Learning to ride a bike is a right of passage. I think every one has a memory of riding their bike. I had a bike that I loved cruising on through my neighborhood with reckless abandon. Oh to be a kid again… It was a Barbie bike and had pink, yellow, and silver tassels coming out of the handle bars. It was pink and glittery with a white basket in the front (aka pretty much the most amazing bike my little heart could dream of). Now that I have kids I want to pass down those fun bike memories to them. Hayden just turned 5 in December. We had tried the typical bike and training wheel route with him. He loved the idea of riding a bike but he HATED those training wheels. He didn’t trust them at all and so he would refuse to ride his bike. It was emotional and frustrating for him because he really wanted to ride a bike, and heart breaking for me as his mom to see him absolutely terrified of his bike.
Luckily I found an answer to all of our bike troubles. The Strider Balance Bike. It is a super light weight bike that has zero pedals. When I first learned about the bike I thought it was so strange that a kid could learn to ride a bike without pedals. But the absolutely brilliant idea of no pedals is that kids can trust their own weight to balance and pick their feet up when they are ready. There is no false security from training wheels. When Hayden rides his Strider Bike he is in total control.
First he slowly just walked with it, and then eventually he was committing his weight to the seat and running with it. When he first picked his feet up it was such a proud moment for both of us. He had accomplished something he was absolutely terrified of and now he can ride a bike with all of his friends. I wondered if he would be able to keep up with other kids because it has no pedals but he cruises on it! He pumps his legs and runs with it, then coasts with is feet up until he needs more speed. It is amazing. I have even caught myself telling him to “be careful” as he speeds down our driveway. A few months ago I never would have thought I would be telling him to “be careful” on his bike. He learned how to ride it so quickly! Now when he is ready for a pedal bike we won’t ever have to use training wheels. He has already learned how to balance on a two wheels, and adding in pedals will be a piece of cake.
It is super light weight. The Strider Balance Bike is 6.7 lbs! Hayden can easily pick it up and maneuver it where ever he needs to go. Up the curb, over rocks, through grass, or to totally pick it up and move it. It is crazy light and easy to move around. I also love that we can throw it in the car and go to the park, or a friends house.
Even though it is light weight, it is super durable. We have a few little walking trails in our neighborhood park. The bike can handle all the bumps, rocks, and rough terrain while we are on our walks. It goes from the grass to gravel easily. The wheels are a light EVA polymer tire that are maintenance free. These tires will never need air! Hayden has fallen a time or two while riding, nothing major, but the bike has held up amazing to a 5 year old riding it here, there, and everywhere. It is such a high quality bike. I know it will last him a really long time, and probably longer! We can pass it down to our other kids. That little bike will last a long, long time.
It is the perfect size bike for a huge age range of kiddos. It is made for 18 months-5 years old. The maximum weight of the rider being 60lbs! The seat is adjustable to fit all size of kiddos. Hayden is obviously at the oldest age range and we were able to receive a XL seat post. The seat adjusts really easily and quickly. Zero tools are required. Also when it is adjusted I know that the seat is super tight and secure. I am 150% confident that seat post isn’t moving unless I want it to. The large age range of this bike makes it an awesome investment. We don’t have to keep buying bike after bike to fit our quickly growing kids. Our cute neighbors also have Strider bikes for their 4 and {almost}3 year old. The Strider bike fits both of them great! It is so fun for our kids to ride together.
Hayden loves how cool it looks! It really does look pretty awesome. It has a padded handle bar and he loves the shiny red color. Strider bikes come in lots of different fun colors. It has a LaunchPad footrest that Strider has put in the perfect place for kids to set their feet on to coast. The whole bike has the look of a real competitive racer bike. Hayden often pretends to rev it up and race around on it.
I can tell that Strider Bikes were made with kids in mind. Strider wants kids to have FUN on their bike. I love how much confidence Hayden has riding his Strider bike. It is a night and day difference. I am definitely planning on putting Halli on her own Strider bike. It helps teach important motor skills that she will be able to master at an earlier age. Then her and brother can ride bikes together! I love that with the Strider Bike we can skip training wheels all together and my kids will both be able to ride in confidence.
Strider is a really great company as well. Their customer service is quick and helpful if you ever have any questions. They want kids to be successful on bikes just as much as parents do. They also have a 60 day “love it or return it” policy and there is a warranty on each bike for 2 years. Strider also wants kids to be safe while riding. They have done their research and have created the best and safest bike for kids. They do extra research to guarantee that it will be the safest bike for your littlest rider at 18 months and stay safe for your oldest rider. So what was already a great bike was made even more awesome by such a great company.
