My mom wants to get the boys bikes for Christmas, which I was excited about. But then someone brought up scooters (the 3 wheeled kind) and now I'm thinking that might be a better option, because:
- we don't have anywhere for them to ride bikes, and I can't fit three bikes in the back of my van to take them somewhere
- we don't have anywhere to store bikes, so they'd live in our dining room (where their barely used tricycles do now)
At least with scooters, we could easily fit them in the car to take them to the park or wherever. And they'd be a LOT easier to store. We do have a small driveway they could ride scooters on, but I don't think three bikes would fit there easily.
But...something's holding me back. Bikes seem like an important part of growing up, you know? But our neighborhood isn't bike friendly. And I don't think we'd get much use out of them.
Hmmm. Thoughts?
Re: Bike or scooter for 4 year old?
Mine prefer their bikes but I believe they are outgrowing their scooters. We often take them somewhere to ride bikes (friends, park, track), although our neighborhood is bike friendly also.
I am thinking about upgrading to Razors for Xmas.
eta: both the kids got their first bike at age 4
My son loves loves his scooter. We got him a tricycle last year and it was a waste of money. We just got him the balance bike ( bike with no pedals) and he seems to be into it. Here is the scooter and bike that we have:
https://www.amazon.com/Kickboard-USA-Mini-micro-Blau/dp/B000ES178C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319768234&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Strider-PREbike-Balance-Running-Bike/dp/B0018N77TK/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1319768258&sr=1-1