For our 2-year-old tester who is just learning to use a balance bike, the Tyke Toter is helping her learn to develop bike-balance. With no weight limit, the mid-mounted Tyke Toter allows you to keep your child upfront with you for many more years than previously permitted.Īnother plus is that seats like the Tyke Toter teach little ones to learn and trust their own strength and balance, just like they have to on their own bikes. Once outgrown, they have to transition to a rear-mounted seat and no longer have the same interactive biking experience as riding in the front. Traditional front-mounted seats have a weight limit of 33 pounds, so around age 3 the child outgrows them. The pictures below demonstrate the comfort level based on the size of the rider and the size of the adult. His own bike grants him more freedom to explore and be in control and he has more room to move on his own bike. However, it isn’t his favorite for actual bike rides. Our 6-year-old tester was intrigued by the novelty of the Tyke Toter, and he was much more comfortable on Dad’s larger bike than Mom’s. They also love the feeling of being able to go faster and ride at speeds to which their gearless bikes and low gain ratios don’t allow them. They feel as though they’re riding an actual bike rather than sitting low to the ground in a bike trailer without the wind blowing in their faces or strapped into a child bike seat. While the 2, 3 and 4-year-old are accustomed to riding in a bike trailer, they much prefer the Tyke Toter. The 3, 4, and 6-year-olds can all ride pedal bikes, but now they have a hard time choosing between riding their own bikes or riding the Tyke Toter! With no weight limit, I was able to test the Tyke Toter on all of my kids, ages 2, 3, 4, and 6. That way the ducks aren’t gone by the time she gets there and we still have a happy 3-year-old! Without the child being strapped in, it’s just as easy for her to get on and off the Tyke Toter as it is for the older kids to get on and off their bikes. Often on bike rides the older kids like to stop their bikes and explore cool rocks, fun trees to climb, or chase the ducks and various wildlife. The younger testers love the freedom of not being strapped into a seat, whether it’s a bike seat or a bike trailer.
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