Children's bike test: The attractively priced Bergamont Bergamonster 20 Plus stands out with its thick tyres, which are both a curse and a blessing for the fresh blue children's bike - they offer somewhat more experienced young riders a certain extra safety off-road, braking the otherwise successful bike in the everyday but also something.
The blue Bergamont arouses the interest of both children and parents - no wonder given the strikingly beefy tyres, the blue leopard paint finish and the MTB-style disc brakes. Despite its off-road look, this is a real children's bike for fairly small bikers, as long as they can handle the standover height. The seat tube is short, the handlebars high, which ensures a relatively upright upper body posture. Twist shifters and small brake levers are also suitable for children; the saddle fits and the handlebars are wide enough.
The neatly finished frame with reinforcement plate on the down and top tube has threaded holes for mudguards and carrier. The saddle height cannot be adjusted with a quick release, which is less practical but safer.
Bergamont uses a seven-speed gearbox with 12-32 teeth at the rear and a 32-tooth chain ring, which is a good choice given the larger rolling circumference of the wide tires. The Kenda tires are not profiled too much and can therefore be used on both smooth and loose surfaces. However, it is questionable whether a small child can benefit from the large volume. Its function is to achieve more traction and comfort by reducing the tire pressure, which of course is paid for with a higher rolling resistance - rather exhausting for the little pilots. In addition, the tires are quite heavy at a good 600 grams each - changing them here could easily bring the bike down to less than ten kilos. For parents who are looking for a bike more for road use, the boy and girl variants of the Bergamonster with narrower tires may be worth a closer look. Especially since these are even more attractively priced at 299 euros.
The mechanical disc brakes decelerate powerfully; However, parents should check the wear of the pads from time to time. And the fact that there is no side stand on the children's MTB is certainly tolerable.
