Balance bikes for kids

[Kentphil]

My son is aged 4 and loves his balance bike. I would recommend one as a first bike. I'm still trying to persuede him to move onto his proper bike with pedals and stablisers.

 

[hamster]

balance bikes are clean, light and look good.
the one thing that put me off them was the lack of hand operated brakes, something I wanted to instill into ours as soon as they started.

I agree with the principle, but most children's hands at that stage are not really strong enough to get any brake to work.

But it does take a fair bit of training to get them out of Flintstones-style shoe brakes...

 

[Mark_h4dng]

badly listed one on ebay at the moment

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wooden-Bike-Woody ... 27b17af781

 

[IDB1]

At 5 years old, my boy can't get his head around taking off the stabilisers.. Wife got it down to 1 but it seems the other one is like a false 'safety net' in his head.. he rides like a demon, uses the brakes well etc. etc. but just can't get that other stabiliser off.

He's riding a Concept Bikes 'Skunk' (that was originally his Sisters but it is a boys bike).. no gears and fitted with v-brakes..

Never heard of balance bikes until this thread. .

 

[Crantinope]

You could always get them this: The Koxx Nanoboxx

Now that IS cool:

 

[pat_986]

My mates daughter lover her scoot balance bike.

 

[6.5x55]

My nephew Adam's just turned 7 and has had an Islabikes 9-speed MTB since just before he turned 6. It's well put together and he absolutely loves it .