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.
Written by Janice, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
Balance bikes are a great way for children to learn! Why has this idea not caught on yet in the US??
Great photo, I think she’ll probably ride on that for years to come!
I like that bike! You go, Julia!
I’ve never heard of a balance bike- very cool!
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Jen
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She looks fast on that bike!
She is adorable! I love this time of year, when the kids can get outside and be more active.
Great picture!
She looks airborn! 🙂
Awesome! I was actually watching video reviews for this and am DYING to try it out with my 3 year old.
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!
That picture is so cute! Happy WW!
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 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”!
Just checked out these bikes…what a GREAT idea. Kind of pricey but so coool!
Looks like se’s really trying. My 4.5 year old boy is still working on his biking skills too. 🙂
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cute picture she looks like a pro
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.
I looked into these after seeing them in a blog giveaway – they look like a lot of fun!!
I just heard about these bikes the other day. Very cool!
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 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! 🙂
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 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!
Great looking fun. bikes are a joy at that young age.
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What a great photo capture! Happy WW!
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 🙂
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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How cool is that? I wish I had something like that when my kids were learning to ride. 😀
She’s so cute. And every kid needs a great bike. What great exercise..and fun!
How fun!! That balance bike looks & sounds cool! My kids love riding their bike.
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.
She is doing great!! I am so jealous! My 6-year-old still using the training wheels. That’s our goal this summer:-)
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. 🙂
So cute!!
I’ve never heard (or seen) of a balance bike! Love the photo!
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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Those sure look like fun! I bet my kids would have loved one when they were smaller!
Wow. Never heard of a balance bike.
Love the bike helmet! Happy WW
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!
I love it! What a great shot. 🙂
I’ve never heard of a balance bike, sounds very cool!
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 love how the wheel and her foot are up in the air- great capture of the moment. Looks like so much fun!
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 intense she is – just like my kiddos when they are playing hard! (Sorry for the duplicate links above – the first one is wrong! )
I can’t wait for my kids to ride bikes! What fun 🙂
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What a great shot!
She looks like she’s definitely having a blast!! How awesome that she never needed training wheels. 🙂
She looks like she’s LOVING it!
How cute is she (and that bike!?)!
Great shot! I want to get a balance bike for my son. I think he would do well with it!
I love love her face 🙂 That’s so great the like a bike taught Miss Julia to ride her pedal bike without training wheels.
What a great action shot! My son is still trying to get the hang of his balance bike.
Wow, look at her go. She looks as though she is having a great time.
How fun!
I’ve never heard of a balance bike…it sounds neat!
That’s a very cute picture!