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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Balance bikes themselves are stupid - they are just regular bikes with the pedals removed but someone involved in selling bikes figured out parents are stupid and will buy anything so started selling bikes without pedals.

But tooling around on a bike with no pedals is actually a great way to get a sense of balance and learn how to ride a bike - [b]my first kid figured out how to ride a bike in an afternoon of tooling around on his bike with the pedals removed [/b]after struggling with it for more than 2 years with training wheels.  Kid #2 (who is more athletic) figured out how to ride a bike in about 10 minutes without a "balance" bike.[/quote]

What you are describing is a balance bike.[/quote]
Right. You can use a pedal wrench to remove the pedals from a regular bike, then put them back on once child has learned to balance. A pedal wrench is cheaper than a balance bike. It makes no sense to buy a balance bike.[/quote]

You buy a balance bike for a 2 year old because if you bought tiny regular bike the kid would need a bigger one by the time they have the motor skills to pedal. There’s no reason to get a balance bike for a 4 year old or even an older 3 year old.[/quote]

Exactly.  A balance bike is for a kid who wants to be like the big kids but can't handle a pedal bike yet.

And to the OP, 4 and 6 are not impressively young ages to be using a regular bike.  Strangers are asking if your children used a balance bike as a means of making small talk. [/quote]

I didn't say they were impressively young to be riding a bike without training wheels. In fact my six year old was late in my opinion. My point was that I don't think having a balance bike would have made any difference. They seem pointless. [/quote]

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