scooter or balance bike for 2 yr old?

[ninja]

And if a scooter should I go for the more expensive micro or use my tokens to buy a cheap one in Tescos??

She's very physical and has been borrowing scooters in the park since 18 months!

Thanks

They are both fun, could you get both?
If you had to choose one I would say balance bike.
A balance bike makes learning to ride a bike much easier for the child. I see riding a bike as more of a life skill than scooting - but that's just me.
Also if you get a scooter at any point, she will probably be able to ride it in no time flat, but the same can't always be said of a bike so I would say, invest the time there.

I would say:

Scooter (micro) age 2
Balance bike (wooden, from ebay - cost you about £30) age 3
Proper bike with pedals age 4.

Sorted!

We had a brighter bike which our smaller than average boy used from 2.5, so if you have a big two year old you should be able to get away with it sooner than three.
Now it's sorted!

Thanks - so scooter for Birthday - balance bike for christmas.

Now which one?

totally hijacking your thread as have the same questions! :)

No problem!!

I just don't know whether to use my teacos token and buy this and somethink like this

or go for the pricier options .....

Hi me again,
we had a wooden balance bike. I discovered the benefit of this was it was very lightweight, which was handy because you could easily carry it under your arm in a shop or on a bus.
I would be wary of a metal balance bike unless it is very light unless you don't think you will have to carry it.
This is the one we have www.mulberrybush.co.uk/toy-store/detail-ladybird-bike.aspx. It's a nice bike, but the screws loosen off so you need to tighten them with a screwdriver every so often.
Mulberry bush have other wooden bikes though and they are quite cheap on Ebay.
I found as my son got bigger we would go everywhere with the balance bike, including department stores, shopping centres, cafes, just anywhere you could go on foot.
I would second a mini micro scooter, we didn't buy one and got a metal one instead. The only good thing is it can be folded (with help from three other adults). However, it is a nightmare to carry unfolded because it whacks you on the ankle all the time and it really is quite painful.

Thanks Rowingboat - as I thought no cheap tesco alternatives :(

That ladybird bike looks fab!

DEFINITELY a scooter, and DEFINITELY a mini micro.

My 2yo adores his scooter, he almost keeps up with his 4yo sister on hers. They are so small they go everywhere with us. We use them every day, meanwhile the selection of bikes, trikes, balance bikes, bikes with stabilisers etc gather dust. The scooter has blown everything else out of the water.

The Mini Micro is expensive but the genius of it is the 2 wheels at the front so they don't catch their scooting foot on the back wheel as they go. It also has a very intuative leaning steering system. At 2 they don't really get steering, but on the mini micro they just lean and the scooter turns.

I cannot sing their praises highly enough.

Ninja, we used to get stopped all the time and asked about that bike. It has an extra face, which is a yellow smiley, so you can change it if you want.

Yuno I wish we had a mini micro now.
DS went straight onto a bike and didn't need stabilisers However, buses won't let us on with the bike, it was fine with the balance bike, but they don't like pedal bikes.
I wouldn't mind a mini micro, but DS is almost 6 now. He isn't a very big boy, do you think he would fit a minimicro for much longer?
We were in Lewis's the other day and they had a very big version on the mini micro, but it was far too big for a five/six year old.

Right I've saved it to my favourites and I just have to wait 'til we have some money to order.

Ninja, I bought DS a mini micro recently for his birthday (which is fab - good choice). At the time the cheapest option was to get it from jojomamanebebe with a 15% off voucher with free delivery. There are usually a few kicking around on the voucher websites or on the promotions topic on here. I forgot to shop via topcashback though which was a pain as I'd have got a wee bit back from that too!

Thanks for the advice

rowing boat my dd1 had a mini micro then moved up to a maxi micro when she was 5 (it was her bday present). they are excellent - handle height is adjustable if that's your concern.

our girls (4 and 6) scoot to school btw - they have bikes but get far more use out of their scooters

Hi Schnitzel thanks I will look into that.