Skuut Balance Bike

Built for kids ages 2-5, the Skuut is a pedal-less, chainless push bike that moves by foot power ("Flinstone" style). Its the perfect introduction to cycling because its specifically designed to complement the motor skills of young children, teaching balance and control at a much earlier age than traditional cycles with training wheels. The Skuut is a great confidence booster. From the very beginning your child can make independent progress, pushing along to discover how it works. In a short while he will lift his feet and begin moving forward, balancing and reveling in their new found mobility! They will NEVER need a bike with stabilizers, which prevent the development of balance. Your child will take to riding a bicycle instantly and naturally.

All parts are extremely robust and the body is made of heat-treated softwood and hardwood, coated with non-toxic lacquer. The saddle can be adjusted for height as your child grows. The steering is specially made so that kids cant turn to fast and tip over. Other safety features include Euro-styled wheels and no spokes (to prevent shoelace tangles). The Skuut come with a one-year guarantee - exceptional for a product aimed at young children!

A first bike invariably becomes a child's favorite toy. Children have an urge for movement and discovery and the Skuut enables them to playfully acquire coordination skills, foresight and agility. The feeling of riding alone is an exhilarating experience which helps to build self-confidence and safety. Whether they imagine it to be a copy of Dad's mountain bike or a pretend horse, the Skuut will play an important role as your child develops. And when it's outgrown, it becomes not just another old toy, but a lifelong reminder of childhood dreams...

We bought 2 Skuuts for our boys when they were 2 and 3.5. My older son was able to ride his almost immediately and his brother wasn't too far behind. They proved to be a huge hit and the kids rode them almost continuously for 18 months.

Fast forward to this past Christmas and both boys got their own two-wheel bikes. We went out that afternoon and both boys were able to ride the two-wheelers, without any training wheels, on their very first try! Of course they needed to practice their braking as their instincts were to just put their feet down like the Skuuts, but they picked it up very quick.

It has been mentioned previously that the build quality isn't the best on these. We were always gluing on little bits that were falling off, particularly the red felt bits where the frame gets inserted into the front wheel/handlebar assembly. That said, our boys rode these pretty hard for 18 months and they are still usable today.

When I look at a 3.5 year-old riding a two-wheeler I consider these some of the best money we've spent on the boys. Highly recommended.

My wife and I are attempting to assemble the Skuut Balance Bike for our 3 year old daughter and discover that it is UNSAFE. The screws holding down the handlebars don't attach to anything. They go thru the handlebars and into the forks but don't bite into the plywood at all. This item is going back. It's too bad because it is a very cute bike, and easy to assemble. Our daughter will be getting a Likeabike for her birthday instead, which fortunately is in only a week.

We purchased this bike for our 2 year old. It was only until his 3rd birthday that he was able to touch his feet to the ground. Great indoor bike. Only sad thing was that the wood cracked on the tire area days after receiving it. Not sure why.

We gave this to our son for his fourth birthday. Within a minute he was whizzing up and down the drive way accumulating more speed and finesse with each pass. Recently he rode it to the neighborhood block party and many parents inquired about it (as it has no pedals) and all of the three and four year old children enjoyed riding it.

The Skuut wood quality used to be questionable, but now they are all made of birchwood, which is the same wood that is used for the Like-a-Bike.

I have both a Like-a-Bike and a Skuut, and the new Skuut is of comparable quality for 1/4 the price. My kids ride either one interchangeably.

One advantage to the Skuut is the tire valves. The Like-a-Bike has German valves on it that will only accept ball-type air pump nozzles, not the longer ones that are found on typical household bike pumps and gas station air pumps. I have to take my Like-a-Bike to a local bike shop when I need to put a little air in the tires. I can just pump up the tires at home on the Skuut.