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    A guide to buying the best balance bike View
  • A young child wearing a turquoise helmet sits on the edge of a low skatepark ramp, holding a bag of snacks. Next to them is a small bright blue pedal bike. Trees and other skatepark features are visible in the background.
    Bike test: Hornit HERO 14" Kids Pedal Bike View
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    Autumn essentials on a budget for you and your bike View
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    Review: Hornit AIRO 12" Balance Bike View
  • A woman and child are cycling on a tandem, with the child on the back, along a country road. There are two people on solo bikes behind them - a man on a road bike, a woman on a mountain bike. They are wearing normal clothes. The child and woman on the tandem are wearing helmets
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