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Learning to cycle: is a balance bike or stabilisers better?

Boy riding balance bike
Boy riding balance bike Photograph: Alamy

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

I want to buy a balance bike for my two-year-old but the choice is enormous, with some up to £150. Are they really better than using stabilisers for teaching a child to cycle? What do I need to look for?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions to money@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, the Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU.

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