Best bicycle for three year old?

[otchayaniye]

Looking for a present from soon-to-be-born sister for her older sister. Not a balance bike.

Saw something once that looked like a tiny mountain bike, sturdy, with a box on the back?

[AliceWhirledSupportsTheStrike]

isla bikes are good. Kids bikes are often really heavy which makes them hard to use. Isla bikes don't do that.

puky are also meant to be good.

[otchayaniye]

many thanks. Islabikes was the one I saw I think.

[Indith]

We are cheapskates so at teh complete oposite end of the spectrum we posted a wanted on freecycle ds' first bike and were very kindly given one of these. Ds was 4 but pretty small. He learned to ride it in no time and we recently got him a bigger one from Argos in the sale. My 2 and a half year old now rides the freecycle one with ease.

Course if you get a normal bike and he struggles you can just take the pedals off and use it as a balance bike.

[leddeeburdee]

We have an Isla bike and a puky. IMO if you have a child who is quite well balanced and confident around bikes/scooters and trikes then Isla bikes are fantastic. DD loves hers; it's light and she can ride it really well. DS on the other hand wasn't as confident around bikes and so we got a puky which weighs a tonne but is very sturdy and easy to use (low leg bar to get on and off) - he didn't get on with the Isla bike at all but asks to go on his puky every day (he turned 4 a few weeks ago btw).

[otchayaniye]

Thanks, think I'll go with a puky as she's a bit teeny for islabikes, then maybe I'll chop it in for an isla further down the line.

Thanks for the advice.