How does riding a Strider™ benefit a child?
With the light weight and simplicity of a Strider™, young riders soon feel confident and in control. At this young age, bicycles are simply too tall, too heavy, and too complex for youngsters to feel this sense of control. Advances in coordination and balance follow quickly as do the development of the thought processes necessary for steering, crossing obstacles, backing up, and doing tricks. To watch this development of thought and skill is actually quite amazing.
With the light weight and simplicity of a Strider™, young riders soon feel confident and in control. At this young age, bicycles are simply too tall, too heavy, and too complex for youngsters to feel this sense of control. Advances in coordination and balance follow quickly as do the development of the thought processes necessary for steering, crossing obstacles, backing up, and doing tricks. To watch this development of thought and skill is actually quite amazing.
With the Strider’s light weight, low center of gravity, and their feet in contact with the ground, tiny riders soon feel confident and in control. At this young age, regular pedal bicycles are too tall, too heavy and too complex for children to feel safe or in control. Young children riding Striders quickly develop balance and skills necessary for steering, crossing obstacles, backing up and doing tricks. Both pedal bicycles and tricycles have disadvantages. Pedal bicycles with training wheels can be tippy and wobbly, and have a much higher center of gravity. Children also have a lot further to fall to the ground when sitting up high on a tall pedal bicycle. The drawback to tricycles is they don’t teach children balance, are difficult to back up or cross obstacles, and can’t negotiate turns like a bicycle can. [Back To Top] • How do parents, grandparents or other caretakers benefit from a child riding a Strider? Having a child ride a Strider provides parents and other caretakers with m
