She’s been on a balance bike since March, with a view to her using pedals for her birthday but as mentioned we brought it forward. She does have the benefit of looking up to her older brother who’s bike/race mad which i think has shortened the transition – as she watch him / me ride and race. He took about 8 months on a balance bike getting on pedals about 4 1/2.
I’d totally advocate balance bikes. They seem to develop confidence and balance very quickly. So today she – like her brother – took about an hour from starting off to riding about like that which is pretty amazing. She is having ice cream with chocolate sauce for pudding!