Progression has never been as easy.
The 18” wheeled KAPĒL is the perfect first geared bike for a rider that has outgrown their PINTO, or who is new to riding and for whom a 20” geared bike is just too big and daunting. Like its smaller PINTO and SKØG siblings, KAPĒL features Black Mountain Bikes' unique EPOK™ growing technologies. If the rider needs to gain some balancing confidence before pedalling and learning the gears, KAPĒL can also be configured as a balance-bike using an optional balance kit. KAPĒL is the ultimate bicycle for your child to develop their riding on, learning to change gears easily, quickly and safely.
KAPĒL starts life as a small lightweight pedal bike, which is ideal either as a first geared bike or as a natural progression on from any single geared bike. KAPĒL gives your child the chance to gain confidence and develop their cycling skills whilst mastering gears for the first time. The unique EZ:SHIFT shifter combines the practicality and ease of a twist shifter, with the power of a trigger shifter. This unique shifter combined with Shimano’s brand new Tourney short cage derailleur means that KAPĒL has the easiest gear change of any 18” bike.
With the unique patented UP:SCALE growing frame design, you can transform the bike into a larger pedal bike as your child grows. As with all of Black Mountain Bikes' UP:SCALE bikes, your child doesn’t need to ‘grow into it’ – with KAPĒL you ‘dial’ it down to fit them properly from the start, then as they grow and get stronger, the bike grows and develops with them. With the UP:RISE stem extender, you can also increase the ‘cockpit’ size of the bike very easily. This means that KAPĒL fits better, and lasts longer than many other kids’ bikes.
Specification:
Frame: Black Mountain EPOK 6013/6061. Fork: Black Mountain 6061 T6 Aluminium. Bars: Black Mountain 6061 T6 Aluminium. Stem: Black Mountain UP:RISE. Headset: Black Mountain. Grips: Black Mountain. Brakes: Tektro V-brake, micro-adjust lever. Seat: Black Mountain Micro. Seatpost: Black Mountain GO:LOW. Seat Clamp: Black Mountain. Crankset: Black Mountain Super Light. Chainring: Black Mountain 32 tooth. Chain: Taya Octo, 7 speed. BB: Hollow Square taper. Rear cassette: Sunrace 7 speed, 11-28. Rear derailleur: Shimano Tourney. Shifter: Shimano RevoShift 7 speed. Pedals: Black Mountain. Hubs: Black Mountain. Rims: Black Mountain 18”. Tyres: Kenda Small Block 8. Tubes: Kenda. Weight: 7.9kg (without pedals, 8.2kg with pedals).
Features:
- UP:SCALE: Patented ‘growing triangle’ frame allows you to dial the bike down to fit now, and then grow with your child.
- EZ:SHIFT: Unique shifter combines the ease of twist shift with the power of a trigger shifter for easy gear changes.
- MY:SIZE: Short-reach, easy-pull brake levers, with skinny 19mm bars & custom safety grips – optimised for kids.
- GO:LOW: Custom saddle and inverted seat clamp, allows the saddle to go extra low for even the smallest rider.
- UP:RISE: Unique stem extender that moves the handle bars up 3cm and forward 2cm, giving the rider more room up front.
- SAFE BRAKING: CNC rims, extra-long brake arms and bespoke Kenda Small Block 8 tyres for safe handling and braking.