Is 2yr too young for a tricycle?

[papie]

My girls could pedal at 3. They liked sitting on it at 2 though.

[Kristinmo]

DS got one for his second birthday. He could peddle at 3. We got one like this:

[hbear]

I remember learning in a pediatric course that it's age 3.
"Tri"cycle at age "3" is how I always remember.

[polka]

We gave our daughter hers on the Christmas after her 2nd birthday. She liked sitting and was able to reach the pedals, but could only ride backwards. She didn't start riding forwards until about six months later.

[Deleted]

DS is 2.5 and can ride his tricycle.

[auntie]

Three-ish to pedal.

We found DS liked his hand-me-down Big Wheel better than his top of the line Kettler with the stick. That trike was heavy.

[eb777888]

We got David one at 2. I think he kind of pushed himself along for awhile before he learned how to petal.

[Deleted]

My kid ignored the petals and pushed himself around flintstone style. He still does, actually. He's 3.

[jaycee]

Oct 2, 2013 12:40:28 GMT -5 @evelynrichards said:

Oct 2, 2013 12:05:18 GMT -5 Kristinmo said:

DS got one for his second birthday. He could peddle at 3. We got one like this:

We have this too. DS2 can't pedal yet but he likes using his feet to push himself around.

We have this one, too. It's not my favorite because the center of gravity is so high. My clumsy son falls off it a lot. We'd like to get him a big wheel because of its wider base and lower center of gravity.

My son is 2 yrs 8 mo and he just figured pedaling out a week or two ago (after trying most of the summer).

[iamgrace]

I think so. Henry got one for his second birthday in MArch and LOVES it, but still doesn't actually pedal it.

[Cheerio]

We got one of these for DS when he was 18 months and he loves it. First they use it as a ride-on, but it has pedals in the wheels that fold out when they're ready for it.

www.radioflyer.com/ride-ons/scoot-2-pedal.html

[ginap]

We have the Radio Flyer Scoot 2 Pedal and she just turned 2 and can't use the pedals yet but loves riding it.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

DS got one when he turned two. He is almost three now and has just started to figure out how to peddle.

[pantsparty]

I don't think children should be peddling any sort of goods at such a young age. 5, maybe.

[juliagoulia]

DS is almost 3 and can now peddle his big wheel.

We got him a balance bike for his 2nd birthday and he loves it. He has used it so much in the past year!

[Alyssa]

Oct 2, 2013 12:05:18 GMT -5 Kristinmo said:

DS got one for his second birthday. He could peddle at 3. We got one like this:

We have something very similar to this except there is no handle bar for the parents.....but it's about the same height.  My daughter is turning 4 in 2 weeks and I think she nailed down peddling and actually moving forward about 6 months ago.

Have you looked into a balance bike?  Strider bikes can be used from 18 months and up.

[villageidiot]

It's never too young...... My little brother was riding around his bicycle at 2.5 with no training wheels, he wouldn't touch his bike at home, but it had training wheels, the bikes at pre school didnt and he rode them everywhere there. Soon as we took th training wheels off his bike, he tore off down the sidewalk.

I got my first motorcycle at 3 (a little Yamaha 4 wheeler)

[orangeglow]

Skip the tricycle!  Please!  Go for a balance (or scoot) bike!  You will never need training wheels then.

www.diapers.com/p/radio-flyer-glide-go-balance-bike-519707?site=CA&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc_D&utm_term=RF-104&utm_campaign=GooglePLA&CAWELAID=1406157896&utm_content=pla&ca_sku=RF-104&ca_gpa=pla&ca_kw={keyword}

When they get bigger and aren't ready for pedals you can take the crankset off and put it on when they are ready to pedal (around 5-6ish).

I work at a local bike shop.  So just my two cents.