The best way to teach kids to ride is to start them early on a balance bike, not on a tricycle or pedal bike with training wheels. Like the name implies, they will learn balance and confidence by scooting with their legs and coasting. Once they have mastered balancing while coasting on two wheels, adding pedaling into the mix is much easier.

Will fit kids in the 18 month-3 year old range.

Available at Bike Edmonton for $10.

Kids’ bike with 16” x 2.125” tires will fit riders in the 3-4 year old range. Coaster (back-pedal) brake and rear hand brake.

Quick tuned and ready to roll.

Available for $40 at Bike Edmonton.

Once upon a time, bike companies used to pride themselves on manufacturing durable kids’ bikes that could be handed down to multiple siblings, cousins, etc. This vintage cutie even has a top bar that be moved up or down to transform it from a diamond frame bike to a step-through frame, mainly to ensure it can be used by everyone while still satisfying those who apply rigid gender constructs to kids’ stuff. Nowadays, in the throes of late-stage capitalism, the kids’ bikes you buy at department stores are designed to be replaced every year with few repairable parts and smaller increments between sizes (18” and 22” wheeled bikes are a scam). And even if the modern equivalent does last longer than that, little brother “can’t” use big sister’s old bike because of the highly gendered colour schemes on otherwise identical bikes, forcing parents to buy another bike. Anyways, this is a very cool bike from the 60’s with a rack, fenders, and coaster (back pedal) brake that is still suitable for casual riding today. Quick-tuned and ready to roll.

Will fit riders in the 5-8 year old range.

20” x 1.75” road tires on steel rims.

Available for $50 at Bike Edmonton.