Prince Lionheart Chop Balance Bike

Muscle memory is a powerful thing – we experience ingrained skills as mindless and effortless. If you already know how to ride a bike, it's easy; you pick up your feet, put them on the pedals, and go. But when you're first learning, there are a few tasks you need to learn how to do simultaneously: pedaling, steering, and balancing. It's not automatic, so ride-ons that only require one or two of those skills help kids on their way to a proper two-wheeler.

The Chop Balance Bike from Prince Lionheart is designed to smooth the road to real bike-riding by letting kids scoot along with their feet while they master steering, and then putting their feet up to glide once they've mastered balancing. Kids will love the sense of confidence and independence they get on their Chop Bike.

And you and your child will both love the look of the Prince Lionheart Chop Balance Bike, too: it combines a sporty shape with an all-natural, plain birch wood frame. The wood is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, taken from a sustainable forest. The fat, sturdy rubber tires, solid rubber handgrips, and padded seat give your child a safe and comfortable ride, and you can adjust the seat height to fit taller or shorter kids. Recommended for ages 2-5.