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laidback:
I guess this is BMX related, as the sooner they learn, the sooner they will be riding BMX :LolLolLolLol:

I've been asked by a friend to look for a decent balance bike for her 2.5/going on 3 year old.  I've had a little look around, and these two have jumped out at me:

http://boomerbalancebikes.co.uk/
http://liferbikes.myshopify.com/products/alley-runner-12

The rest of the range:
http://liferbikes.myshopify.com/pages/life-is-an-adventure-start-early-really-early

Do any of you chaps, who are parents have any recommendations/advice? I like the idea of detachable pedals, but the Early riders look like they are great quality.

Any advice appreciated :daumenhoch:

Waxintaxin:
first balance bike for my daughter was a tiny bike

http://www.fun4kids.co.uk/bikes-ride-ons/balance-bikes/tiny-bike.html

great piece of kit and a good well made UK product and of the right size for her when she was 2

i then moved her to an early rider alley runner

http://liferbikes.myshopify.com/products/alley-runner-12

expensive , but keeps its value for resale and is super light , well made and sealed everything but I am a bit retarded and love bikes so she got one of these


 

Robbo:
My little lady has one of these, great looking bike and very well made.  :daumenhoch:

http://liferbikes.myshopify.com/products/classic-12-14

Spen69:
Seriously you will not regret either of the aluminium Early Rider bikes, but don't forget Isla bikes - they hold the money seriously well as you can't buy them on the high street so the price is non-negotiable, but the issue is unless you know someone with one to try for size, it's a trip to the south of the Midlands to the factory.

Both my kids learned on the Alley Runner and now Ash Kungfunky's daughter has it waiting for her until she's old enough - it still looks stunning and hardly had a mark on it. Absolutely awesome piece of kit, and you can buy the 14" wheelset for only £30 to keep it going as they grow. My daughter has the 16" Belter and it is equally stunning and unbelievably light and she loves it - Gates belt drive too :coolsmiley:

My boy has a 14" Isla CNOC14 which I paid £200 delivered for and they fetch £140 on ebay all day long. They also do a balance bike http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/rothan.html

Either way, make sure you buy a bike designed for kids and not a scaled down frame with normal bits on it as the wieght will be ridiculous. Kids learn much better with a light bike, and if you shop about (hint, try Edinburgh cycles on one of there crazy sale weekends) then you can get up to 20% off the Early Rider stuff :daumenhoch:

nosepickben:
My lad started on a little aluminium Norco balance bike. It cost £40 which was the price of the steel model (bike shop's error!!) It had nice thin bars and grips for little hands and a large saddle with a handle slot in the back which was handy. The seatclamp was a quick release jobby too. It never needed fixing despite loads of crashes and it got lobbed around a lot, in and out of the car etc.
Damn good value it was. My lad passed it on to one of his friends when he finished with it, so it got 2 kids riding.

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