Dawes 14" Blowfish Kids Bike, White

The smallest bike in the Blowfish range, and the one where low weight matters most. A child's first pedal bike is heavy relative to their own body weight, and that's usually what stops them enjoying it — the Blowfish uses an aluminium frame and alloy wheels to keep that weight down.

Who it fits

14" wheels, suited to most children around 3 to 5 years old. Age is only a rough guide though — send us your child's height and inside leg and we'll confirm whether the 14" or 16" is the better buy before you order.

What you're getting

• Frame: lightweight aluminium rather than the steel used on most bikes at this size — the single biggest factor in whether a small child can actually control the bike
• Wheels: robust, long-lasting alloy
• Specification: deliberately simple, so there's less to go wrong and less for a new rider to think about

Sizes above: the Blowfish 16" and 18", same design scaled up.

Why we can price like this

We're an authorised Dawes dealer — but we don't run a shop.

No showroom. No shop floor. No stock sitting in a warehouse depreciating. Your bike is picked and dispatched from the manufacturer's own facility and comes straight to your door.

A traditional bike shop has to cover premises, staff and stockholding before it makes a penny, and that has to come out of the price you pay. We don't carry those costs, so we're not asking you to cover them.

What you don't lose: full manufacturer warranty, because we're an authorised dealer and not a grey importer. A real person to talk sizing through with before you order.