Balance bikes are A-MAZ-ING. My son (now 6.5) learned on training wheels & was off by 3.5 yrs. My daughter (4) is much shorter than him at her age, rode a glance bike since turning 2. She did training wheels for 1/2 a week, but moved on to a regular bike quickly this Spring. She was much more confident, had fewer accidents & was waaay faster on the balance bike than my son on the training wheels. I'd use a 16 or 20" bike, take the cranks off if necessary and let him learn the blanace before worrying about pedaling. Riv content: Grant had an article in an old RivReader about this very subject. If I'd had the money when my son was younger, I'd have skipped training wheels with him too...
Best, Eric On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 5:06:49 PM UTC-4, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > I have always functioned as the family bike guru, but now my 4 1/2 year > old grandson needs a bike and I am out of my league. I do know that the > bike his parents bought - a 12" wheel model - is too small. They thought > being close to the ground was safer but he can't extend his leg enough. I > think he will feel safe when he develops a sense of balance. I also think > training wheels should be skipped or limited to a month or so. If I were > buying I would put him on the smallest 20" wheel bike I could fit him on > and spend a lot of time in the traditional run behind mode. > > No doubt some of you have taught a child to ride since I have - 35 years > ago. Any learned wisdom welcomed. > > Michael > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
