WeeRide 12-Inch Balance Push Training Bike
- Unique bicycle trainer for young riders ages 4 to 6; comes in multiple bright colors
- Looks just like a bicycle but without the crank and pedals
- Helps your child to concentrate on balance first before graduating to pedaling
- 12-inch wheels, 15-inch stand-over clearance
- Adjustable seat and handlebar heights, rear handbrake
Product Description
Help your child get a jump on bicycling with the WeeRide Push Bike Trainer. The Push Bike looks just like a bicycle but without the crank and pedals. Instead, the Trainer is designed to teach your child the basics of balance before graduating to pedaling. Wipe away the frustration of learning to ride with step by step guidance. By using his or her feet to move the bike forward, your child does not need to worry about pedaling while learning the dynamics of balance. The Push Bike helps your child to concentrate on balance first, making learning to ride less scary and more fun! This innovative bike trainer features 12 inch wheels and an impressive 15 inch stand over clearance– perfect for children ages 4-6. Other great features include a rear handbrake, and both adjustable seat and handlebar heights. No tools are needed to adjust the saddle height thanks to a quick release aluminum seat collar. Enjoy teaching while your child enjoys learning thanks to the WeeRide Push Bike Trainer.Amazon.com Product Description
Give your child a headstart on learning how to ride a bike with the WeeRide Push Bike Trainer, which looks just like a bicycle but without the crank and pedals. Designed to help your child learn the basics of balancing before graduating to pedaling, the Push Bike Trainer helps the frustration out of learning to ride a bicycle for both the child and the parent. By using his or her feet to move the bike forward, your child doesn’t have to worry about pedaling while at the same time learning to feel the dynamics of balancing. The Push Bike Trainer’s 12-inch wheels and an impressive 15-inch stand-over clearance make this a perfect fit for most 4 to 6 year olds. It also features a rear handbrake and both adjustable seat and handlebar heights. No tools are needed to adjust the saddle height thanks to a quick release aluminum seat collar.
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WeeRide 12-Inch Balance Push Training Bike
Tagged with: 12Inch • Balance • Bike • Push • Training • WeeRide
Filed under: Balance Trainers
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I purchased the yellow version of this bike on sale for about 1/2 off. For the price, it seems I got my moneys worth assuming it holds up to use. I like it, it will last a long time height wise, and he likes it.
My complaints (ie: why this isn’t a 5 star review)
(I know I could send the bike back, but I choose not to- IME returning a product isn’t worth the hassle if you can fix it yourself)
*The bike arrived with chipped paint.
*The hand brake tire pads wouldn’t adjust correctly- it was loose and wobbly. When braking it would move to one side or the other. The solution the manual gave was to take to a bike shop. My solution was to remove the brake- against the manuals direction. Given the bikes design having a braking mechanism seems more of a hindrance than a help. He can brake with his feet like kids do with practically every other balance bike on the market, I feel safer about him braking with his feet than I do about him using a handbrake with this style of bike. The child is too young, really, to understand the hand brake anyway. After removing it is impossible to reattach.
*The color is different in person- the tires have no white rim, the seat and handles are a bright yellow, the frame is a golden yellow. It looks uglier in person.
*It is larger than the other bikes I have seen in stores, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. It barely fits a 4 1/2 y/o who is over the 70th percentile for height with the seat adjusted extremely low. I purchased two, one for a younger child to grow into this summer- he is also very tall for his age. I am going to look into fitting 10 in tires to it. It is bigger than the other 12 in bike we have. If the smaller tires do not work, the other bike will wait in the box until next summer. This is labeled for 3+ and is marketed for 4 to 6 year olds, I believe the labeling is misleading.
I like the bike, but I wouldn’t pay full price for it when there are other brands that do the same thing and are more established.
Update (04/2010). Today the almost 5 1/2 year old road on a 2 wheeled petal bike without training wheels for the first time! Yay! This bike did do its job, he is riding without training wheels within 2 hours of having them removed, and given that he is autistic this is definitely feat. He had no problems balancing on the other bike. The younger boy finally grew into his bike, a month before his 4th birthday, and hopefully by the end of summer will graduate to no training wheels also. I would say, if you need a bike for an older child, want something affordable, and are willing to deal with the flaws listed above, then I would buy this. Along with a petal bike of some sort. Breaking down and mastering the skills independently of each other seems to be the key to making learning to ride a bike as headache free as possible.
If you want to buy this for an average sized child under 4 or 4 1/2 years old, look elsewhere. If you have an extra $20 or so to spend, look elsewhere. If you don’t have some basic tools to assemble it yourself, look elsewhere. Otherwise, this bike is fine for what it is.
Rating: 3 / 6
This bike has two bars on the frame directly under the seat, one on each side of the seat post. There are 2 problems with this. 1) it makes the bike much heavier than other run bikes. Overall, this bike is very heavy for a little one to master. 2) it makes the stance while seated on the bike very wide, prohibiting a shorter child from easily touching the ground, even with the seat at the lowest setting. This bike is better suited for a 4 year old, at the youngest, due to its weight and leg length requirements. If you are looking for a run bike to a 2-3 year old, I highly recommend the Strider. It is lightweight, has a low cross bar frame, and solid tires. The hand break, while a seemingly good idea, is just a bell and whistle.
Rating: 3 / 6
An amazing bike that works. It took our daughter 2 walks in the park on this bike and she learned how to ride! No scraped knees, no frustration, no parents running behind huffing and puffing. Then 2 days later she hopped on her regular bike and rides 2 wheeler with no problem. Worth every penny. The bike is very well built and we would recommend it to everyone!
Rating: 5 / 6
Bought this bike for my son and he loves it! Considerably less expensive than others, but well built and easy to assemble and use. A nice transition from foot power ride-on toys to balancing without the worry about learning to pedal at the same time.
Rating: 5 / 6
I think this is a great idea, but I have a less expensive and more practical solution, I think. Both my kids have been difficult to teach to ride a bike without training wheels. I read about the “no pedals” idea on a bike riding teacher’s webpage, so I’m going to try it.
However, I’m just going to take 3 minutes and remove both pedals from their regular bike–it’s the same effect as that produced by this bike, and when they have the balance down I can reattach the pedals and they can ride normally.
I think the concept behind this bike is a great idea, but if the parent can remove and reattach the pedals (it just takes a wrench), one could save a lot of money and just buy one bike instead of two. If you’re not mechanically inclined and have the money, it’s probably a great buy. Just my $.02!
Rating: 3 / 6