Yeah, the bike I bought is just too big for my daughter to run as a balance bike without pedals (I tried), so I put the pedals back on and the training wheels on and raised the saddle back up to where it should be. A balance bike would be nice, but it's financially not in the cards at the moment. If I see one at a garage sale, I'll definitely grab one, but I guess she's going to have to learn the way I did otherwise.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"