I was able to find a pre owned bike based on your first look article Andrew. Great recommendation. Our 5 year old transitioned quickly to pedal bikes with no training wheels on a more typical steel bmx bar'd princess bike. So it did take her some time to get used to the more aggro position, but after about a week she's ripping on it. I've got plans to bump the stem down to 40mm (stock was 60mm!) and track down a set of 30-40mm rise bars.
She'll likely be ready for a 20" bike next year, so I had plans to pull the crank/bb/belt off for a larger run bike with hand brakes for her brother who will be 4 next year.
May 22, 2019, 8:20 p.m. - UFO
I was able to find a pre owned bike based on your first look article Andrew. Great recommendation. Our 5 year old transitioned quickly to pedal bikes with no training wheels on a more typical steel bmx bar'd princess bike. So it did take her some time to get used to the more aggro position, but after about a week she's ripping on it. I've got plans to bump the stem down to 40mm (stock was 60mm!) and track down a set of 30-40mm rise bars. She'll likely be ready for a 20" bike next year, so I had plans to pull the crank/bb/belt off for a larger run bike with hand brakes for her brother who will be 4 next year.