Training Balance Bike by Smart Gear Toys - Free Gift Wrap

It really is true: you never forget how to ride a bike. Once you’ve taught yourself the simultaneous skills of balancing, steering, and pedaling (in order of difficulty), you have a lifelong skill that’s easy to pick up again after years of disuse.

But you have to learn how to do it in the first place, and that’s tricky. Mostly, balancing on a bicycle can be a little tough, and that’s where the Smart Gear Smart Balance Bike comes in: learning on a pedal-free balance bike lets kids experiment with the toughest part of riding a bike, and builds their confidence before they go for the real thing.

The Smart Gear Smart Balance Bike is as basic as a training bike gets, with a lovely clean and simple design. The bike frame is made with natural, renewable pale-colored birch wood, built with formaldehyde-free glue and finished with non-toxic paints and lacquer. Black rubberized hand grips, fat pneumatic rubber tires with tough treads, and a black, cushioned leatherette seat (with five height positions) complete the look. The balance bike frame also has a built-in carry handle, so if little legs get tired while you’re away from home, it’s easy for a parent to carry the bike along.

As for usage, it’s easy: kids just get onto the Smart Gear Smart Balance Bike and go! At first, they’ll scoot along with their feet, and as they become more confident with their balance, they’ll learn to glide. Gliding on the training bike is loads of fun, and lets kids learn to steer properly, with a limited turn radius to prevent jackknifing, making it simple for them to integrate pedaling when they get their first big-kid bike. The big tire treads give the balance bike great traction, and the spoke-less wheels are a great safety precaution (no spokes to catch shoelaces or pants cuffs). If you use the Smart Gear Balance Bike indoors, the foam handles and rubber wheels are kind to wooden floors.

Kids are ready to start using the Smart Gear Smart Balance Bike at age 2, but the seat may be a little tall for very short children (it adjusts from 12.5 to 17.5 inches), so check your child’s height first. The bike can hold up to 60 pounds.