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Meet the Hellion 16
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A performance optimised aluminium frame
The frame tubing has been deliberately crafted to balance strength (at the pressure points) with lightness (everywhere else), to ensure we don’t add unnecessary weight or hinder progress.
Threaded thru axles ramp up frame stiffness while sliding dropouts enable handing and size adjustments as little riders progress.
To top it off, we added internal cable routing because a bike this slick demands it.
A low, slack and short geometry
The Hellion 16 is built for performance with a geometry optimised for speed, technical acumen and confidence on the gnarly bits.
The low centre of gravity keeps them balanced in the berms while the slack head tube angle takes (some of the drama) out of descending. The short seat stays give the bike a playful responsive feel (while also making manuals just a little easier to master).
A no fuss, full gas chainset
Narrow wide chain teeth stop the chain from flapping and slipping and work in harmony with shortened 110m cranks for pedalling efficiency.
The single speed set up saves weight while allowing little ones to give the trail their full attention.
Touchpoints that elevate control
We’ve collaborated with the brilliant Ritchey Logic to deliver a perfect rail adjusted ergonomic saddle, combined with robust seat post and quick release clamp. The double butted aluminium bars are strong, light and small enough for mini rippers to keep control.
Ritchey Logic have been at the forefront of component design for the past 50 years. We’ve collaborated with them for over a decade, producing some of the best age specific components to ever grace a kids’ bike.
Gear ready and engineered for fast progression
We supply the Helion 16 gear-ready, with a separate mech hanger, gear routing and rear hub which allows the addition of a small ratio cassette.
This allows them to learn the fundamentals of gear shifting in a bike they’re comfortable with. And it allows you to eek out way more value from a bike that’s already designed to last a lifetime.
MTB wheels that go hard
The sealed bearings keep mud, water and corrosion at bay while double wall rims give you twice the confidence on rocks and roots.
The optimised spoke count means you won’t have to worry about buckled wheels while thru axles make the rare times you do need to swap tyres a breeze.
Tan walls for the win
Whether you’re navigating mud, berms, ruts or roots, our 2.25" knobbly tyres deliver traction, control and protection.
And everyone knows that tan wall tyres just look better.
Light, powerful hydraulic disc brakes
The brake levers features a lightweight, and most importantly, adjustable action to accommodate small hands.
We also made the decision to replace the brake fluid with mineral oil. It’s less corrosive and a bit kinder on the environment.
Specs and Geometry
Specification
| STANDOVER HEIGHT | 43.5CM |
| FRAME | TRIPLE BUTTED AL6061 INTERNAL CABLING, FORGED D/OUTS |
| FORK | RIGID DISC AL6061, 12MM THRU AXLE, FORGED D/OUTS |
| STEERER | TUBE AL6061 |
| CRANKS | SAMOX 110MM DIRECT MOUNT, NQF |
| PEDALS | ER RESIN PLATFORM, SEALED CARTRIDGE BEARING |
| BOTTOM BRACKET | SAMOX 24MM EXTERNAL CUP, SEALED CARTRIDGE BEARING |
| RIMS | 16 x 24H, DOUBLE WALLED AL6061, TUBELESS COMPATIBLE |
| REAR HUB | STRAIGHT PULL DISC, 12x142 THRU AXLE, 24H |
| FRONT HUB | STRAIGHT PULL DISC, 12x100MM THRU AXLE, 24H |
| AXLES | 12MM AL7075 THRU AXLES, F + R |
| CHAIN | KMC X10 |
| CHAINRING | CNC'D STEEL 30T NARROW WIDE |
| WEIGHT | 6.8KGS W/O PEDALS |
| REAR CASSETTE | ER SINGLE SPEED KIT |
| BRAKES | PROMAX DSK926 HYDRAULIC JR, 140MM ROTORS |
| LEVERS | PROMAX DSK926 JR |
| FRONT TYRE | VEE CROWN GEM 16x2.25", 27TPI WB, SKINWALL |
| REAR TYRE | VEE CROWN GEM 16x2.25", 27TPI WB, SKINWALL |
| HEADSET | 1 1/8" CARTRIDGE BEARING, CONVENTIONAL |
| STEM | RITCHEY OS FORGED AL6061, 35MM REACH |
| BARS | 480MM RITCHEY OS AL6061, 18MM RISE |
| GRIPS | ER SOFT TOUCH MUSHROOM 100MM |
| SEAT POST | RITCHEY 27.2MM x 185MM |
| SADDLE | ER WINGED, RAILED |
| SEAT CLAMP | ER BOLT, 31.8MM |
| SPEC NOTICE | Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy throughout this website. However, Early Rider reserves the right to change prices and bike specifications without prior notice |
Geometry
| A | Wheelbase | 720mm |
| B | Head Angle | 68° |
| C | Seat Tube Length | 210mm |
| D | Chainstay Length | 280mm |
| E | Seat Tube Angle | 71° |
| F | Standover Height | 420mm |
| G | Top Tube Length | 399mm |
| H | Head Tube Length | 90mm |
| I | Stack | 346mm |
| J | Reach | 280mm |
| K | Fork Length | 266mm |
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It’s the second bike we’ve picked up for my 4-year-old—he started out on the Seeker 14 kids bike, and now he’s riding the Hellion 16 kids bike. He already learned a ton on his first bike, and this one is really taking his skills to the next level.
