my son loved his - I think he was 3 when he got it (a wooden.net one). they really give kids amazing freedom of movement without the technique required to ride a pedal bike. i used to take him out on it while walking my little one in her pram, and if he got sick of riding or we had to cross a busy road it was easy to put the bike on top of the pram hood, which i couldn't do with a pedal bike. And I don't know whether this was due to the bike or not, but my son rode his bike without training wheels on his very first attempt and is a fantastic bike rider now. I'm so looking forward to my daughter using the walking bike when she's big enough. Highly, highly recommended!