Black Mountain -- A Bike For Kids Unlike Any Other!

You've never seen a bike like this! The Black Mountain PINTO can expand from balance mode, to a small pedal bike (pictured), to a large pedal bike! My four children are adults, but I remember how quickly they grew out of bicycles when they were kids. Black Mountain bikes solve that problem! Through a series of adjustments and add-ons, the bike grows as your child grows -- the rear triangle can be moved forward to create a longer top tube.

The brand’s first two models, the PINTO (for children of 3–5 years) and SKØG (5–8 years) can both be set up in three modes: either Balance, Small Pedal or Large Pedal. This effectively means you get three bikes in one. Black Mountain claims the PINTO replaces both a traditional 12in and a 14in bike, while the SKØG takes the place of 14in and 16in bikes.

The gearing system is also supposedly the world's first that can be moved up as the bike grows. A "PowerPack" includes cranks, pedals and a lightweight, oil-free drive belt (six times lighter than a chain), transforming the balance aluminium bike into a pedal bike. By adjusting the frame and gearing system, it increases the frame size and gearing by 20 percent, which will typically result in the bike lasting 12 to 24 months longer than a fixed-frame bike. There is even a custom saddle and inverted seat clamp so the saddle to go extra low for very small children.

Black Mountain isn't the first to make an expanding kids' bike. In 2016, LittleBig released the 3-in-1, which flipped the rear part of the frame to make a larger balance bike, then you had to bolt on a chain ring and cranks. Black Mountain's bike -- with its belt drive, adjustable gearing, and "growing triangle" frame -- takes this concept much further.

The Black Mountain bikes come in orange, neon green, sky blue or purple. However, the cost isn't cheap, set at $442 US.

From Him, Through Him, For Him (Romans 11:36),

Paul J. Staso

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