I remember
as clearly as if it was yesterday, when I was learning to ride a bike: the
amazing adrenaline rush of sliding away with the wind, and the horrible feeling
of danger when I wasn’t in control any more, and couldn’t do anything about it.
I was screaming for my big brother to catch me right after the first seconds of
getting on the bike, in the moment I lost my balance and started falling.
strider
rider 1 Strider Bike Since then a lot of time has passed, and today I even ride
to work, but that initial feeling of frightened helplessness, that keeps me
back from enthusing about bicycles to my children: I wish they never have to go
through that.
That’s why I
was so excited to find out about the Strider PRE Bike Balance Bike, and realize
that fearing for your life, even just for seconds, isn’t a necessary step in
learning to ride a bike.
With this
amazing training bike, they can experience the rush of speed while they are in
control, and they can stop or slow down whenever they want to.
More
importantly: they can learn the basic rules of riding a two-wheeler one
baby-step at the time: first just running along the bike, then sitting up on
it, and just balancing it with their feet, and when they feel comfortable
enough: raising their little feet in the air, and riding along as if on a real
bike.
The Strider
PREbike is clutter free and easy to ride.
Regular
bicycles have too many things on them, children have to focus on so many things
at once that they are lost and frustrated during the learning process. There
are of course the training wheels, but those only help children while they are
learning how to pedal, and once taken off, the problem of balancing comes up
again.
Strider
Balance Bikes only have the two wheels for stability and mobility, a handle bar
to hold onto, and a seat, which most children don’t even use at the first
stages. Even the footrest is integrated into the bike’s frame. Nothing more
than the essentials.
The light
weight, the wide tires are all there to provide comfort and confidence for the
little ones.
The
adjustable seat and handle bar height, and durable structure is important so it
can witness your child growing up, and could even help out a smaller sibling after
its first user has become a big boy or girl and got themselves a new “real”
bicycle.
And for us,
well, the thought of knowing our little ones safe while having fun, I think
that is a big enough reward for every parent.
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