for the same reason people seem to like woom i've tried to avoid it. kinda fits in line (IMO) with liking rivendell. its a bit off the beaten path.
with that said, we came upon our kids first bike through a buy nothing group on facebook. the brand is kokua, and it weighs less than most if not all the balance bikes on the market. weight weenie i am not, but a kid needs a light bike. and a parent needs a light bike when theyre forced to carry it. i liked the bike enough that when it came time to bump up to the next size (with pedals this time) i searched for a used kokua 16 pedal bike. unlike woom, they DON'T hold their value that well so when i found one i ended up only paying $100 for it. On Friday, November 17, 2023 at 9:35:39 PM UTC-5 J wrote: > The Woom 3 was perfect for a 4 year old who just could'nt grasp balancing > once the training wheels were taken off. I truly beleive that training > wheels hinder a kid from learning to ride, the balance bikes are the way to > go. The day the Woom arrives I removed the pedals and had the kiddo ride it > like his balance bike 15 minutes later I put the pedals back on and he rode > off into the sunset never to be seen again. Woom for the win! > > J > > On Friday, November 17, 2023 at 2:56:28 PM UTC-5 fiddl...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Folks - thank you so much for all of your incredibly helpful & thoughtful >> responses! I've read through each one multiple times and feel so much >> better informed now and can't wait to transition to the pedaling years with >> my son! >> >> Nick >> >> On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 3:55:09 PM UTC-5 Nick Shoemaker wrote: >> >>> Since RBW regrettably doesn't make kids hillibikes, I'm going to have to >>> go a bit outside of my comfort zone to pick out a first pedal bike for my >>> son. He's ~3.5yo, and more than ready to move up from his 12" balance bike. >>> >>> Any tips from other parents who have recently gone through the switch >>> from balance to pedals? I'm leaning toward something like a Woom 3 (16"), >>> since they seem to be very well regarded, and I'm afraid he would outgrow a >>> 14" bike too soon at this point to justify the expense. (am I wrong?) >>> Probably also worth noting that a lot of his riding is currently on trails, >>> so I'm definitely looking for something that will work well off-pavement, >>> too. Anyhow, I'll take any advice the group is willing to throw at me - >>> thanks in advance for your help! >>> >>> Nick >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/10aca97e-b052-4118-935a-9308f4fbfab2n%40googlegroups.com.
