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

Bought for 4 year old boy. Very happy with purchase.

Those of us who had to suffer through training wheels as children probably wobbled from side-to-side, felt unstable, and begging for help, while trying uncomfortably to keep the bike in an upright position, and having the pedals go around hitting you on the back of your legs when your feet fell off the pedals. Fast forward to what has been happening in foreign countries for a long time! Why spend money on training wheels, and having overly-anxious children when they already know how to pedal a tricycle? Learning to pedal is learned on tricycles, and is easy to do one a child has graduated to a 2-wheeled bike, ........but balance doesnt come as naturally when training wheels make it a 4-wheeled bike. A good balance bike is easily adjustable for the capability and the size of a child. Small tykes can sit on the seat and walk their way around, while older tykes begin to realize they can choose to lift their feet and feel the thrill of coasting, with no pedals going around to hurt their legs. Recent visitors in my home (from France) brought their childrens (age 2 & 4) Balance Bikes along on the trip, skipping the tricycle stage and the training wheels stage. Both children were happily balanced while enjoying scooting around on the balance bikes, and rarely touched the ground with their feet, except for gathering some (small amount of) speed forward, or coming to a stop. Because a balance bike wont gather more speed than a childs feet can provide, it seems that their feet seem to touch the ground less, and prevent more accidents from the beginning. Once a child has mastered true balance on their own, ...... then they will be ready for a bicycle that has pedals, gathers speed, and is more likely to make scrapes and breaks! Ive since bought these for all of my grandchildren! I think they need balance before pedals, and this solved the problem for me! I chose the Radio Flyer brand because its always had a good reputation, is reasonably priced, and Radio Flyer brand items are usually considered family keepsakes, rarely losing their value and memories through multiple generations!

These balance bikes (Striders) are the BEST way bypass training wheels and help even your 2 y/o learn how to actually balance and ride a bike. The natural process of them using their feet and balancing themselves helps them learn to ride on their own. Got this for 2 y/o grandson and within a week he could already push and balance and glide (a little bit) without feet touching. Wont be long before we get him a pedal bike and skip training wheels altogether. AND he LOVES the little bell.

Sturdy little bike and the grandson loves it!

I returned this item because my daught was gifted another balance bike that she really loves but this bike is high quality for what it is and at a great price point I highly recommend this bike if you are on a budget and you dont mind the foam tires.

My 2 year old son LOVES this bike. He is a bigger two year old so he wasnt quite ready for a typical tricycle yet, but also was too large for the smaller toddler type toys. We bought this bike and I can truly say it is one of the best purchases we have made. It holds up great, is super easy to assemble. He loves it! In one summer he has already gotten to the point where he is ready to graduate from this bike and go to a full on regular bike with no training wheels, that is how well it has improved his balance! He is ahead of his 4 year old sister!

Super easy to put together. I was a little disappointed to find that the wheels are plastic (I thought they were rubber), but I dont think that will really impact the usefulness of the bike. As far as size/height recommendations ....... this was a birthday gift for my two year old. I dont know his height, in inches, but I do know that on his birthday he was in the 75% for height, and the bike is still a bit too big for him. If he sits on the seat, at its lowest setting, he can only touch the ground with the tips of his toes. I suspect that he will grow into by the time hes 2 1/2. If I had it to do all over again I would still purchase this bike. I think it was a good spend.

This bike is awesome for my 5 year old. We have only taken it out three times since he got it last week but he has picked up how to balance on it so FAST. He loves going down hills and gliding. The bell has been the most popular part for him and lucky for me the ring ring ring ring every second isnt too annoying. Assembly was super quick. I did need a wrench to get one nut down tight enough but someone else might be able to figure tighten enough.

Oh my gosh! This was possibly the best purchase I have made for my son!! I purchased it May 4, 2016 when my son was just over 2 years old. He was able to pick it up extremly fast and it was awesome to be able to go on walks while he rode this bike. I would see so many parents and kids struggling at the park to try and ride a bike with training wheels, while my son was riding circles around the park. It helped tremendously with his balance, and last month he got his first peddle bike which I took the training wheels off of and he picked that up in a day! Everyone is amazed at how a 3 year old can ride with no training wheels and I recommend this balance bike to everyone bc it was so helpful for my kiddo to understand how to balance vs relying on training wheels. Such a great purchase, a must have for all 2-3 year olds wanting to ride a bike! If you do not want to constantly have to turn a bike, or move the peddles, or stop to help the little one, this is the go to bike for beginners! they pick it up quickly and will soon be able to ride beside you as you jog or walk! At first a lot of people were skeptical of this bike, why does he have a bike with no peddles? then they would see him take off on it and they were shocked at how well he did on it, and now they know exactly why I got it, the balance he learned on this bike made the transition to a regular bike with no training wheels so easy!

This is a well made balance bike for small beginners. The tires are not rubber so I would recommended it only be used on smooth surfaces.