abostlund

The Kick Bike, Run Bike or Balance Bike teaches a child proper balance/body placement while riding. For instance, training wheels teaches a kid to lean out of a turn instead of bank inward with gravity, when you take away training wheels the child has to learn all over again, teaches really bad habits and those are hard to break. My little girl started on a Kick Bike at about 1.5, this year (3) she jumped on a pedal bike and rode away in seconds, no trainers ever needed, she still uses her Kick Bike for trail riding - still learning the nuances of body placement on uneven ground, drops, etc.