Honestly, there’s nothing better than hitting the trails together in the Southern Alps France. He’s already sending little jumps, throwing in some drifts, and just having a blast. These bikes didn’t just teach him how to ride, they sparked a real passion for MTB.
Can’t wait to get him on the Hellion X24 kids bike… that’s when things get serious 🤘
It’s the second bike we’ve picked up for my 4-year-old—he started out on the Seeker 14 kids bike, and now he’s riding the Hellion 16 kids bike. He already learned a ton on his first bike, and this one is really taking his skills to the next level.
Honestly, there’s nothing better than hitting the trails together in the Southern Alps France. He’s already sending little jumps, throwing in some drifts, and just having a blast. These bikes didn’t just teach him how to ride, they sparked a real passion for MTB.
Can’t wait to get him on the Hellion X24 kids bike… that’s when things get serious 🤘
It’s the second bike we’ve picked up for my 4-year-old—he started out on the Seeker 14 kids bike, and now he’s riding the Hellion 16 kids bike. He already learned a ton on his first bike, and this one is really taking his skills to the next level.
Honestly, there’s nothing better than hitting the trails together in the Southern Alps France. He’s already sending little jumps, throwing in some drifts, and just having a blast. These bikes didn’t just teach him how to ride, they sparked a real passion for MTB.
Can’t wait to get him on the Hellion X24 kids bike… that’s when things get serious 🤘
It’s the second bike we’ve picked up for my 4-year-old—he started out on the Seeker 14 kids bike, and now he’s riding the Hellion 16 kids bike. He already learned a ton on his first bike, and this one is really taking his skills to the next level.
Honestly, there’s nothing better than hitting the trails together in the Southern Alps France. He’s already sending little jumps, throwing in some drifts, and just having a blast. These bikes didn’t just teach him how to ride, they sparked a real passion for MTB.
Can’t wait to get him on the Hellion X24 kids bike… that’s when things get serious 🤘
So this is a rather long term review of the Hellion 16 with over 1000km of riding. We bought the bike for our daughter's 4th birthday having outgrown her seeker 14 (another superb bike) which was passed on to her 2 year old brother.
The sales service was excellent and the bike quick and easy to set up out of the box with only a few minor preferential tweaks needed and some ride wrap to protect that stunning purple paint.
Our daughter progressed onto the Hellion 16 seamlessly and her confidence and control instantly improved. We were a little apprehensive about the power of the hydraulic brakes initially, but kids are surprisingly adaptive and they only inspired more confidence and no more complaints of tired hands on long descents.
The geometry is definitely well suited for kids providing stability at speed but yet still nimble at lower speeds. We found with the larger pedals we added it was prone to pedal strikes on flat corners but if anything this helped our daughter's technique for the better.
The stock gear ratio was a good compromise between speed and climbing ability. The addition of a rear hanger and readiness to add gears was fantastic. Thank you Jake for the technical support for fitting gears, this made a world of difference to our daughter's riding immediately!
The quality of the design and build is fantastic, and in the 1000km ridden so far on the bike we have had to do nothing more than clean it and raise the seat height. The bike still sounds and rides the same as the day it was bought with no deterioration of components.
Genuinely an outstanding product I wish these existed when I was a kid!! We had the pleasure of meeting the early rider team at Malverns Classic this year at their expo stall really great bunch of passionate people who I think really believe and care about their products. We ended up buying Myah a Hellion 20 as she was ready for the move to bigger bike so a review for that to follow.
In the meantime time the Hellion 16 is now in the hands of Myah's 3 year old brother who I'm sure will easily put another 1000+ km on. What is especially nice is that the quality of the bike does not make it feel like a hand me down but a genuinely new feeling bike for the next child that gets the pleasure of riding it.
