Radio Flyer Air Ride Balance Bike, Toddler Bike, Ages 1.5-5 (Amazon Exclusive), Toddler Bike

We looked at the stryder bike and thought it was a bit cheap for the price, this one is exactly what I wanted and works very well. Make sure you have the wheel rotating correctly when you build it too, nice little step I almost forgot to read!

After looking at absurd prices for other balance bikes, I found this one to be in an awesome price range for something I wasn’t sure about. It was a birthday gift for my almost-three year old. Given about a month early. He flies on this thing. It took a bit for him to get the hang of it, but in true form within two months of fiddling he really started cruising. Now he gets to moving and I can’t keep up. I imagine he’ll never need training wheels when we purchase him his first real bike. The only downside is that the bell likes to fall off and loosen up, it just generally falls apart. My mechanic minded preschooler has figured out how to repair it most of the time, though, and it seems to have taught him a bit about caring for his bike, so I don’t mind the minor inconvenience. But I did take off a star because it’s definitely something the actual product has an issue with.

There was no wrench included to put handle bars on - had to wait to complete assembly - had an anxious child waiting to ride!!

We bought this for our 2.5 year-old son. He can glide a little bit on it and I push him around as well, so he gets the idea, but he still prefers his tricycle. so he may be a bit young for it. Its a very cute bike. He loves the bell and the tires came full of air and they look great! disappointing: tightening the handle bars was a pain and after 10 minutes or so I still didnt get them quite tight enough. Also, we put the seat as low as it would go, and when we locked it in place, the lever rubbed against the seat and ripped the black material. You cannot see it from above but it is a bit disappointing.

My 3 year old son loves his new balance bike and the bell! However, I do wish it had a place to rest his feet and I could raise the handlebars.

My grandson is learning to sit and run. He will be balancing soon. The seat is easy to adjust. The only hiccup is a small tear in the seat. Ive contacted manufacturer and hopefully that will go well. Otherwise exactly what I wanted and expected.

Item itself is great description needs work. I bought this for my 2 year old who is not short (50th percentile and up his whole life.) He cant ride this. He can barely touch the ground and he sits back so far that he can barely reach the handle bars. It will be a great bike later but disappointed that he cant use it now. He definitely tries.

This balance bike is perfect for my three and a half year old little boy. My husband put it together very easily in just a few minutes. It seems to be good quality. I love the classic look and the sweet bell.

Our bell was broken and you can push it on but every time the bike is laid down it falls off. Also, it was covered in a strange rust or mud under the plastic cover. It’s as if moisture got in and rusted the inner handles and the rust dust blew out all over bc the bars. Idk that’s my best guess. It wiped off but I think it’s rusted inside.

I researched and found a bunch of helpful comparisons of balance bikes online. This one had a few strikes against it, but in my opinion its the best! Why the heck (unless you are a professional cyclist) would you spend over $100 on a balance bike?! This one is great. Does what it needs to do. Has a bell. Seems to be really good quality. My 3 year old is a bit of scaredy cat, so she still needs help. Watching videos of other kids riding them and having her older cousins use it and have fun helped : ) PS there is a YouTube video done by a professional cyclist that has great advice on how to teach your kid how to ride a balance bike! I of course, hoped she would jump right on and start zipping around, but I knew she would need some help so we watched that first : )