Parents spend countless hours teaching their children how to ride a bike. When buying a training bike, most parents choose pedaled bicycles with training wheels.
If you want to teach your kids to ride a pedaled bicycle quickly and safely, try the balance first, pedal next approach to learning to ride a bike. Balancing bikes are the ideal training bikes because these bikes teaches children how to balance and steer a bicycle.
Balancing Bikes teaches kids coordination and balance and prepares them to ride a pedaled “big kid” bike.
Bicycle Frame: Metal
Tires: 12" Plastic
Adjustable Seat
Adjustable Handlebar
Enjoy the freedom of the outdoors and the joys of cycling from as early as 2 years old. A Balancing Bike will help your child develop an early sense of balance and control, along with independence, self-confidence and happiness!
Kids who tested the bike for 20-30 minutes twice a week showed the following improvements:
Substantial improvements in both static and dynamic balance
Substantial improvements in bilateral coordination
Observable improvements in physical self-confidence (testing by Prof ES Bressan, Dept of Sport Science, Stellenbosch University)
Recommended age = 2 – 4 year olds, but can be used by most kids over 2 years old and weighing less than 50kg. Many 5 – 8 year olds enjoy playing with this kind of bike
