant he can stay comfortable on a bike he likes and trusts through all of these changes seamlessly. Excellent, clever engineering and awesome build quality mean that we can now use it for his sister from the beginning! Thanks to everyone at Black Mountain for making a truly phenomenal kids bike!