My favorite video ever is this one we made of Julia and her best friend riding their balance bikes.
Julia has been riding a balance bike since she was 2 years old. For her 4th birthday we bought her a pedal bike and she could immediately ride it without any training wheels. At almost 5 years old now, she still loves riding both her balance bike and her pedal bike.
(Disclosure: We sell these balance bikes at our online store Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles.)
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That’s a very cute picture!
I’ve never heard of a balance bike…it sounds neat!
How fun!
Wow, look at her go. She looks as though she is having a great time.
What a great action shot! My son is still trying to get the hang of his balance bike.
I love love her face
That’s so great the like a bike taught Miss Julia to ride her pedal bike without training wheels.
Great shot! I want to get a balance bike for my son. I think he would do well with it!
How cute is she (and that bike!?)!
She looks like she’s LOVING it!
She looks like she’s definitely having a blast!! How awesome that she never needed training wheels.
What a great shot!
I can’t wait for my kids to ride bikes! What fun
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I love how intense she is – just like my kiddos when they are playing hard! (Sorry for the duplicate links above – the first one is wrong! )
I’ve never heard of a balance bike either, but I love the action shot!! And the look on her face is just great!
I love how the wheel and her foot are up in the air- great capture of the moment. Looks like so much fun!
Well. I’ve never seen those before! Checked them out and showed my husband – we’re totally getting our daughter one when she’s a little older. That is just TOO cool!
I’ve never heard of a balance bike, sounds very cool!
I love it! What a great shot.
It is so exciting when a child learns how to ride a bike w/o training wheels. It is very freeing to them and just another step closer to their independence. Oh, stop the clock right now!
Love the bike helmet! Happy WW
Wow. Never heard of a balance bike.
Those sure look like fun! I bet my kids would have loved one when they were smaller!
I’ve never heard of a balance bike! Guess I’ll have to stop by the online store and check it out! Great photo.
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I’ve never heard (or seen) of a balance bike! Love the photo!
So cute!!
That’s a fantastic action shot. I’m thinking that perhaps they should make balance bikes for the other end of the age spectrum, too… Our kids can buy them for us one day.
She is doing great!! I am so jealous! My 6-year-old still using the training wheels. That’s our goal this summer:-)
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March 24, 2010 at 7:27 am
Looks like she is having a fabulous time on a spring day. Will have to look at a balance bike for my little guy. Hmmm. . . perhaps an idea for his birthday in just over a month.
How fun!! That balance bike looks & sounds cool! My kids love riding their bike.
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March 24, 2010 at 8:15 am
She’s so cute. And every kid needs a great bike. What great exercise..and fun!
How cool is that? I wish I had something like that when my kids were learning to ride.
LOL – The Boss did that way back when for all our older kids by just taking the chain and the pedals off the bikes we had for them. He had no idea back then that he was making his own “balance bikes!”
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awwww so cute! me like it
my kiddo got a bike but it has 3 wheels.. i havent seen something like that here.. hope they will sell it here too 
What a great photo capture! Happy WW!
Great looking fun. bikes are a joy at that young age.
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I remember that video you posted of the balance bikes..we bought one for my son last year and he learned how to ride a bike off of that balance bike. It’s amazing..like my favorite product EVER. Thanks for sharing!
Look at her go! It took quite awhile for my son to learn how to ride without his training hears. Wish I had the balance bike back then.
Kim
The Misplaced Midwesterner
I love the passion little kids have for their bikes! I need to look into this “balance” bike for my youngest so she can keep up!
oh, i’ve seen these types of bikes before. i think it makes more sense than having pedals w/ training wheels when learning how to ride a bike. glad she is enjoying it! we are considering one for our kids.
I just heard about these bikes the other day. Very cool!
I looked into these after seeing them in a blog giveaway – they look like a lot of fun!!
Great photo! My little guy is just 2 and is getting very excited seeing all the bikes when we go to the shops – shouting “My bike!”. I will have to check out the balance bike – might be something great for him.
cute picture she looks like a pro
Looks like se’s really trying. My 4.5 year old boy is still working on his biking skills too.
Happy WW!
Just checked out these bikes…what a GREAT idea. Kind of pricey but so coool!
That balance bike is such a cool idea! I wish there was something like that for me when I was that age! It took me forever to learn to ride a “big girl bike”!
I am going to have to show ER your video of the girls riding their balance bikes. We won one last year and she is still not quite sure how to use it.
That picture is so cute! Happy WW!
OH you just gave us the perfect idea for our little guy’s 1/2 birthday! (he was a preemie born on Dec. 23)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Awesome! I was actually watching video reviews for this and am DYING to try it out with my 3 year old.
She looks airborn!
Great picture!
She is adorable! I love this time of year, when the kids can get outside and be more active.
She looks fast on that bike!
I’ve never heard of a balance bike- very cool!
Happy W.W!
Jen
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I like that bike! You go, Julia!
Great photo, I think she’ll probably ride on that for years to come!
Balance bikes are a great way for children to learn! Why has this idea not caught on yet in the US??