I honestly can not say enough good things about the Strider Balance Bike. It has been amazing seeing what a difference it has made for Hayden. You must check out Strider Balance Bikes for your kids. We won’t ever use anything else to teach our kids to ride a bike. The Strider Sports Balance Bike retails for $109 and you can find it available for purchase from our affiliate Amazon for under $100.
Right now one (1) Mom Spotted readers has the opportunity to win ONE (1) Strider Balance Bike. To enter use the Rafflecopter form below. Good Luck!
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I have a 3 yrs old, he would love the red and black.
My son is 3 and he would love blue.
My daughter is 3, would like color green
My daughter is 4 and would totally love this bike!
My son is 3 and he would choose a blue or red bike
She’s 3 years old and we love the Orange one.
My 2 year old daughter would love the pink Strider Bike:)
4 and pink!
My 2 year old son would love the red strider bike.
She is 3 and would love red!
My peanut turns 2 this month, and the bike would be for her. She would love the pink color!
I think this is what our daughter needs. She’s in the stage where she wants off training wheels but hasn’t gotten the hang of balance on her big sister’s bike yet.
Well, there are two little girls, they are 2 and 4, , and would both like pink!
These bikes seem to be excellent.
Looks like so much fun. My son turns 4 today and he has the same grey shoes as your son!
My four and a half yr old daughter would love a Strider. She said she likes the blue, her favorite color.
She is 4 and I would choose Pink
3 and she would love pink
I have a grandson almost 4 that would love this in red
Our son is turning 3 and would love a green one
My niece is 3 and she would love the pink!
My son is 4 and he would love the red but isn’t pick when it comes to colors 🙂
We’ve been wanting to get one of these for our two year old daughter!! I love the green, but she would probably choose pink lol
We have a balance bike and my oldest son LOVES it! Unfortunately, he and his younger bro fight over it a LOT. It would be awesome to win one for my 3 year old. Red would be his choice!
My daughter is 15 months and she would choose pink.
My son is 2 and would probably pick red!
My 2.5 year old daughter would love to pink bike!
My 3 and 5 year old boys would love this! And we would choose the green color.
My 5yo loves her brothers green strider bike, but would love a pink one of her own.
Green!!
He is 6 & would love either a blue or red bike.
This would be for my 2 & 4 year old to share, they’d love Blue!
Tate is 3 1/2 and this would be a dream – he’d love any color of bike, let’s go with blue.
My daughter is 2 1/2 and LOVES her Strider bike! If we won, we’d love to give this to a friend of ours with a 3-year-old. 🙂
Oops- forgot the color. We like yellow because it’s nice and gender-neutral. 🙂
My granddaughter is almost 2 and would love the pink balance bike
My son is 5 and only has a tricycle. He’d love this as a step toward a pedaled bike without training wheels. I also have a son that is almost 2 that would love to use this when his big brother outgrows it! We’d get lots of use out of it at our house. I think my boys would like the green or orange!! Thanks
I have a 5 year old that still needs to learn. Is that too old? I hope not. I think he’d like the green one!
My son likes the yellow one.
My daughter is 2.5 and she would adore the pink if mommy won! Thanks for the chance!
My grandson is 5 and I think he would like the red
My son is almost 4 and he says RED like daddy’s firetruck!
My daughter is four and would love the blue one!
My son is three and I would pick the yellow one.
It would be for my 2 year old son and I like the lime green color.
4 years old and they probably would pick red.
My nephew is 4 and he would love the red.
My grandson is 3 and I bet he would like the orange one.
My daughter is 2 she would love the blue one!
My daughter is 5 and she would love the pink one! 🙂
she is 3 and id like the black one
My daughter is about to turn 4 and she loves orange.
My granddaughter will be 3 in April. She would want green.
My nephew is 4 and would love the red one!
This would be for our six-year-old son, and we would get it in red.
My son is turning 2 and I would like the yellow
She’s almost 2.
This would be for my 4 yr old and he would choose either blue or orange!
My niece is 6 and she’d like the pink bike. Thanks.
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my daughter is six and pink is her favorite color
My boys are 5, 4, & 2 (almost 3) and would totally fight over this. I think Yellow would be our color of choice.
My Son is two, and he wouldn’t mind either the Red or Blue, he would have so much fun!!
My granddaughter is 2 years old. I’d like to win the Red one for her.
This is such a neat toy! My son is 5 and my daughter is 17 months and this is totally something they could share and enjoy together. Red is the preferred color.
I would LOVE this for my Great Nephew who is 4 !!! He would LOVE the Blue !!
my kiddos are 4 & 5 and they would both love a strider bike. i would choose the orange bike
Son is 2 and would love this!
My son is two and he would like the red one
She is 3 and would love one in pink
My neighbor’s son is 4 and would love the blue bike.
