Adventure made easier.

Meet The Bonsai

The Bonsai combines the heirloom beauty of 100% grade A birch with the durability of precision aluminium. It’s strong, sustainable and best of all, insanely beautiful. Featuring Ritchey Logic-designed aluminium components, The Bonsai is built to perform and look good doing it. Lightweight aluminium rims, sealed cartridge bearings, and versatile 1.75”” tyres ensure smooth, stable rides on any terrain. With a focus on sustainability and durability, it’s built to inspire and endure for generations.

Closer look

The full story

No composite. No compromise

The Bonsai is built from 100% grade A Northern European birch. We don’t pad it out with filler and we don’t glue layers of wood shavings together to look like wood. We use real wood, sustainably sourced to last a lifetime.

Birch is a great material. It has a superior strength to weight ratio preventing little ones from toppling under the weight of their own bikes. It’s splinter resistant (of course) and features a pleasing knot free smooth grain.

Heirloom beauty of wood, precision and durability of aluminium

When a bike’s built to last a really long time, you better make sure it’s always nice to look at. The Bonsai is a beautiful combination of engineering acumen and design aesthetics. It’s a great bike, of course. But it’s also a really, really pretty bike.

Unlike The Lite and Classic, the other wooden bikes in the stable, the Bonsai features a precision aluminium finishing kit. We collaborated closely with Ritchey Logic to produce really a small and really good stem and handlebar combo.

Tom Ritchey, its indefatigable president and lead designer, is one of the pioneers credited with the invention of mountain biking, amongst other innovations. We have collaborated for over 10 years, producing the best kids specific components to elevate our bikes.

Roll model

The Bonsai is built from 100% grade A Northern European birch. We don’t pad it out with filler and we don’t glue layers of wood shavings together to look like wood. We use real wood, sustainably sourced to last a lifetime.

Birch is a great material. It has a superior strength to weight ratio preventing little ones from toppling under the weight of their own bikes. It’s splinter resistant (of course) and features a pleasing knot free smooth grain.

Tread carefully

The Bonsai runs fast rolling 1.75” wide tyres to give 2-4 year olds the stability they need to learn, the air volume they need for comfort and the grip to tackle mixed terrain, confidently, even in the rain. Because there’s no such thing as the wrong weather. Only the wrong bike.

Sustain-Ability™

Cutting down trees to make bikes isn't sustainable. Kids bikes are the worst, often unable to last even one child. Early RIder's solution? Simple, a contrary design and manufacturing mandate: 'to sustain ability'.

To sustain the ability to inspire, child after child. To build bikes designed to last and to ensure children can reach the level of skill that makes sure they'll always ride. In other words taking an uncompromising focus on form, function and top quality parts built to last.

To sustain the ability of all those involved in the production of our bikes to live healthy, fulfilled lives. In other words creating safe work environments, promoting employee wellness, supporting communities and upholding human rights through the entire supply chain.

Specs and Geometry

Specification
STANDOVER HEIGHT33CM
WEIGHT3.75kg
FRAMETRANSVERSE LAMINATED GRADE A BIRCH VENEERS, WBP GLUE
FORKTRANSVERSE LAMINATED GRADE A BIRCH VENEERS, WBP GLUE
HEADTUBEAL6061
STEERER TUBEAL6061
WHEELSETER 12", PNEUMATIC, SEALED CARTRIDGE BEARING
HUBSCNC'D AL6061, CARTRIDGE BEARING, HOLLOW AL7075 AXLE
RIMS20H ANODISED AL6061, BLACK
FRONT TYRE12.5*1.75, INNOVA-2603
REAR TYRE12.5*1.75 INNOVA-2603
HEADSET1 1/8" CONVENTIONAL
STEMRITCHEY OS FORGED AL6061, 60MM REACH
BARS400MM RITCHEY OS DOUBLE BUTTED AL6061, 20MM RISE
GRIPSER SOFT TOUCH MUSHROOM
SEAT POSTAL6061, 22.2MM
SADDLEBROWN RIVETTED FAUX LEATHER
SEAT CLAMPER BOLT SEAT CLAMP, 25.4MM
VALVE CAPSDue to safety regulations changing we are no longer able to supply dust caps as standard for bikes that are labelled as age appropriate for children under 3 years of age.
Geometry
AWheelbase57cm
BHead Angle70°
CReach32
DStandover Height33cm
ESeat Tube Angle71°
Description
The Bonsai brings together the very best that birch and aluminium have to offer to satisfy those who love the tactile beauty and heirloom quality of wood, but are into the durability and serviceability of a corrosion free metal. Designed for 2-4 year olds, the Bonsai features a standover height of 33cm.
SIZE OF LEG
33cm
AGE
2-4years
WEIGHT
3.75kg
Charger 12
Color
Color: Brushed Aluminium
Description
A 12” balance bike engineered for fast, safe progression. With wide 2.0” tyres, a low slung aluminium frame and internal cable routing for brake upgrades (kit sold separately) The Charger is designed to supercharge their thirst for adventure.
SIZE OF LEG
33cm
AGE
2-4years
WEIGHT
3.4kg

Product Main Features

12'' Wheels
12'' Wheels
Grade A Northern European brich veneers
Black faux leather saddle
Laminated one piece frame
Upgrade kit available

Product Specification

Marine grade SuperPlyTM
Vee Speedster Tyres
Lightweight all aluminium wheel set
Schrader valve
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Awesome bike

Awesome looking bike, it adds a tangy flavor to any background it’s introduced into. And my boy loves it

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Bonsai

Packaging….the front wheel scratch the frame.

Everything else⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The kid its loving it!

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Great Job

Piece of art.

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Ride in style

The bike matches our expectations, wooden bike frame is really nice and if good quality.

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