The ultimate first geared bike for rider progression
Our 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 our 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 our optional balance kit. KAPĒL is the ultimate bicycle for your child to develop their riding on, learning to change gears easily, quickly and safely.Our 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. Then with our 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 our 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. And with our UP:RISE stem extender you can also increase the ‘cockpit’ size of the bike very easily. What this means is that KAPĒL fits better, and lasts longer than any other kids’ bike (See here for sizing help).
Our patented ‘growing triangle’ frame allows you to dial the bike down to fit now, and then grow with your child.
Short- reach, easy-pull Tektro® brake levers, with skinny 19mm bars & custom safety grips – optimised for kids.
Our custom saddle and inverted seat clamp, allows the saddle to go extra low for even the smallest rider.
Our unique stem extender that moves the handles bars up 3cm and forward 2cm, giving the rider more room up front.
Super smooth 7–speed gearing to help you charge up the hills and fly down the other side.
CNC rims, extra-long brake arms and Schwalbe Black Jack tyres - for safe handling and braking, even in the wet.
KAPĒL Size & Modes
KAPĒL rolls on 18” wheels and is the first geared bike in the Black Mountain EPOK range. It is aimed at children from around 5 years old, fitting those in the 110cm to 128cm height range, or until they are approximately 7.5 years old (depending on growth rate). KAPĒL is the ideal starter bike for kids transitioning from a single speed bike, like our PINTO, to a fully geared bike. Please use our sizing tool to work out if KAPĒL is right for your child based on their ability and height.
MODE 1
Our 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 our 14” PINTO. KAPĒL gives your child the chance to gain confidence and develop their cycling skills whilst mastering gears for the first time.
MODE 2
As your child grows in size and confidence, you simply adjust the UP:SCALE frame system (see here for how this works) to transform KAPĒL into a large pedal bike, which increases the frame size by about 20%. This makes the most of the easy rolling 18” wheel size, and means that the bike will last your child longer.
BALANCE MODE (PURCHASED SEPARATELY)
Some children come to cycling a little later in life and can find gears and pedals confusing at the start. So just like our smaller PINTO and SKØG models you can also set up KAPĒL as a balance bike. You can buy our balance bike seat tube for KAPĒL here (Note: it does not come as standard).
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 Microshift twist-shift
Pedals Black Mountain
Hubs Black Mountain
Rims Black Mountain 18”
Tyres Schwalbe Black Jack
Tubes Kenda
Weight 8.1kg*
Colours Orange, Neon Green, Azure Blue, Purple
Price £449.00
Age Range Approx. 5 to 7.5 years old
Height Range Around 110cm to 128cm
* Without pedals, for comparison to other brands (8.4kg with pedals)
Download full specification PDF here
BIKEBOX
Your bike arrives in our specially designed BikeBox to keep it safe during transport. We conduct a 60 point Pre-Delivery Inspection on every bike, we even check the tyre pressures before they leave our warehouse.THE VIP BOX
Included in every KAPĒL and HÜTTO BikeBox is the Very Important Parts box – everything you need to set up your bike from right out of the box, through to "growing" the bike from Mode 1 to Mode 2. The VIP box contains two 5mm hex keys and a 15mm spanner, plus your UP:RISE stem extender.TOOLS INCLUDED
You don’t need many tools to configure and adjust the bike, but we include everything you need. It’s easy to do, and no more complex than mending a puncture.MINIMAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED
The bike arrives 90% assembled, with you only needing to add the handlebars and the front wheel, then drop in the saddle and you’re off. It’s s a five-minute setup at most.
DELIVERY
EXPRESS SHIPPING (£10): When you check-out, you can choose our Express Shipping service. So if your order is placed before 12 noon, your bike will be delivered 2 working days later (including Saturday). This service applies for deliveries to England, Scotland & Wales - excluding the Scottish Highlands, Islands and Channel Islands (but we can still send pretty quickly to these places - drop us a line for more information.)
NEXT DAY DELIVERY (£20): When you check-out, you can choose our Next Day service. So if your order is placed before 12 noon, your bike will be despatched the same day, and delivered by DPD, by midday the next day (including Saturday!). This service applies for deliveries to England, Scotland & Wales - excluding the Scottish Highlands, Islands and Channel Islands (but we can still send pretty quickly to these places - drop us a line for more information.)
PINTO & SKØG UK ISLANDS DELIVERY (£20):
We ship to the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey on a 3-5 day service. This is a DPD service so you'll receive all tracking information and an estimated delivery time from them.
REST OF EUROPE DELIVERY (£25):We deliver to the following European countries on a 3-5 day service with either DPD or FedEx: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican City. If your country is not listed, please get in touch. We can arrange delivery on a case by case basis.
Please note: Orders to destinations outside the EU don't include VAT and the customer is responsible for paying the relevant duties/taxes when the goods are imported. The courier will arrange this with you. Failure to do so will result in the items not being delivered and a re-stocking charge.
Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore: £40.00
Brunei, United Arab Emirates: £60.00
Rest of World: We're happy to ship elsewhere! Please email us at hello@blackmountain.bike if your country isn't listed and we'll arrange delivery.
Please note: Orders to destinations outside the EU don't include VAT and the customer is responsible for paying the relevant duties/taxes when the goods are imported. The courier will arrange this with you. Failure to do so will result in the items not being delivered and a re-stocking charge.
If you’ve ordered a bike and haven’t received a tracking number from us, then do get in touch straight away. Email us at help@blackmountain.bike, call us on 01291 639890 or chat below.
