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How old for small bicycle w/ training wheels?

DevonPowDevonPow member
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DS is decently tall (probably about 39 inches now) and pretty coordinated. I am debating skipping a tricycle and moving on to a small bike with training wheels (he actually has  a tricycle now, a hand me down that he doesn't use all that much). If he is able to get a regular bike sometime in the next year I am going to skip the tricycle, otherwise I will buy him a new/better trike.

What do you think? Is it nutty to think a 3.5 year old can do a small bike?

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Re: How old for small bicycle w/ training wheels?

  • ErinNConnorsMomErinNConnorsMom
    Erin and Connor started using a small bike with training wheels within a couple months after their 3rd bdays.  They did just fine!
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    I would think that your sond should be fine to start riding a bike with training wheels at that age. My son will be 4 in june and has been riding a bike with training wheels since he was about 2 1/2. This past weekend we actually took the training wheels off(he asked us to) and he now rides with out the training wheels. 

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  • DevonPowDevonPow member
    Thanks, that is what I was hoping to hear :)  Looks like we will get him a small bike this summer!
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  • xbrooklyngrlxbrooklyngrl
    B also got one last June for her 3rd Bday and did great with it!
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  • GingerSBGingerSB

    Defnitely not too young.

     

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  • winomom22winomom22 member
    We skipped the trike and got dd a small bike with training wheels for her 3rd bday and she does great on it and absolutely loves it! She was about the same size as your ds-40 inches at her 3 year check-up.
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  • KoriBrettKoriBrett

    DD has been good with a trike for a year & a half or so - she'll be 4 in April and we're getting her a real bike w/training wheels. 

    I'd think if a kid can do a tricycle, bike w/training wheels would be the same.

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  • stosstos

    That is the perfect age. My son is 3 and he got a bike with training wheels for Christmas - so did most of his friends. He does great on it - rides fine by himself, can turn around on it. Go for it!

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