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Yep, my youngest was 3 1/2 when she got her pedal bike - and she was quite small. But her progress was accelerated by wanting to keep up with the elder one. Was kinda scary though as, while she could ride pretty much straight away, its a lot to think about for their small brains at that age.
First time around, we waited a bit longer as the eldest loved her balance bike and moving to a pedal bike was actually a step back in some ways. She went from being able to raz around the local dirt jumps/pump track on the balance bike, to being much more cautious on the pedal bike. It's a lot easier to fall off a pedal bike.
TL:DR - Balance bikes are ace - do not rush to move on if you don't need to.