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Zum Balance Bike – Works Like Magic

by Jill Jarvis 1 Comment

 

My friend had a ZUM Balance Bike and I thought it was just a funny looking gimmick. It’s a bike with no pedals that kids push with their feet. Then, one day, I saw her daughter ride the balance bike for one afternoon and then pick up her sister’s two wheel bike and ride away. She needed no training wheels or instruction. She just rode away. At this point, I told Joe to get on the awesome little ZUM Balance Bike.

Joe (age 4) and Brooke (age 2) rode this bike for about a month and thought it was a fun little Police bike. Last weekend, at his grandparents house, Joe just jumped on a two wheel bike and rode away. His balance (and speed) were perfect. His start and stop were a little shaky, but after a couple tries (and one minor fall), Joe was a 2 wheel’n biker dude. Check out his first day here (and ignore the Hello Kitty bike).

 

Filed Under: All, Blog Archives, Gear & Bargains July 9, 2012

About Jill Jarvis

Jill Jarvis is the owner of JillBJarvis.com, a BigKidSmallCity.com and Things to Do in Houston, with Kids, blog!

She is the mom of 4 and started the website years ago... when she was tired of constantly cleaning up the same mess in the family room.

Another mom showed her that you could just go do fun things in Houston, without hours of planning.

This inspired the blog and changed everything about how she enjoyed life in Houston, with kids!

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  1. David Miller says

    June 15, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    This is such a good invention. Kids need to be able to balance before they can really ride.

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