Blue is one of those colours that seems to work for almost every child, and Bertie Blue has a friendliness to it that makes this Ridgeback Scoot Balance Bike one of the more universally popular colours in the range.
That said, the colour is the easy part. What UK parents tend to appreciate once they've been through a first bike with their child is how much the build quality matters day to day.
The Scoot bike uses a lightweight aluminium frame, sitting around 5kg, and 12-inch air-filled rubber tyres that grip properly on wet grass and gravel rather than sliding around like the hard wheels you'll find on cheaper Scoot kids' bikes.
A rear hand brake with a small, child-sized lever is fitted as standard, with the cable routed inside the frame. Your child learns to brake properly from the start, which makes the move to a pedal bike considerably smoother when the time comes.
Two seat posts are included, adjusting this Ridgeback bike for kids to fit children between 90cm and 105cm tall. That's a meaningful range, covering several years rather than a single season.
For parents who want a Ridgeback bicycle built with the same seriousness as their adult range, just scaled right down, the Ridgeback Scoot bike in Bertie Blue is worth a close look.