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

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.

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.

Was easy to assemble and was out the door in 20 min. Airless tires provide a smooth ride and it’s easy to adjust the seat for my little guy till he gets to a comfortable height to step and take off. Plenty of room to raise until he’s ready for a pedal bike Update: after a couple weeks on the road the bike has proven successful at developing balance and gliding habits but the front fork design is a weak point held together by tension on one bolt. Kids will invariable stumble and fall and this causes the handle to get misaligned to the wheel. Good luck tightening again when you’re out in the park with no tools.

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.

The seat didn’t stay up at first, but then I figured out you have to twist the clamp before securing it. These are perfect, just wish they could do 1-2in shorter so my son could ride his. Guess he will have to watch his sister until he grows that little bit.

I got this after I met a mom in our park who had a 3yo who was riding a two wheel bike. I asked what her secret was and she said it was a balance bike. I ordered one and it took my 4yo a few weeks to get on board with using it, but she loves it now. She likes riding on two wheels like her big sister. Plus, it has a bell so that makes it cool.

I purchased this bike for my 3 year old Grandson to give him a boost on learning how to ride a bike. He loves this bike! He has learned to balance without an issue. The Red Radio Flyer is unisex and can be passed down to future kids. Great product and a great concept. Kids learn to balance without the added complexity of learning to pedal at the same time. This will him him transition to a pedal bike with ease. Definitely recommend.

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!

This bike looks great-unfortunately our boy who is 2 is just a little too short for it yet(he has always been 10th percentile for his height or lower, neither he dad or I are tall). And the one this that I didn’t love was that it arrive with a scuff/scratch on the main part of the bike. Overall, it is a great design and is sturdy. Set up took like 5 minutes and our son LOVES it. Great value, in my opinion.

Nathan got a 10 inch balance bike for Christmas and absolutely would not get off of it.. he rides it all through the house so we decided to get the 12 radio flyer for him. he turned 2 in September and its still just a tad tall for him, unless he has shoes on... then it fits a tad bit better, needless to say he still loves it. its light enough he can pick it up and move it around. i gave 4 stars on sturdiness.. not really that the bike is not sturdy, but the seat tends to keep turning sideways even though it is as tight as it goes.