Is 2 too young for a scooter, or a pedall-less bike?

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Am trying to think about 2nd birthday and xmas (same time) for ds, who is quite good at balancing but not v tall (86 cm I think). Would either of these (I mean a mini-3 wheeler scooter obviously, and a little puky or islabike without pedals) work? I don't want him to get something he's too little to be able to use yet!

I dont know if anyone has seen it but Mothercare are selling a Chicco Vespa scooter in the sale for £24.99.
It says its suitable from 18m to 3yrs.
I had a look at it yesterday and it quite small so even from 1yr IMO would be ok.

But a bit of a bargain for xmas me thinks.

this is the one

Obviously not a scooter but yswim

hi, ive only just seen this thread but the puky running bikes are great. we got DS one when he was 19 mo and it is meant for 86cm and above i think. it has adjustable seat and handlebars to grow with him and he is great on it. he had been using the four wheeler puky from around 14 mo and he was getting abit big for it so we got him the running bike early.

he got his balance on it within days and now he is off. i cant reccomend them enough. i think some of the other running bikes on the market in uk you would have to check the minimum height as they are aimed at 3yo and above i think. i live in germany so getting a good choice of puky hasnt been hard for me.

dd has a 3 wheeled scooter which i got from JLewis which she could balance on really well at 20 months. it is called the microscooter and it has 2 wheels in the front and one at the back.

when she was 28 months old we took it to devon instead of a pushchair and she did really well between being pushed on it, or her scooting adn with some carrying (sometimes in a mei tai) by us. the micro scooter folds down in half and is light enough to carry when she isn't using it.

we will try her with a pedalless bike soon. (it is stashed up in our loft since we got it a year or so ago when lidl had them on offer for £10!)