Chicco Balance Bike | First Bike for Kids, Anti-Puncture Wheels, Fully Adjustable, for Children up to 25kg, 18 months +

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The handlebar also has a limited turn angle, which is a great safety feature to stop kids from over steering and accidentally falling. The additional weight is worth considering if you're intending to carry it on a regular basis (say home from nursery or pre-school), but our reviewer found the Pinto to be very easy and fun to ride in balance bike mode. Others firmly felt it was far too expensive, that young children don't need a brake, and money should be saved for the larger Islabikes in the ever growing range. Specially designed for beginners, the Green Rocket is the first step to a life-long love of cycling.

Having had an Islabikes Rothan for our eldest, we went for the other end of the market, a Chicco Bullet, for P. We have loved our Hotwalk, it’s solid and robust without being too heavy and has the ledge where your child can put their feet up on (which most on here don’t seem to have) when good at balancing and going downhill! I go into schools to teach children to ride bikes and balance bikes, and a lot of the children complain about this problem with the Strider bikes.

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It’s built to last, so a great model to pass down through siblings or to friends, and the resale market for Woom is huge, if you decide to sell it once it’s been outgrown. Learning to ride a bike can be quite daunting for children, when I was learning I had a set of stabilisers which gave me some confidence to ride. But while its frame is small, its seat height is actually the same or taller than other, much larger balance bikes.Your budget, brand preference and amount of use the bike will get should help you make the correct choice for your family. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.

In all cases, the best balance bikes featured are lightweight and very easy for young children to manoeuvre. it’s a nice lightweight model and the cream, inflatable rubber tyres – as well as looking gorgeous – handled well on bumpy ground. The padded saddle was rated by our five-year-old as the comfiest out of all the bikes we tested, and the thick tyres and rigid suspension gave a really smooth ride over paths, fields and playgrounds.Logan wants to stay on the bike, it's only when we have to go home he takes a tantrum and we have to carry him and the bike home! The bike comes well packed, in a sturdy box, with bubble wrap and tape protecting the pieces of bike inside. A balance bike is a two wheeled bike which helps children develop the necessary balance on two wheels.

Just the right size for storing snacks, toy cars or random sticks discovered along the way, it was a big hit.If you’re after an affordable balance bike to get your child used to two-wheels, this popular model from kids’ brand Chicco is a great choice.