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Cycling gloves are an important part of keeping your child safe and comfortable whilst they’re riding their bike.

Gloves are particularly important if your child is riding long distances, mountain biking, racing or cycling in cold weather.

Even for riding shorter distances or gentle leisure cycling, they can help to make riding more comfortable if your child finds their handlebar grips uncomfortable.

And of course, they look great and can make children feel grown up and ready to go on a bike ride.

In a hurry? Quick pick of the best kids cycling glove brands:

Ti-Go – The go-to brand for the very youngest of cyclists, Ti-Go sizing starts at just 2 years of age and goes through to 14 years of age. They've got a range of different gloves for different seasons and riding styles.

B’Twin – Decathlon’s in-house brand are great value and come in a range of short finger, long finger and winter gloves with sizes suitable from 8 to 12 years of age.

Endura – Get mini-me versions of Endura’s adult gloves – designed for comfort and protection.

What to look for when buying your child a pair of cycling gloves

Fit: The most important thing is that the gloves fit. If they’re too big then chaffing and blisters are more likely. Too small and they'll be really uncomfortable.

Breathability: Ventilation is very important, especially if your child is riding fast or uphill. Even on cold days, hands can get sweaty if there's no breathability in the material.

Comfort: The padding on the palm help prevent sore hands and blisters so check there's enough of it. Very cheap gloves tend to skimp in this area.

Tech compatibility: Long fingered gloves sometimes come with mobile-friendly material on the fingertips, which you may, or may not want on your ride. Fingerless mitts are obviously tech friendly!

Protection: If your child is doing tricks or riding in a way that they're at high risk of coming off their bike then look for knuckle protection and extra durable materials.

Brand: Kiddimoto
RRP: £8.99
Age: 2-5, 4-8 years
Colours: 14 patterns to choose from

The Kiddimoto fingerless gloves are for young riders looking for protection, comfort and style whilst riding.

The gloves are available in 14 brightly coloured patterns designed to appeal to this younger age range.

The stretchy material allows the Kiddimoto gloves to grow with your child and they are finished with adjustable velcro straps to ensure they fit children's wrists correctly.

They also do a full finger version too.

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Full finger kids cycling gloves

Long finger kids cycling gloves serve two main purposes. Firstly they keep little fingers warmer than mitts, which can be really important during the spring and autumn months. Perfect for when it's not cold enough for a proper winter glove, but too chilly for mitts.

These gloves also provide better protection around the fingers should your child come off their bike, but are far more flexible and easy to wear than specialist mountain biking gloves (which we'll look at in the next section).

They therefore make a great choice for kids riding green, blue and red mountain biking trails, plus anyone out on a leisure trail or commuting who wants a bit more warmth and protection than a mitt affords.

Kids mountain biking gloves

Mountain biking comes with a higher risk of coming off your bike, so good hand protection is essential, as is ventilation to prevent overheating, especially during the uphill stages of a ride.

For gentler forms of mountain biking the full fingered gloves featured above will be more than adequate. But if your child is riding fast, jumping and doing tricks, or riding downhill trails then they're going to need gloves that provide knuckle and wrist protection too.

This selection of kids MTB gloves are designed for just this purpose.

Brand: Wulfsport
Price: £15.99
Age: 2-4yrs, 5-7yrs, 8-10yrs, 10-13+yrs
Colours: Blue, Green, Grey, Orange, Pink, Red, White, Yellow

The Wulfsport attach long finger gloves are a great comfortable pair of gloves for young riders.

The non-slip, padded, palms provide extra grip and durability, and the mesh panelling enhance air flow to the hands whilst cycling.

The Wulfsport attack gloves also boast a silicone knuckle guard design for safety and are easy enough for your child to put on and off due to the TPR wrist strap velcro fastening.

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