Thanks Early Rider!
So this is a rather long term review of the Hellion 16 with over 1000km of riding. We bought the bike for our daughter's 4th birthday having outgrown her seeker 14 (another superb bike) which was passed on to her 2 year old brother.
The sales service was excellent and the bike quick and easy to set up out of the box with only a few minor preferential tweaks needed and some ride wrap to protect that stunning purple paint.
Our daughter progressed onto the Hellion 16 seamlessly and her confidence and control instantly improved. We were a little apprehensive about the power of the hydraulic brakes initially, but kids are surprisingly adaptive and they only inspired more confidence and no more complaints of tired hands on long descents.
The geometry is definitely well suited for kids providing stability at speed but yet still nimble at lower speeds. We found with the larger pedals we added it was prone to pedal strikes on flat corners but if anything this helped our daughter's technique for the better.
The stock gear ratio was a good compromise between speed and climbing ability. The addition of a rear hanger and readiness to add gears was fantastic. Thank you Jake for the technical support for fitting gears, this made a world of difference to our daughter's riding immediately!
The quality of the design and build is fantastic, and in the 1000km ridden so far on the bike we have had to do nothing more than clean it and raise the seat height. The bike still sounds and rides the same as the day it was bought with no deterioration of components.
Genuinely an outstanding product I wish these existed when I was a kid!! We had the pleasure of meeting the early rider team at Malverns Classic this year at their expo stall really great bunch of passionate people who I think really believe and care about their products. We ended up buying Myah a Hellion 20 as she was ready for the move to bigger bike so a review for that to follow.
In the meantime time the Hellion 16 is now in the hands of Myah's 3 year old brother who I'm sure will easily put another 1000+ km on. What is especially nice is that the quality of the bike does not make it feel like a hand me down but a genuinely new feeling bike for the next child that gets the pleasure of riding it.
Thanks Early Rider!
So this is a rather long term review of the Hellion 16 with over 1000km of riding. We bought the bike for our daughter's 4th birthday having outgrown her seeker 14 (another superb bike) which was passed on to her 2 year old brother.
The sales service was excellent and the bike quick and easy to set up out of the box with only a few minor preferential tweaks needed and some ride wrap to protect that stunning purple paint.
Our daughter progressed onto the Hellion 16 seamlessly and her confidence and control instantly improved. We were a little apprehensive about the power of the hydraulic brakes initially, but kids are surprisingly adaptive and they only inspired more confidence and no more complaints of tired hands on long descents.
The geometry is definitely well suited for kids providing stability at speed but yet still nimble at lower speeds. We found with the larger pedals we added it was prone to pedal strikes on flat corners but if anything this helped our daughter's technique for the better.
The stock gear ratio was a good compromise between speed and climbing ability. The addition of a rear hanger and readiness to add gears was fantastic. Thank you Jake for the technical support for fitting gears, this made a world of difference to our daughter's riding immediately!
The quality of the design and build is fantastic, and in the 1000km ridden so far on the bike we have had to do nothing more than clean it and raise the seat height. The bike still sounds and rides the same as the day it was bought with no deterioration of components.
Genuinely an outstanding product I wish these existed when I was a kid!! We had the pleasure of meeting the early rider team at Malverns Classic this year at their expo stall really great bunch of passionate people who I think really believe and care about their products. We ended up buying Myah a Hellion 20 as she was ready for the move to bigger bike so a review for that to follow.
In the meantime time the Hellion 16 is now in the hands of Myah's 3 year old brother who I'm sure will easily put another 1000+ km on. What is especially nice is that the quality of the bike does not make it feel like a hand me down but a genuinely new feeling bike for the next child that gets the pleasure of riding it.
Thanks Early Rider!
So this is a rather long term review of the Hellion 16 with over 1000km of riding. We bought the bike for our daughter's 4th birthday having outgrown her seeker 14 (another superb bike) which was passed on to her 2 year old brother.
The sales service was excellent and the bike quick and easy to set up out of the box with only a few minor preferential tweaks needed and some ride wrap to protect that stunning purple paint.
Our daughter progressed onto the Hellion 16 seamlessly and her confidence and control instantly improved. We were a little apprehensive about the power of the hydraulic brakes initially, but kids are surprisingly adaptive and they only inspired more confidence and no more complaints of tired hands on long descents.
The geometry is definitely well suited for kids providing stability at speed but yet still nimble at lower speeds. We found with the larger pedals we added it was prone to pedal strikes on flat corners but if anything this helped our daughter's technique for the better.
