Typical Argos, no stock anywhere, in my area anyway :neutral_face:

Just buy them their first bike and take the pedals off.

I've got 3 kids.
I know next to nothing I didn't know pre-kids except for 2 things:
1. Routine is everything
2. Get them a balance bike as early as possible.

My first two went through the agony (to my back amongst other things) of stabilisers and learning to ride.
My 3rd had a balance bike when she was 3..,and could ride a pedal bike the second I put her on one on her 4th birthday.

Needs expiring!

Any 'mods' around?

Just seen posts after sending this silly me. Aren't they horrid, I've had enough of Argos.

Did anyone get the bike at this price I've just been told they are not honouring it as it was a pricing error. My son is so upset.

Argos suck

I received a cancellation text this morning too :disappointed:

oh look, what a surprise, they now marked it as out of stock. scam.

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I hadn't been inactive, she 'hung up'. Scam

Ordered at £29.99, and two days later my order got cancelled by Argos due to 'no stock'. I see it on the website now listed at £59.99. Utter sham artists.

I contacted them and they said I could re-order from the site and wouldn't re-instate my order.

My kids were 2 or 3 so there wasn't really a suitable bike to take pedals off.

My boy is now 10 and races BMX for our local team and is very skilled on a bike compared to his friends, some of whom have never ridden anything much.

ordered for home delivery with free postage...and surprise surprise, argos had to cancel it due to stock problems.

Yeah maybe it depends how early you want to do it, the ages on here are much younger than we got ours on them.

never really seen the point of buying a balance bike, we just took the pedals off a normal bike then when they got the hang of it put the pedals back on

no pedals, chain, crank, gears, bell, etc and yet it is dearer than a bike with stabilisers.

i'm in!

Cold another argos wild goose chase.Wouldnt surprise me if argos go under this year.Nothing is ever in stock. :disappointed:

Balance bikes are great for kids, got one for our first child.
He was on it from about 18months, at about 2 1/2 he started to use a peddle bike with stabilizers every so often to get him use to peddling, at about 3 3/4 I took the stabilizers off and within 5 minutes he was off.
Now going through the same process with our second son.
Highly recommend a balance bike to anyone with young children.

I like the balance bikes from decathalon but this is a good price.

Just buy them their first bike and take the pedals off.

All kids should have these from as early as poss, awesome tools for teaching them how to use bikes. Got both mine on these from 2/3 and they are accomplished cyclists now.

no stock of the bmxie one (not even for delivery)

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£30 is about right for a decent balance bike - I would ignore the RRP. You can get a decent balance bike from Halfords for around £30 - I think its the wizzer one. They are definitely worth getting as my son has learned the basics on this for about a year and next I will get him a bike with stabilizers, but I don't expect the stabilizers to be on too long.

Typical Argos, no stock anywhere, in my area anyway :neutral_face:

Got this to put away for LOs 2nd birthday. Checked inside leg :smile: and perfect for him. Made up that it is a decent well known brand too. Hopefully this means well made!

It's missing the pedals

Are these too small for a 5 yr old?

I've got 3 kids.
I know next to nothing I didn't know pre-kids except for 2 things:
1. Routine is everything
2. Get them a balance bike as early as possible.

My first two went through the agony (to my back amongst other things) of stabilisers and learning to ride.
My 3rd had a balance bike when she was 3..,and could ride a pedal bike the second I put her on one on her 4th birthday.

Smyths toys have balance bikes starting at £23.99
https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/outdoor/bikes/balance-bikes/zycom-z-balance-bike-black-dark-blue/p/150980

Fab price and cute designs :smile: