First bike. Go simple. Is the bike going to be handed down to a sibling? Spend money. If not go cheap. Is it for a boy? Spend money. My boys trashed their costco bikes within a month. Jumps aren't good for department store bikes. All the bikes I've purchased for my boys when they were little were from Bow. They're still going strong and have been handed down to friends. They're older now and have downhill bikes, and we go to moose mountain and ride which is a lot of fun. My 3 yr old has a run bike that he's outgrown because he's the size of a 5 year old. Now I'm bike shopping again. Poor me. I'm thinking the Banshee might be good. I'd just pull the crank to make it a run bike until his balance is better and he can learn how to pedal.
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