Best Balance Bikes for Toddlers - Buyer's Guide and Balance Bike Review

[@TheLoamWolf]

Check the links below for more information or where to directly buy these bikes: Bixby Route 12: www.bixbibikes.com Norco Runner 12: www.norco.com Prevelo Alpha Zero: af.prevelobikes.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=211 Strider 12 Sport: striderbikes.com/ | Buy Now: amzn.to/3RxbSdR Woom 1: alnk.to/8iSNtKs

[@ffblegend]

Where can I get that sweet helmet, no joke. Need that for my kid.

[@bobbyvee_mtb]

I can’t stress enough what a game changer balance bikes are for early riders. My 6 year old started riding her 16” pedal bike without stabilizers at 4 years old because she’s had a balance bike since she was 2. Our neighbor’s 4 year old has had confident issues on her bike with stabilizers, but we got her on a balance bike and she’s gaining confidence and fun every day!

[@TheLoamWolf]

Awesome thanks for sharing! Sounds like she’s an awesome riding partner!

[@jymtb]

lol this is the group test I’ve been waiting for.

[@TheLoamWolf]

Haha thank you very much! Hope you enjoyed it.

[@William.N]

Balance bikes are the way to go! My older son couldn't get off his training wheels until we got him on a balance bike.

[@TheLoamWolf]

Awesome to hear!

[@adamsellers2835]

‘Dropping in’ on the bixby, that made my day!

[@joeernst266]

Haven’t even fully watched it at the time of writing, but I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO!! 🎉

[@TheLoamWolf]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@joeernst266]

@TheLoamWolf yeah 100%. I was torn between Woom 1 and Alpha Zero for my younger one. I think I'm pretty set on the Woom at this point. Weight, steering limiter, low standover - great call out on the brakes! I can't stress weight enough as factor for these tiny humans. Just think about having to pedal an ebike without shifting or assist up an incline.. that's about what they are doing at that age. My 3.5yo is currently on a Zulu 2 and I got a bit creative about dropping the weight, since it is kind of heavy (tires alone -1lbs on this one).

[@joeernst266]

Forgot to ask, what's the helmet? Is that one of the strider lookalikes?

[@TheLoamWolf]

It’s a Kali Protectives maya FF.

[@TheLoamWolf]

Awesome feedback and thanks for sharing.

[@AM-hf9kk]

So cool to see your little one riding! My munchkin is just about two and has been paddling her cheap little 8" wheel Amazon special around the house for a handful of months. We're looking for something to take outdoors now that it's getting warmer.

[@TheLoamWolf]

Thank you!! And enjoy the journey with your little one.

[@Giovanni-zc1lv]

My 7 year old went from a Balance Bike straight to his 1st bike at 5. No training wheels....he is on his 3rd bike a Speacialzed Jr ...I was skeptical...but worth every penny! Just do it!

[@TheLoamWolf]

Thanks for sharing

[@wojin]

@theloamwolf something cool about the strider is you can get a rocking base to get them on it much earlier. My 10 month old has been rocking for a couple months already

[@wojin]

Also, found both the strider and d the rocking base on marketplace for $80 total.

[@TheLoamWolf]

That’s awesome! Lots of good secondhand deals on these things.

[@jltrack]

I grew up in the mid 90’s and learned on training wheels. They weren’t good at teaching kids proper balance on a bicycle. It’s cool seeing how the market changed since then and understands that there is safer and smarter way to teach young kids how to properly ride. Unfortunately for me, the day my training wheels were taken off, I crashed my bike into our neighbors RV and scraped up my knee

[@TheLoamWolf]

What a story! Thanks for sharing and glad that RV survived. 😂 things are different these days for sure. Wish we had mulch jumps and foam pits back when we were learning to jump too!

[@dtolios]

My kiddo rode his first 14" pedal bike on his 3rd birthday after a year of lazily playing with a 12" balance bike and maybe 3-4mo that he got into it more. Training wheels were never introduced.

[@gracemitchell2141]

Have you tested Guardian balance bikes?

[@mrspacely7320]

What about kriddo?

[@adamsruss]

Hey! Do you know if you could fit a wider tire on the Woom 1? Seems like that could be a sweet spot?

[@kikjr]

What about the specialized or schwinn?

[@IanCraig-c3x]

Have you done a test on full face helmets? Which one is your daughter wearing? Thanks

[@JeremyFaulkner-v3s]

I wish I knew about these when my was 2. He's been riding one for a couple weeks now, he loves it. I just hope I didn't wait to long. But better late then never lol.

[@TheLoamWolf]

Never too late! Have fun

[@kamillakystauova5981]

Hello. Could you, please, share the label name of the helmet your daughter is wearing? Thanks

[@TheLoamWolf]

It’s the Kali Maya Kids Full Face, and Daisy loves it!

[@trentbrown5091]

Big Sky 👍🏼

[@lilyalmo9734]

Of these bikes, which is best to transition to a bike with pedals?

[@ellis_payne]

No kids ride shotgun dirt hero?

[@bike314]

But... Which bike is best for dad to ride after the kids are done playing? lol

[@louispapas644]

What helmet is that?

[@TheLoamWolf]

It’s a Kali Helmets Maya.

[@sammysan1234]

What a little ripper!

[@TheLoamWolf]

Thanks Sammy!

[@earlcruz1001]

What helmet does your daughter use?

[@TheLoamWolf]

It’s a Kali Protectives helmet.

[@declangeran7328]

I'm currently looking at my little girls first pedal bike. Any chance that's in pipeline? But I definitely wish I got a balance bike with brake.

[@TheLoamWolf]

Next year! Haha. But Prevelo seems to have a good offering. Head to our site or links in this description it’ll take you over there

[@daynmitchell7543]

Who else is watching this without even having small children? Lol

[@TheLoamWolf]

Haha awesome!!

[@Boby-ok1xk]

Me

[@Gabe071]

Rad all day 🎉❤

[@BurninatorTheTrogdor]

By the time you finish this video your kid will need a pedal bike. Well, now you plug everything in.

[@denesk2794]

My humble opinion is to get a bike with pedals. I taught 2 of my kids to ride. One struggled with the balance bike and started to ride when I put him on a small, normal pedal BMX. The other one was stuck on the balance bike. Got stuck on bad habits, putting feet down, had trouble catching up with the pedal concept. I think a balance bike teaches bad habits, and frankly I was always nervous about my boys' balls :) ... when I saw them bounce on the pedal-less bike.... Bad habits: put feet down (instead of braking), and well... not standing on the pedals, because there are none.. Just my 2c. I know it works for some kids and doesn't for others. If I had to repeat the process, I would put them immediately with the correct size small bike with front/rear brakes.

[@BuNnyDuDeDaRoO]

What ages

[@carterschichtel9678]

I don’t see the point of them. It promotes bad riding practice in my opinion. If anything getting a real bike and having the cranks off for the first day seems like the best way to go.

[@maxrhulen]

Jackson Goldstone seems to be doing just fine… 🤔

[@carterschichtel9678]

@@maxrhulen You mean the kid born into racing from BC? All I’m saying is promoting dragging your feet is a bad idea. Would I have benefited when I was able to ride a real bike around a track like that at 2 years old?