Balance bike or stabilisers: what's the best way to teach your kids to ride?

Balance bike or stabilisers
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There are pros and cons to both a balance bike or stabilisers, although nowadays all the emphasis is on balance bikes to teach a child to ride.

A balance bike doesn’t have pedals, but relies on a child pushing on the ground with their feet to get themselves moving. In a contrast to decades gone by, these are now by far the most popular sighting in parks among young riders.

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