Winner of Made For Mums Toy Awards 2024, Right Start Award 2024
Learning to balance on two wheels is all you need to start cycling, at any age! For many years parents have chosen stabilisers to help teach their child to cycle, but this completely removes the need for balance, so completely removes the most important skill your child needs. Therefore we always recommend a balance bike as your child’s first set of wheels. Low enough to stand over with confidence, but high enough to sit on and scoot along. As your child builds up speed, each stride gets further apart and in between strides, your child will quickly get to grips with staying upright! Once your child has mastered this, they can then start to get their head around using the rear brake to slow them down, again a very important skill when cycling!
At just 3.86kg we’ve done everything we can to produce a balance bike that’s as easy for your child to handle as possible; being lighter weight allows even the most nervous beginners to climb on board and scoot with confidence in no time. After a little while each of those nervous little “scoots” will get longer and longer until you find yourself chasing after them as they glide along with a big grin on their face! Until then, we’ve even added a little carry handle on the rear of the saddle for the inevitable walk back home, or to the car when patience learning has worn a little thin for the day.
Other features include a rear brake with junior specific, reach-adjust brake lever so that stopping can be mastered once balance becomes second nature. And, a 135 degree head-lock to ensure the front wheel can’t be turned too sharply, which could result in a catapulting child over handlebar incident ie; a definite end to the days practice!
