from his aunt and uncle for his birthday. We saw these in Chicago and thought they were hysterical, but weren't incredibly sure of the practical uses (other than a bike he can't use after he's 6).That notion was put to rest almost immediately after we got it. After putting it together, the Gremlin was ecstatic about trying it. The seat is adjustable, and was set too low initially (125th!), so the Gremlin would half-walk, half scoot around for the first few days.
Once the seat was adjusted, he began to play around with it - riding it in the back yard and up and down the hill we live on. Finally, his mother took him to Green Lake to walk around the park, and over the 3 mile track it really took hold - the Gremlin would out-scoot his mother. So much so that she would have to yell at him to slow down.
The Gremlin responded to this by looking at a nearby jogger and saying,
"Jeeze, it's like she thinks I'm going to leave or something. Where would I go? Huh? Into the water?!"
This from the child who can't sit in the stroller without 1) three books 2) a blanket 3) a map of where we are going (frequently, a Thai Siam pamphlet with a map of Ballard on the back) and 4) regular stops. We can finally take him on walks without hearing him complain and constantly want to be picked up - which alone would probably be worth the initially steep price tag even if we didn't know one last note.
A balance bike was purchased for the Arch-Gremlin several years ago, and she is now fully capable of biking up and down the hills of Seattle - at age 4.
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