Does your kid use the footrest?
1710260
No my kid doesn't yet. I think she is afraid to. When her balance gets better I'm sure she will.
1710261
Yes and it's a little larger than what I have seen on other balances bikes! When she got comfortable with balancing she would rest her feet. Because of this balance bike she is riding her regular bike without training wheels, it's awesome!!
1710262
My son is 3, and does not use the footrest. He glides quite a bit by balancing with his feet hovering over the ground, so the footrest is not really helpful to him right now, but it's certainly not hurting anything, either.
1113266
My twins love the footrest and have used it intuitively! I think it makes it more fun for them and also improves balance even more.
1880180
yes it does, but it is a little on the small side. Most of the time we do not use it unless we are reclining
840309
Yes, his feet may hang over but that is only if he lays straight out flat. It is designed to fit up to 8 year olds. I absolutely love it, I bought one for my house for my grandson and one for my daughter for her house. It is worth its weight in gold. It is extremely comfortable. My grandson naps in it, watches TV in it.
2223068
The kid legs should end-up around your back and shouldn't feel uncomfortable!
2139124
Yes! My son is only 7 and we took the seat off so he could use it until he got taller and could seat with flat feet on the ground.
1348436
Yes, the kid is able to use their brake. My daughter has done this to me and I just wondered why it was harder to pull her along all of a sudden. She thought it was funny and hasn't done it since!
736245
There is enough room but the small child would probably not be able to reach the foot rest area. Putting the small child in the front would be best, but feet would still not reach.
2280934
The seatback lays back pretty far, but not completely flat (almost). I think it would be perfect for napping. The leg support, however is stationary. I'm still carrying with an infant, so I don't know for sure but I read that there's not a lot of "foot room" for older toddlers. So I expect it might be a little uncomfortable for a 5 year old. I think this is due to the way the foot rest narrows where it meets the tire. There's still plenty of head room.
1463768
Ages 6-8... I got it for my 10yr old but it was short and smaller footrest than her old one... She only liked it bec of the color.
1149784
Yes. The footboard is there as a foot rest while sitting and the seat can be slid in and the foot rest stood on. My three year old prefers to stand rather than sit so he can look around more. Hope this helps. Best purchase I've ever made as a mother of two year old twins and a three year old ;)
2028728
As JLo C. said, as ong as they can sit up and hold up their heads no problem. The seat is somewhat slippery as it is all wood and would be a long fall if they did wriggle out. Look for the attachments on craigslist and such. We are going to make our own cushion for it. Our 2 year old uses it but our one year old is still in the regular high chair.
819224
a little bit.... i havent used it with both shade pulled forward yet, so seeing sights hasnt been a problem.,... but theres something i forgot to add in my original review... the front child's foot rest doesnt come out far enough!! i have a very short 21 month old, and she can not use the foot rest comfortably. she just hangs her poor lil feet out and over it.... I have a very tall 2 year old who cannot sit in it at all because his feet hang over and hit the wheels.... i should edit my original rating because this makes it go from 5 stars to 1, in my opinion.
973522
Not really... My 2 year old sat hunched over on the bench since the front chair back has to be fully reclined. I ended up purchasing the Caboose Too rear seat so she could have a more comfortable ride back there. It doesn't help that the bench does not lock in place, so her hunched position would get worse as the bench would slide out of place.
959401
Yes I do. It's perfect for a child that doesn't need to sleep but only to seat sometimes during the day if their parents walk fastly or if he is tired.Isometimes my children also sleep on my cosco I put it more inclined
1446391
Yes, very! We have three kids and we all use that to sit down and take shoes off by the front door.the quality is very nice!
1073194
I don't think most balance bikes have a foot rest. I think in fact it would be dangerous as it would prevent the child from being able to stop himself quickly enough, as the feet serve as brakes on a balance bike. My son just picks up his feet when he is coasting. It is not as though a kid young enough to be using a balance bike will be likely to coasting for long enough for that to be a problem. Also, since the feet also serve in the place of pedals, they need to put them down to keep going. I would recommend looking for a video of a kid using a balance bike--it wasn't until I saw some other kids using theirs that I realized how much they can really do on them. I don't think most balance bikes have a foot rest. I think in fact it would be dangerous as it would prevent the child from being able to stop himself quickly enough, as the feet serve as brakes on a balance bike. My son just picks up his feet when he is coasting. It is not as though a kid young enough to be using a balance bike will be likely to coasting for long enough for that to be a problem. Also, since the feet also serve in the place of pedals, they need to put them down to keep going. I would recommend looking for a video of a kid using a balance bike--it wasn't until I saw some... » Read More I don't think most balance bikes have a foot rest. I think in fact it would be dangerous as it would prevent the child from being able to stop himself quickly enough, as the feet serve as brakes on a balance bike. My son just picks up his feet when he is coasting. It is not as though a kid young enough to be using a balance bike will be likely to coasting for long enough for that to be a problem. Also, since the feet also serve in the place of pedals, they need to put them down to keep going. I would recommend looking for a video of a kid using a balance bike--it wasn't until I saw some other kids using theirs that I realized how much they can really do on them. « Show Less