Carter is 3 and would love the Blue!
With just getting ready to learn how to ride a bike this would be a great first one. I would say he would choose the red one.
I would love to win this awesome giveaway for my niece Stella she is almost 2 1/2. I would like the Orange color bike.
My little one is 3 years old and she would love a blue or red Strider Bike! Thanks so much.
He’s 5 and would love red!!
She is 5 and would love yellow
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I would choose a red one for my little ones third birthday!
My grandson is 5 and he would love the red!
I would pick the SUPER 16 in Red for my niece who is 9 years old.
my son is 3 and would love the red one!
My 2 year old would love a yellow one
My son, who isn’t born yet, but I would save it for him! And I would pick the red one in the photos
i like the blue
he is 5 years old
My lo is 2 and green would be his choice 🙂
I would love a strider bike for my newest little grandson!
my son would love..would be perfect for his age thanks for offering
My little guy would love the red one!
He is 2
Almost 2!!! WIll be saving for my twin daughters =) PInk !
My niece turns 4 and I would choose pink for her. She loves pink 🙂
My nephew would love this!
My three almost 4 year old would love the green or blue
My 3 year old granddaughter would love the Strider balance bike in Red. 🙂
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She’s 3 and might choose green.
my daughter is almost 3, she would love red.
My three year old son would love to have a red bike!
My son will be 3 yrs old in May and he would love the blue bike 🙂
My daughter is one and would love the pink
mine is 3 she’d love pink!
My three year old son would love the green one.
My soon to be 4 year old son would choose red.
My 5 1/2 year old would love something like this. He’s outgrowing his bike now and this would be awesome!!! <3
My four yr old would absolutely love the red one!
3 and red
My five yr old would absolutely love the red one 🙂
My 4 year old son would like a red color one.
My son will be two in June. I’d like to start getting him using one this summer if possible!
My kiddo is 4 and he would love green
little one is 2 and this would be great! wouldnt have to mess with training wheels and stuff.i think it awesome nike!
my son is 4 and he would like red
My grandchild is 5 and would like the red.
four and the blue
My son is 17 months old and eventually he would love the red! lol
I think my 2 year old nephew would like the green one
My 6 year old would love this! He would love the blue one.
My little guy is three and he would choose blue. I love the balance bike.
My girls are 4 & 2, and im sure theyd fight over a pink strider
My daughter’s family is one of serious bikers and she is pregnant now. I would like to get this bike for the little one so she can join the family in biking at 18 months
My boys (5/4) would love the blue one!
3 year old & green!
My year year old would like the green.
My 5 cousin would love this in blue
5 and blue
My daughter is 3 and she would like the yellow balance bike.
my six yr old said red
8 and red
My 6 yr old said she would like the pink bike!
My daughter is 7 years old and she would like a pink colored strider balance bike.
My 5 year old nephew would love the blue one 🙂
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my grandson is 3 and I like the green color
My Grandson is under 1 and he would like red when he’s ready to ride.
My almost 3 year old would like the pink one
My best friends daughter just turned three. She would love the blue.
my step daughter is 4 and would love blue
6 in blue
My daughter is 3, and I think she would like the pink bike.
My cousin Alyssa would love this she is 6!
Four years old. We like the blue bike.
4 years old and she would like a pink one
5 years old and pink or red
my grandgirl maddie is 3
id love this for a friends 3 year old ST-4 Orange STRIDER
My son is 4, he would love red .
My son is 2, he is very jealous of his older brother’s bike. I would pick green (if it’s available.. the site was down for maintenance).
My niece is three and would love to learn to ride on the pink bike! 🙂
3- and we would love the red 🙂
Thanks for the chance 🙂
My son is 4 and would like red.
5 years old red.
My grandson is only about 15 months now, but I have seen that kids around 18 months can use these so would love to have a green one ready for him as soon as he is ready 🙂
Kiddo’s are all different ages and I am sure any of them would love the Red one!!!
3, and I love the red.
We have an almost four year old girl who would LOVE a pink one!
out son is 2 and he would choose the blue. i am tony l smoaks on rafflecopter.
My daughter just turned 5 and she would love a pink one.
My son is 7 and would like the red.
My son is five and would be happy to have the blue one
My son would love a blue bike
My son is 3 and would love a blue one! Thanks
I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old who could both use this, and I know they would love blue!
I have a 4 year old and a 3 month old. My 4 year old would use it for now and it would be passed on to the little one after so i need a neutral color. Maybe green since its my favorite!!
My daughter is 4 and would like the red color
My niece is 4. I would go with red.
My son is 25 months and absolutely loves anything with wheels. He doesn’t really have a favorite color, but I would love to get him the green one.