Right.Scooters. Experienced Parents, what do I buy/avoid?

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DS will be two in a few months and I’m thinking about a scooter (or a tricycle -
not sure.) What do you wish you had known when you bought one? Do I get one of these two-in-one scooter things so it’s more long-lasting? Or do you just get any cheapo one because they’re all the same? This feels like a whole minefield I wasn’t ready for 😂

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Micro scooters are the best ones. They come with a seat attachment for when they are tiny. Built like tanks!

Micro scooter.
Three wheeled scooter should be fine for a two year old. They can travel for miles on them.

Micro Scooter. They are miles better than any others, you won't regret it.
They're light, easy to carry, very easy for toddlers to push, they glide along beautifully and are well made.

Another 'micro scooter' vote!!

they're definitely NOT all the same. You need one they can 'steer'comfortably & has decent rubber wheels, not cheap plastic!

find a park with a good path or play area (unless you have a gated, safe, flat, smooth, area at home)

they might take to it immediately, it might be a slow burn!

but enjoy 😊

Definitely micro scooter all the way for little ones.

Micro scooter.

Or prioritise cycling and get a balance bike, then a bike. By the time they’ve mastered that you can get the metal 5 to adult scooter and it’s lasts forever. This one:
https://www.micro-scooters.co.uk/sprite-classic-micro-scooter-blue-stripe-7525#selection.color=5842&selection.size=5454

Don't give them a scooter until you've got them on a balance bike and they know they can do it. They can refuse to go on the bike as the scooter is easier. 10" balance bike for littlies.

Micromini scooters were the thing for us. Micro mini. Maxi micro and the Life Ryder here.

The trunki one is good

X posted! But yes, it’s hard to get them on a bike when a scooter is so much easier. So I didn’t offer the scooter until
they could ride a bike, which was quite young as they had a balance bike from age 2, and so they picked up pedalling really quickly.

Another vote for micro scooter! DD borrowed the neighbours scooter one day because we left hers in DH's car. She fell off it so many times as it just didn't handle as well as her micro scooter.

I would try them on a friend's or in a shop where you can try them out first. My daughter was a whizz on a balance bike at two and a half but she really couldn't get to grips with a scooter until she was about 5. Now at 6 she loves her scooter and can pedal a bike without stabilisers, but a scooter at 2 would have been a waste of money for her.

That’s really interesting and lots of people have said a similar thing. I really have no idea so very happy to be open to everyone else’s wisdom. In my head bikes were a thing that you’ve got kids when they were like five, but this is my 80’s brain talking. Maybe I need to ask you guys for a recommendation on balance bikes now!

Mini micro scooter 100% no other compares!

We had a balance bike but my son was never interested - he loved his scooter though! My thoughts would be to get one with light up wheels so you can spot them in the evenings, do not underestimate how fast they can get away from you and how useful this is! Also, adjustable height handlebars so it will last a good few years. Amazon have loads!

Neither of my kids would use a balance bike but they both learnt to ride a bike at 5 after much use of micro scooters so it didn't hold them back.
They are teenagers now and not quite ready to get rid of a maxi micro scooter!

My boys loved their micro scooters. They started with the three wheeler and then had the two wheeler. They had balance bikes as well but the scooters were their preferred mode of transport ☺️

We had a micro scooter, it was very sturdy and both my DC and then their cousin used it a lot. I think SIL has passed it on to another family so may still be going strong.

Definitely get a decent brand, DC1 had a £30 one from smyths, never really took to scooting. Handed it down to DC2, they also didn’t use it much. Then I decided to get new scooters, looked at what everyone in the school playground was using and got Globber ones. Both DC happily scoot to school now.