Skuut Bike
Bike riding is a sore subject around our house.
I’m not sure where my 7 year-old gets this from, but he has severe fear of riding a bike without training wheels. The dude is super tall and of average build. It was only this summer that we got him to even TRY to ride his bike without the wheels.
No amount of bribing, pressure or other tactics would work with this kid.
Had I known about the Skuut Bike, I might have tried this as an option a few years ago.
The Skuut bike is a bike designed to help kids transition from a tricycle to a “big kid” bike without the use of training wheels. This thing is seriously ingenious!
Sized for children ages 2-5, Skuut first allows kids to easily sit on the bike and walk the bike forward. As the child gains confidence, they naturally progress to coasting with their feet off the ground for longer periods of time. If they veer off to one side or the other, it’s easy to stop by putting their feet down and learning that balance.
In other words, there’s no crutch of the training wheels for the child to fear when they’re removed. They learn balance from the get-go. Brilliant.
Skuut is made of all wood and comes with an adjustable seat. It only weighs about 10 pounds, so it’s easy to carry off when your kid’s ridden it down the street, dumps it there and moves on to another activity (you KNOW what I’m talking about!).
I’d say that if you have multiple children that will use this bike over time, it’s well worth the investment and avoiding all of those training wheel tears!
For more information on Skuut or to watch videos of how the bike works, you can go to the Skuut website.
The Skuut is available at specialty toy stores nationwide and also at selected REI stores. You can also buy the Skuut online at places like Amazon for about $90.
