General Information on
Kids and Youth Sizes

 

General

 At Rocky Moto you'll see references to "kid's" sizing or "youth" sizes. There is no difference in the two terms. The following information is intended to sort things out on a confusing subject.  Most apparel product we show on our website have the manufacturer's own sizing chart and we display that chart in the photo gallery for that product. To be 100% sure of your sizes, take a waist measurement for apparel . Also, if you need a helmet, follow the helmet fitting instructions found in each helmet photo gallery. Below is a "generic" sizing chart that works very well too.

Youth Sizing Chart




 

Apparel

 It's Easy to Get the Size Right :  The most important aspect of sizing kids is getting the waist measurement correct.  Do this by measuring the kiddo around the waist , about where jeans ride, with a cloth tape.  If you measure 19" , get a 20" pant.  If you measure 21" , get a 22" pant and use the waist adjusters to snug the pants. The waist adjustment can only reduce the waist size, not expand it.  Also, keep in mind that riding gear does not shrink as do jean and t-shirts. Youth jerseys come in several size breaks and following the chart above, matching with know waist sizes almost always works well. That same logic holds for gloves too. If the manufacturer measures gloves using a number, that refers to the circumference of the palm of the hand. Check the sizing chart in the photo gallery to be sure.

Fox and O'Neal also mark the kid's pants with kids/youth sizes as well as the waist circumference in inches . Here is the information as printed on the pants packaging.

Fox Waist     Also Marked                                   O'Neal Waist       Also Marked
18"                                                                    18"                     2T/3T
20"                                                                    20"                     4T/5T
22"                (6)                                                22"                     5T/6T
24"                (8)                                                24"                     8T/10T
26"                (10-12)                                         26"                      12/14
28"                (12-14)

Thor marks their youth jerseys the following way.  Fox and O'Neal only mark their jerseys with  traditional S,M,L,XL markings.

Thor Size      Also Marked
XS                 4-5
S                   6-7
M                  8-10
L                   11-14


 

Boots

 

 Kids and Youth Sizes: Kids boots come in full sizes. Most brands offered start at size 11 (itty bitty) and proceed, 12, 13, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, up to size 6. You will find a sizing chart, for boots in each photo gallery for boots. Your MX boot size should be your street shoe size too, but  if you fall between sizes, jump to the next higher size.   Most kids should ride in thick MX socks (we sell them) to help avoid blisters and "take up the slack" in boots that may be 1/2 size too big.  If you order boots a full size larger "to last awhile", expect them to be large on your kids.  Most manufacturers jump to "adult" sizes (and prices) in the 6-8 range which many larger kids will be wearing. The is no size difference in boots for little boys compared to little girls.