Balance Bike V Stabalisers. Which is better???

[kalo12]

looking for a first bike for 3rd Birthday.

ds mastered trike at two, scooter at two and half. he loves watching bmx-ers.

I was thinking of getting a balance bike as I had heard they master them quickly but wondering if he is getting a bit old for this and I have missed the window and would be better off going for a normal bike which means going down the stabalisers route, does it?

What have you got? What happened? Which is better?

are balance bikes ££ now? Ours was 20 quid 3 and a bit years ago!

Balance bikes are so much better. I dropped off one of the LittleBigBikes to a 7 year old who was struggling with a normal bike with stabilisers. In no time she was whizzing about on the big balance bike with no issues. Same bike worked great for a 2 year old. Stabiliers are usually fitted to big heavy bikes that are slow and cumbersome in comparison.