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Balance Bikes - a better idea than training wheels for teaching young riders - NBC News

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Sat, 10/10/2015 - 9:08pm

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Learning to ride a bike is a rite of passage for any kid. The furious pedaling, the scrapes, the training wheel wobble and of course, parents scampering after the unsteady rider or, worse, hunched over and desperately hanging onto the back of the seat.

But that traumatic childhood episode may be a thing of the past, if advocates of new balance bikes, also known as "run bikes" or "pre bikes," have their way. The bikes lack pedals or training wheels, so riders simply push along on their feet -- often at a very young age.

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