Balance Bikes For Kids

Balance Bikes embrace a new way of teaching kids the all-important skill of how to balance on a bike. Once they’ve improved their motor skills and they are ready, it will be an easy transition for them to move from a Balance Bike to a normal pedal bike later on.

How to learn to ride a bike?

Do you remember when you were learning to ride a bike? You stared with a tricycle or training wheels on your bike and once you where comfortable pedaling and steering your bike the training wheels came off. At that stage you would know what to do, but you didn’t have the slightest idea about balancing, resulting in tipping over and over on your bike.

For your child’s development it is especially important to learn how to balance and to do that, a Balance Bike is the perfect tool.

What is a Balance Bike and what does it do?

The concept of a Balance Bike is to make it easy for kids to learn how to balance on a bike. It is basically a simplified bike, one with no pedals. Instead of learning first how to pedal, the focus of a Balance Bike is to develop kids’ motor skills and to teach them how to balance with their body weight.

Starting out on a Balance Bike is easy and lots of fun. Your
child will start by standing above the Balance Bike and simply walk with it. Once your child is more comfortable, he/she will sit down on the bike’s seat and walk with both feet firmly on the ground. The next steps are walking faster all the way to a run while pushing the bike forward. It is a very natural progression and soon enough they’ll put their feet up to glide. Because your child knows it simply has to put their feet on the ground to sturdy themselves, he/she learns the important lesson of balancing with ease and comfort.

Because of the way kids use the bikes, Balance Bikes are also known as Walking Bikes, Running Bikes or Toddler Bikes.

Check out how much fun these two kids have riding their Balance Bikes.

What to look for when buying a Balance Bike?

With rising popularity of Balance Bikes, there are more manufactures and bike models on the market then ever before, making it hard for you to decide which one is the best for your child. We had the same problem and that is why we put together this site for you. Here you will find crucial information on what to look for when buying a Balance Bike so you can make the best-informed decision for your child.