Which balance bike for 29cm inside leg?

[Andychim400]

Hi

My daughter turns two thinks month and is dying to get on a bike.

We have been handed down a Zoom balance bike which is too big for her (inside leg from 32 cm onwards) and I have looked at the Cube Cubie which starts at 34cm

I think she has approx 29cm inside leg

Does anyone know of a balance bike which will fit? I dont really want a wooden one.

Cheers
Andy

[badgerade]

Most appear to be 30cm inside leg..

Islabike is a PH favourite and their Rothan starts at 30cm.. £130 but you should get a large chunk of that back via ebay if you sell it on.

These seem to get pretty good reviews: http://www.amazon.co.uk/25-4cm-Learner-Balance-Beg...

10 inch wheel rather than 12 which should bring it a bit lower.

One of our friends has a Puky for their son which looks pretty small, but I don't really like the design of it

[Andychim400]

Great, thanks for the quick response.

Looking at an Isla bike now....cheers!

[badgerade]

NP. Can't really go wrong with the Islabike - it's nearly 1kg lighter than the amazon bike I linked to, which makes quite a difference when they're trying to lift it off the ground and push it along.

We had the CNOC 14 for 18 months - bought for £200 and then sold for £160 on ebay when outgrown.

[Barry Ashcroft]

Islabike 100% my boys been riding his for 2 weeks and his now flying along with feet up.

[jesusbuiltmycar]

I got my son a Strider (http://www.striderbikes.co.uk/) when he was 2. He is on the short side and it was the only one that was small enough for him at the time....

[RichB]

Barry Ashcroft said:

Islabike 100% my boys been riding his for 2 weeks and his now flying along with feet up.

These weren't around when my sons learnt to ride so OOI where do the kids pout their feet (when they're flying along)?

[dai1983]

My boys been using a specialised crosswalk since he turned two. It's also pretty light which matters when they decide they are tired so you have to carry them and the bike. It's well made too compared to the plastic crap that's out there. The islabike looks a quality item too

[Magic919]

Islabike measure leg length to the ground for sizing, so that'll be fine.

[Barry Ashcroft]

RichB said:

These weren't around when my sons learnt to ride so OOI where do the kids pout their feet (when they're flying along)?

He just holds them up when going fast enough only for a few seconds as the speed soon drops unless gong down a slope. It's quite amazing watching him learn to balance

[Andychim400]

Thanks all.

IslaBike Rothan ordered