EARLY RIDER Bella Velio balance ride-on for children from 10 months

The EARLY RIDER Bella Velio is a uniquely engineered two-wheel balance ride-on created for the earliest stage of independent movement — from around 10 months of age. Designed to work with a child’s natural development, Bella Velio combines functional industrial design with the warmth of natural wood aesthetics, creating a calm, confidence-building environment for early explorers.

The frame is crafted from a laminated blend of walnut and A-grade birch plywood, delivering exceptional strength, durability, and a refined, timeless look. Every line and component serves a purpose: to support balance, curiosity, and independent movement during the most critical period of brain and motor development.

Available colour options:

• Black

• Powder Pink

• Pistachio Green

• Sky Blue

• Ivory

(All colours share identical technical specifications.)

How Bella Velio works in everyday use

Bella Velio is not a conventional toy — it is a developmental mobility tool. By placing a child on two wheels at a very early age, it actively engages their senses and motor system at a time when the brain is forming up to one million neural connections per second.

Key everyday benefits:

• Encourages self-initiated movement and exploration

• Develops coordination, posture, and balance naturally

• Builds confidence through controlled, progressive independence

A removable telescopic parent tiller allows adults to guide and support children during the early stages. As confidence grows, the tiller can be removed, giving the child full freedom to explore independently.

Active Balance Control™ – safe instability for real learning

Bella Velio features patented Active Balance Control™ (ABC) technology — a system designed to mimic how adults instinctively keep a bicycle upright.

When balance is lost:

• the system automatically initiates a turn in the direction of the fall,

• keeps the saddle positioned beneath the child,

• lengthens and slows the fall path.

This gives young riders extra time to correct their balance, helping them experience successful balance rather than simply reacting to falls. The result is the early development of dynamic balance — a foundational skill for lifelong physical confidence and activity.

Designed for how infants actually move

Unlike traditional ride-on toys with three or four wheels, Bella Velio introduces safe instability, which is essential for cognitive and motor development. Rear-wheel steering allows children to simply face where they want to go and move — just like crawling — without needing advanced front-wheel steering skills that typically develop much later.

This makes Bella Velio suitable at an age when standard balance bikes are still too demanding and ride-on toys are developmentally limiting.

Technical specification

• Recommended age: 10–24 months

• Weight: 2.8 kg

• Standover height: 22 cm

Frame:

• Laminated walnut & A-grade birch plywood

Materials & components:

• CNC-machined AL6061 head tube, steerer, axles

• CNC-machined AL7075 aluminium wheel bolts

• UV-coated impact-resistant ABS mudguards

• Soft-touch EVA foam grips

• Food-safe silicone saddle with 15 mm comfort foam

• 3-piece telescopic aluminium tiller with foam ball handle (removable)

• 6-spoke convex hubs

• Shielded cartridge wheel bearings

• Angular contact deep-groove headset bearings

• Puncture-proof EVA foam tyres (spherical profile)

Safety, sustainability & long-term value

• Natural wood materials from responsibly sourced timber

• Non-toxic, child-safe finishes

• Designed to meet EU safety standards for children’s products

• Durable construction intended for reuse and long product life

Bella Velio is built to last — not just through one stage, but across siblings, supporting a more sustainable approach to children’s products.

Brand origin – why choose EARLY RIDER

Early Rider is a United Kingdom–based brand known for applying adult-level bicycle engineering to children’s mobility products. Their philosophy is simple: children deserve the same quality, precision, and thoughtful design as adults.

Choosing EARLY RIDER means investing in:

• proven engineering and patented innovation,

• materials chosen for performance and longevity,

• products designed to actively support child development.

Parameters (as shown in image)

• A — Wheelbase: 300 mm

• B — Minimum saddle height: 215 mm

• C — Maximum saddle height: 245 mm

• D — Reach (maximum): 232 mm

• E — Reach (minimum): 162 mm