Why is a balance bike better than a tricycle or training wheels?
Balance bikes are designed to focus on learning the hardest part of cycling first: balance!
Balance bikes teach a child to ride a bike while balanced. Bikes with training wheels tilt to one side, training the child to ride a bike while unbalanced. They must unlearn this and then learn how to ride a bike properly. Using training wheels only prolongs the learning process of balancing. This causes added stress on the child and may make them avoid bike-riding altogether.
Balance bikes enable children to ride faster and more easily compared to tricycles and bikes with training wheels.
When turning with tricycles and training wheels, children are forced to lean in the direction opposite of the turn to maintain their balance without tipping over. The child will have to correct this and learn to lean with the turn when transitioning to a two-wheeler. Balance bikes teach kids to steer the same way as an adult bike from the beginning.