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Training wheels…

Question:

> What age is best for removing the training wheels from a kids bike?  I know > all kids have different abilities and are at different stages so there is no > true "age" when the tw come off but what, in your opinions, is the "average" > age.

Wait for your kids to want it. But in answer to your question, 6 or 7. Chris

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With ours, it was 5, but whereas our oldest son was a "natural", it took our middle son several more months to ride without looking down, weaving all over the sidewalk, yielding the right-of-way, etc.

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As soon as the child no longer needs them seems like the obvious answer. I learned to ride late, and training wheels hindered my ability to learn. But if our son was 4 and could ride w/out training wheels, I certainly would take them off.

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funny you should ask about "training wheels" – we call them stabilisers in the uk.  my 5 year old son rode his bike yesterday for the first time without them.  he’s still a bit shakey but is loving every moment.  his 8 year old sister managed it at about the same age – so i would say between 5 and 7 to be on the safe side.  it’s like all childhood achievements, they all happen at different times and you can’t compare children.   alison – mom to olivia 8, james 5 and daniel 2

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> funny you should ask about "training wheels" – we call them stabilisers in the > uk.  my 5 year old son rode his bike yesterday for the first time without them. >  he’s still a bit shakey but is loving every moment.  his 8 year old sister > managed it at about the same age – so i would say between 5 and 7 to be on the > safe side.  it’s like all childhood achievements, they all happen at different > times and you can’t compare children.   > alison – mom to olivia 8, james 5 and daniel 2

so why not just get kids bikes when they can ride them instead of bikey-trikey things with side wheels?

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My daughter was five. It took her a little while (a couple of weekends) to learn the concept of balancing on a two-wheeler, and now she zips around the neighborhood while I run beside her (I am a runner). I think five to six is the average age. I suppose there are some four year olds out there, too, who ride smaller two-wheeler bikes. Susan

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What age is best for removing the training wheels from a kids bike?  I know all kids have different abilities and are at different stages so there is no true "age" when the tw come off but what, in your opinions, is the "average" age. Thanks cymrucelt

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> What age is best for removing the training wheels from a kids bike? I know > all kids have different abilities and are at different stages so there is no > true "age" when the tw come off but what, in your opinions, is the "average" > age. > Thanks > cymrucelt

Ours was 5.  She wouldn’t let us teach her, but her best friend’s twin brother showed her how to ride his 2 wheeler.  She hurried home & had us take those baby training wheels off immediately.  DONE! Judy

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I should have added that the next week she ran into a tree & needed lots of hugs, Band-Aids, some aspirin & new glasses.  Keeping up with your best friend’s brothers is tough work. Judy

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