The stock gear ratio was a good compromise between speed and climbing ability. The addition of a rear hanger and readiness to add gears was fantastic. Thank you Jake for the technical support for fitting gears, this made a world of difference to our daughter's riding immediately!
The quality of the design and build is fantastic, and in the 1000km ridden so far on the bike we have had to do nothing more than clean it and raise the seat height. The bike still sounds and rides the same as the day it was bought with no deterioration of components.
Genuinely an outstanding product I wish these existed when I was a kid!! We had the pleasure of meeting the early rider team at Malverns Classic this year at their expo stall really great bunch of passionate people who I think really believe and care about their products. We ended up buying Myah a Hellion 20 as she was ready for the move to bigger bike so a review for that to follow.
In the meantime time the Hellion 16 is now in the hands of Myah's 3 year old brother who I'm sure will easily put another 1000+ km on. What is especially nice is that the quality of the bike does not make it feel like a hand me down but a genuinely new feeling bike for the next child that gets the pleasure of riding it.
Thanks Early Rider!
So this is a rather long term review of the Hellion 16 with over 1000km of riding. We bought the bike for our daughter's 4th birthday having outgrown her seeker 14 (another superb bike) which was passed on to her 2 year old brother.
The sales service was excellent and the bike quick and easy to set up out of the box with only a few minor preferential tweaks needed and some ride wrap to protect that stunning purple paint.
Our daughter progressed onto the Hellion 16 seamlessly and her confidence and control instantly improved. We were a little apprehensive about the power of the hydraulic brakes initially, but kids are surprisingly adaptive and they only inspired more confidence and no more complaints of tired hands on long descents.
The geometry is definitely well suited for kids providing stability at speed but yet still nimble at lower speeds. We found with the larger pedals we added it was prone to pedal strikes on flat corners but if anything this helped our daughter's technique for the better.
The stock gear ratio was a good compromise between speed and climbing ability. The addition of a rear hanger and readiness to add gears was fantastic. Thank you Jake for the technical support for fitting gears, this made a world of difference to our daughter's riding immediately!
The quality of the design and build is fantastic, and in the 1000km ridden so far on the bike we have had to do nothing more than clean it and raise the seat height. The bike still sounds and rides the same as the day it was bought with no deterioration of components.
Genuinely an outstanding product I wish these existed when I was a kid!! We had the pleasure of meeting the early rider team at Malverns Classic this year at their expo stall really great bunch of passionate people who I think really believe and care about their products. We ended up buying Myah a Hellion 20 as she was ready for the move to bigger bike so a review for that to follow.
In the meantime time the Hellion 16 is now in the hands of Myah's 3 year old brother who I'm sure will easily put another 1000+ km on. What is especially nice is that the quality of the bike does not make it feel like a hand me down but a genuinely new feeling bike for the next child that gets the pleasure of riding it.
Thanks Early Rider!
Our 4-year-old daughter absolutely loves her new Hellion 16.
As a bike-obsessed dad, it was clear she needed a really good bike – and that’s exactly what we found here!
There was a small issue with the crank at first, but the service that followed was truly exceptional: personal contacts, transparent communication, incredibly dedicated and highly competent.
Now our daughter is happily back in the saddle, grinning from ear to ear – we couldn’t ask for more. 😉🚲
Our 4-year-old daughter absolutely loves her new Hellion 16.
As a bike-obsessed dad, it was clear she needed a really good bike – and that’s exactly what we found here!
There was a small issue with the crank at first, but the service that followed was truly exceptional: personal contacts, transparent communication, incredibly dedicated and highly competent.
Now our daughter is happily back in the saddle, grinning from ear to ear – we couldn’t ask for more. 😉🚲
Our 4-year-old daughter absolutely loves her new Hellion 16.
As a bike-obsessed dad, it was clear she needed a really good bike – and that’s exactly what we found here!
There was a small issue with the crank at first, but the service that followed was truly exceptional: personal contacts, transparent communication, incredibly dedicated and highly competent.
Now our daughter is happily back in the saddle, grinning from ear to ear – we couldn’t ask for more. 😉🚲
Our 4-year-old daughter absolutely loves her new Hellion 16.
As a bike-obsessed dad, it was clear she needed a really good bike – and that’s exactly what we found here!
There was a small issue with the crank at first, but the service that followed was truly exceptional: personal contacts, transparent communication, incredibly dedicated and highly competent.
Now our daughter is happily back in the saddle, grinning from ear to ear – we couldn’t ask for more. 😉🚲
