Balance Bike Buying Guide
Supporting you to get the right balance bike… so you can smile when your kids ride

The childs, age, weight & height.
Different features of a balance bike make it more suitable for a specific age range.
- The seat needs to be able to be adjusted to a height that matches your child so they can use their legs to propel and stop the bike.
- The weight of the bike can influence when you child can safely handle and have fun on a balance bike. The balance bike should weigh no more than 30% of your child’s weight.
LEARN MORE AT : The Right Balance Bike. Use our SIZING GUIDE to match your child to a balance bike. Unsure if your child is ready to ride a balance bike? Read: Balance Bikes – How old should they be?
How many years will they ride the balance bike?
This will depend on :
- When they start to ride a balance bike. Balance bikes are suitable from 18months/2 years onwards. All kids rate of growth is different. As a general rule allow approximately 3cm height change in the seat height for every year that they will ride the balance bike.
- When they transition to a regular bike (with pedals). This transition will be easier if your child rides a balance bike and though every child’s development and confidence is different – a general rule is they will be able to safely transition around their 4th birthday.
LEARN MORE AT : The Right Balance Bike
Do you want the bike to last more than one child… how many children?
How a balance bike is made and what it is made out of can influence how long it will last. If you are wanting a durable bike because you would like it to be used for more than one child or it could potentially be left out… then consider a metal frame and sealed bearings. Also unisex colours reds, silver and greens make for a good solution for any gender.
Additional Features
Balance bikes are different to bikes because the user performs a different task… the child is running on the bike. Therefore their design needs to be different. The geometry (shape), the style of bike seat, bolts that are flush, recessed or rounded allow for a comfortable, efficient walking and running on a balance bike. The hand grips and brake levers need to be size specific… we are dealing with small hands. A balance bike which gives the child and bike a low centre of gravity makes learning to balance/glide easier.
LEARN MORE AT : The Right Balance Bike
Balance Bike Solutions
Balance Bike - Learning for a Pedal Bike
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Balance Bike - Fun and Robust
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Balance Bike - Lightweight Young Petite
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Keep your child safe on a Balance Bike
A balance bike gives young kids speed, independence, builds their confidence and helps them to develop and it is great for fun but we need to make sure that balance bikes are used in environments where you can ensure their safety.
LEARN MORE: Balance Bikes – Tips on Safety.
Learning to ride a Balance Bike
They have a balance bike now they need to learn to ride it. Kids will develop the desire and the skills at different rates. Be patient! Make it fun!
LEARN MORE : Balance Bikes – Tips for Learning to Ride
Caring for your Balance Bike
Balance bikes are reasonable simplistic machines and so there is less that can go wrong with them. The biggest thing to support them lasting a long time is not to leave them in the weather over extended periods or uncovered outside where the kids just dropped them when they finished riding. Teach them to look after it and pop it away.
We recommend regular inspection of screw connections, quick releases, pressure in tyres, lubrication of moving parts and tightening of spokes.
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Hello,
FYI when I click on Shop all terrain BB (balance bike) it takes me to your staging server? the redirects me the page I am viewing is https://www.goride.co.nz/portfolio/balance-bike-buying-guide-2/
on another note is there a bike that is easier mechanism for detaching the pedals and chain to convert to balance bike for the time being rather than having to undo pedal and bearing?
Thanks for your comment Vinnie. Balance bikes & bikes serve two different purposes and are aimed at different ages/stages in children. There is no bike that works as a balance bike without removing the pedals.
Regards Annette