Bike or scooter recs?

[marshmallowmars]

DS will be 4 in August. What type of bike or scooter would you recommend for this summer? I think he's getting bored with the trike and want to upgrade. No clue where to start. Balance bike or bike with training wheels? I assume he's old enough for a scooter? Thanks!

[mswax]

My 4-year-old has been riding a bike with training wheels since just before his 4th birthday. I'd go that route.

[lilac05]

Do you have a friend with a balance bike? You may want to see how he likes it. There's a relatively small window when kids seem receptive to it. We started DS1 at 2. Kids can go faster on the balance bikes once they get the hang of it, but it takes some patience.

You could also do a bike and just take the pedals off.

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DS is a small kid, so he's doing another season on his mini-kick scooter. If your kid is bigger, you could get the bigger sized one, but the brand is great. I want one for me.
www.microkickboard.com/childrens-kids-kick-scooter/micro-maxi-scooters/micro-maxi-scooter

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I also vote for the micro scooter. Both my older boys have loved them.

DS2 is a demon on his and was scooting well on it at 20 months (we had a kit to switch the stem out so it was shorter).

DS1 (5.5 years) just outgrew his micro (20kg weight limit) so we got him the next one up that has two wheels.

They are super fun. I'm thinking about getting an adult scooter so I can join them.

@tokenhoser The weight limit on DS1s new scooter is 100kg so I put the stem all the way up and tried it out. Really fun. It's a bit too short for me (I'm 6ft) but I think if you are 5'6" or under you could use the kids 6-12 year old model.

ETA: if he's 4 you may want to get the bigger version of the 3 wheel scooter. The 3 wheelers are easier to get started on.