Starting them young
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Pferdestarke said:
I never understood these bikes without pedals, and now I understand them even less. Looks like a good recipe for a broken ankle to me.Anyone care to comment?
rockandrollmark said:
I never understood these bikes without pedals, and now I understand them even less. Looks like a good recipe for a broken ankle to me.
Anyone care to comment?
Do a search for "balance bike".Anyone care to comment?
Essentially no one has a bad word to say about them.
From say 18 months to 3 years old they are an excellent way for a kid to learn how to balance on a bike.
Then they move onto a bike with pedals and no need for stabilisers.
That kid is a little old for that bike IMHO.
The kid won't have much of a future if he keeps coming out of his drive like that, didn't stop and check for any traffic. Great example of kids thinking the cars WILL stop for them when they burst onto the road. When I was hit by a car, it was my fault, nowadays it's the demon driver who must have been speeding/not paying attention, not the molly coddled little darling who didn't look before running/cycling onto the road.
It's Jackson Goldstone from Canada he's been posted before a couple of times, I think iirc the video of him going to "kindergarten" is when he was 4.5 and already to big for balance bike, he is associated with the maker LikeaBike, there are a couple of other vids on Vimeo. The worst bit of the whole clip, is when he drank stagnant water from the river.
Anyway still very good for someone that age especially flowing round the skate bowl.
Anyway still very good for someone that age especially flowing round the skate bowl.
walm said:
Do a search for "balance bike".
Essentially no one has a bad word to say about them.
From say 18 months to 3 years old they are an excellent way for a kid to learn how to balance on a bike.
Then they move onto a bike with pedals and no need for stabilisers.
Isn't it easier for them just to take the pedals off the bike until they get the balance and then put them back on so they can pedal?Essentially no one has a bad word to say about them.
From say 18 months to 3 years old they are an excellent way for a kid to learn how to balance on a bike.
Then they move onto a bike with pedals and no need for stabilisers.
el stovey said:
walm said:
Do a search for "balance bike".
Essentially no one has a bad word to say about them.
From say 18 months to 3 years old they are an excellent way for a kid to learn how to balance on a bike.
Then they move onto a bike with pedals and no need for stabilisers.
Isn't it easier for them just to take the pedals off the bike until they get the balance and then put them back on so they can pedal?Essentially no one has a bad word to say about them.
From say 18 months to 3 years old they are an excellent way for a kid to learn how to balance on a bike.
Then they move onto a bike with pedals and no need for stabilisers.
So for your average Mum & dad it's not in there understanding to do that, plus the seat height to the ground are dramatically different between Balance bikes and pedal bikes for the same wheel size, so if your 2 or less you can probably reach the pedals but not the floor at the lowest seat height. Then there aren't many good pedal bikes available in 12" wheel sizes. Also consider that the balance bike can be handed down or sold on if a good one.
If you add all that together you can see that the Balance bike is quite a good proposition especially if you have a younger brother or sister who can use it after you.
OneDs said:
I think you'd have to take the cranks out as they could get in the way, especially with the drag on the freewheel possibly spinning them, if you do that then you have to take out the chainwheel, the bottom bracket and then the chain.
So for your average Mum & dad it's not in there understanding to do that, plus the seat height to the ground are dramatically different between Balance bikes and pedal bikes for the same wheel size, so if your 2 or less you can probably reach the pedals but not the floor at the lowest seat height. Then there aren't many good pedal bikes available in 12" wheel sizes. Also consider that the balance bike can be handed down or sold on if a good one.
If you add all that together you can see that the Balance bike is quite a good proposition especially if you have a younger brother or sister who can use it after you.
And I noticed the bike didn't have the other side of the triangle that most bikes have. i was like how is he not hurting his nuts (I guess he's too young?!) but hten realised the bike didn't have the other bit of the frame at the rear. It also acts like a suspension as well.So for your average Mum & dad it's not in there understanding to do that, plus the seat height to the ground are dramatically different between Balance bikes and pedal bikes for the same wheel size, so if your 2 or less you can probably reach the pedals but not the floor at the lowest seat height. Then there aren't many good pedal bikes available in 12" wheel sizes. Also consider that the balance bike can be handed down or sold on if a good one.
If you add all that together you can see that the Balance bike is quite a good proposition especially if you have a younger brother or sister who can use it after you.
I've never seen a bike like that with no pedals!
Koing
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