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Balance Bikes?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 6:24 am
Posted on 12/10/14 at 6:24 am
I have a 2 yo and 4 yo and am thinking about getting them balance bikes for christmas. However we live about a mile from concrete or asphalt. We have gravel and grass near the house.
Does anyone have any experience on how these bikes perform on grass and gravel? Meaning would my children just get frustrated trying to ride them on grass and gravel? Thanks in advance!
Does anyone have any experience on how these bikes perform on grass and gravel? Meaning would my children just get frustrated trying to ride them on grass and gravel? Thanks in advance!
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Posted on 12/10/14 at 6:41 am to Da Hammer
Balance bikes are terrible for child development. I'd suggest you stay away from them.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 7:00 am to RBWilliams8
You know, you could just take the pedals off of a normal bike and have the same thing.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 7:24 am to eitek1
Why are they bad for development?
I would take pedals off a normal bike but the same issue would exist. How would it work on grass and gravel?
I would take pedals off a normal bike but the same issue would exist. How would it work on grass and gravel?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 7:26 am to Da Hammer
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Meaning would my children just get frustrated trying to ride them on grass and gravel?
Yes.
These are a terrible idea. Just get them real bikes.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 7:27 am to Da Hammer
I bought my boy a 12" Haro when he was 2. He learned to ride without the training wheel right around three. He rode it in the house a good bit and the first time with no training wheels was on carpet.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 7:32 am to Gaston
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I bought my boy a 12" Haro when he was 2. He learned to ride without the training wheel right around three. He rode it in the house a good bit and the first time with no training wheels was on carpet.
This^^
Bought my son his first at 18 months, by 3 he had kicked the training wheels on his pedal bike and PW50!!! Don't see many 3 year old riding a dirt bike without training wheels at 3. The balance they can develop at that age is crazy!!! My son is now 6 and can balance on his bike at a dead stop!!!!
Posted on 12/10/14 at 7:39 am to Gaston
Performance will be based on how well they can push, but the concept of learning how to balance will still be acheived as long as they can coast a little bit in the grass. If the grass is so thick that the bike comes to a stop right after they pick their feet up, then it migh be pointless. I'd still drive them the mile and let them ride on the concrete and asphalt
Posted on 12/10/14 at 7:47 am to TexasTiger01
Day he got it.
Before 3
Before he was 4
Before 3
Before he was 4
Posted on 12/10/14 at 7:52 am to Da Hammer
Well there have been many studies with hard stats to back them up. It's universially recognized and agreed upon that balance bikes is terrible for development. 9/10 children who have used balance bikes end up with a major social defect. They end up gay. Gaston got lucky that his son is perfectly straight... The odds won't be in your favor.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 7:57 am to Da Hammer
I was in the same situation and had balance bikes. They were useless in gravel and grass around the house, but great when we took them to family with concrete driveways or parking lots.
Bikes with training wheels are just as bad though.
Bikes with training wheels are just as bad though.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 8:37 am to RBWilliams8
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Posted by RBWilliams8 Balance bikes are terrible for child development. I'd suggest you stay away from them.
My two oldest both used a balance bike for a few weeks and transitioned right to regular bikes with no training wheels.
In what way are they bad for development?
To the OP, they don't work great in grass.
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