Islabikes was born in 2006 when former professional cyclist and triple British cyclo-cross champion Isla Rowntree set about changing the future of children’s bikes.

Islabikes was born in 2006 when former professional cyclist and triple British cyclo-cross champion Isla Rowntree set about changing the future of children’s bikes.
We have some incredible data about children’s growth patterns collected from years of studying how children grow and ride their bikes. Here, Islabikes’ founder and designer Isla Rowntree explains how this drives the design of our bikes.
One of the many unique features of an Islabike is that we always design bikes with the biggest wheels possible for its intended rider. For example, while a child of a certain size would fit bikes from other brands that use 16in wheels, that same rider might fit an Islabike that uses 20in wheels. But why is that such a benefit? And how do we achieve it?
We believe our holistic approach to bicycle design makes Islabikes the best children’s bikes available.