• Peter1986C@lemmings.world
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      3 months ago

      Kids of that age would more-or-less walk while sitting on these. The pedaling comes after balance training (unlike how my generation used tricycles at the same age).

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          3 months ago

          It’s a real shame people can’t learn to drive properly with them, like riding a bike properly on a push bike.

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        3 months ago

        Balance bikes are amazing. My kid rode hers daily to day care and back (half a mile or more). At 3 got a pedal bike with no training wheels. Made some progress day one, next day was literally riding. Has been riding ever since. Never had training wheels.

        Balance bikes work on the premise that the hardest part of learning to ride isn’t the pedals. It’s learning how to balance