Russ, my little lad who is now 7 has a genetic condition that made him grow waaaaay too fast. Consequently, he missed the trike, pedal car etc. stage & never learnt to pedal; he always looked like a Great Dane shagging a football..! Imagine a 10 year old sized toddler..!
Anyway, to cut a long story short, balance bikes were all too small so we bought him a ‘normal’ kids bike but removed the pedals; a few months ago, and as a result of building confidence & balance on this, he came 3rd in his very first BMX race. Being a Dad is ace….!!!!!