Customer Review: PUKY Balance Bike

We got our older daughter a Porsche children's racing bike late last year. When our little son was just two he wanted his own bike but the Porsche was far to big for him. He was upset at first when he couldn't have the Porsche bike but we decided to get a PUKY LR M after a recommendation from our friends.

Visually

The PUKY balance bike is cute and nicely coloured, it is at first glance, clearly a child's bike. The wheels are small, rubber tyres.  The handlebars are not too wide and the footrest is long and wide.

Application

The bike allows for an upright sitting position. Our son spent only one day cycling and using his legs either side before making great progress very quickly. The small bar and the short frame allow tight turning circles and leave enough room on even narrow pavements and paths. Although this model doesn't have brakes he was able to stop very easily with his feet. I think for older children it would be worth getting the PUKY with brakes (this one).

As something negative, I have found that the handlebars do not limit a full rotation of 180 degrees and for a two-year-old it isn't clear that they are upside down. We have made it clear where the bell must be normal, so he has learned when the handlebar is the wrong way round (the PUKY LR1Br makes it much easier to determine direction of handlebars).

The compact design is so easy to put together even a child could do it.

Our son had no problem lifting the wheel onto the pavement as its light even though its constructed from metal.

The balance bike has been borrowed on a couple of occasions, so it has already been well tested by my son and our friends kids. It's still a robust little bike, and would probably withstand a few more children!

Conclusion

It is easy to handle for a child.

For small riders, it is ideal and allows an early start to learning to ride a bike.

It's proved so popular that my daughter now wants one of the larger ones herself!