My daughter is 4 1/2 and whips around on her tricyle. I'm thinking it might be time to move up to a bike with training wheels. She is on the small size, so I'm not sure if any will fit her yet. Anyone got experience with kids and bikes?
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I don't have any experience yet, but I know there is a school of thought out there to avoid training wheels as it hurts more than it helps. I'm sure there's more info out there on the web that details this approach.
I can't even get my daughter (3) to ride her tricycle so I'm a ways off.
She wasn't good at the tricycle at 3 either and finally picked up how to use the pedal this spring. I think one of those balance bikes (2 wheels no pedals) might be a good interim.
I learned how to ride a bike without training wheels at 4. So yeah I'd say go for it.
Also, I found this interesting: Someone was telling me the other day that in Europe they have a bicycle made of wood with no wheels, just narrow (about 2" or so) flat skid-like things in place of wheels. Also it has no pedals. So, your kid goes on it, uses his feet on the ground, yet (s)he learns how to balance on just those 2 wheels/skids. This enables one to go straight to riding a regular 2 wheeled bike with no training wheels.
Has anyone here tried one of the Trail-a-Bike type bikes with their kids? Looks like fun for the kid.
Has anyone here tried one of the Trail-a-Bike type bikes with their kids? Looks like fun for the kid.
So, when can you start a kid on one of those?
As soon as they are tall enough and can hold themselves up for the ride. I had to put the seat all the way down for my daughter and tilt the handlebars forward since she is a pipsqueak at 4 1/2. You can also get an infant seat to put on it if the kid is too small.