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Strider PREbike Balance Running Bike | 
| Brand: Strider
Category: Sports
Buy New: $99.00 - $109.00
as of 7/29/2010 12:26 CDT details
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Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 88
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 28 x 14.5 x 7
Model: ST-1 Prebike
ASIN: B0038OPI2A
Release Date: January 26, 2010
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| Features:
| • | PREbike for Toddlers | | • | Assembled bike weighs just 6.9 pounds! | | • | Patent-Pending frame design has integrated Launch Pad FOOTRESTS for gliding and learning advanced riding skills | | • | Never Fill, Puncture-Proof, all-terrain tires with sealed bearings and 5/16-Inch steel axles | | • | Sizing: Adjustable handlebar and seat height to fit riders from 30-Inch to 44-Inch tall (saddle height adjusts from 11-Inch to 16-Inch from ground) |
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Product Description
Start toddlers off learning to balance on two wheels with the Strider PREbike. With no pedals and no training wheels the Strider PREbike is powered by your toddler's feet on the ground, just like a ride-on toy, not a tricycle. At the first feeling of instability, your child will instinctively place a foot securely on the ground. The Strider teaches balance, coordination, and confidence, and it provides you and them with more mobility.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 72
 love this bike! July 1, 2008
S. Mulkey
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
My son loves this bike. We got it for him a few months after he turned 2 and he took to it almost immediately. The only thing I had to teach him was to sit on the seat.
I recommend this over the wood bikes as it is more durable, and the foam tires are maintenance free, no flats. We leave it outside except for when it rains (and occasionally when it rains if I forget) and it has held up well.
This is ideal for young or shorter kids as it has the lowest seat height (11 inches is the min height) of all the ones I researched. My son tried out the scutt bike at a toy store, and he was too short for it at 2 1/2, and he's between the 75th and 90th percentile for height. If your kid is a little older/taller, you might also look into kinderbike (13.5 inch min seat height). They look similar and are ~30% cheeper. I'm only going by the website though, don't know anyone who's owned one before. Balance/running bikes are just awesome overall as most kids don't figure out pedals until they are at least 3 years old and they can go alot faster (= more fun) on balance bikes than tricycles.
You can get replacement hand grips from stridersports.com. If your son/daughter is rough on his bike like mine is, you will need replacements at some time. They are cheap though.
Makes learning to bike easy March 31, 2008
Heath (Wichita, KS USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
As a dad I bought this little bike hoping it would help my four year old and maybe even my 7 year old learn to bike without their training wheels and without the trauma of crashing. My seven year old already had the balance, but lacked the confidence. This Strider fit the bill perfectly! My seven year old barely fit on the Strider, but still had a blast running then sitting and gliding on the bike. She did it indoors a few times, then for about thirty minutes with it outside. It was fun to watch her quickly learn to balance and glide further and further each try. Literally within thirty minutes and even trading off with her brother, she had figured out how to balance and glide down our short driveway and out into the street. While she was playing I took her training wheels off of her other bike. She hopped on it, and with a bit of a push she was riding! She giggled as she rode and said "this is just like the Strider!" Too easy! My four year old is progressing quickly too. On our second day out with the strider we went to a large parking lot with little traffic. While my seven year old had a blast tooling around the lot without her training wheels, my four old made longer and longer glides on the Strider. After an hour he could glide over twenty feet on a gently downward sloped part of the lot. It won't be long until he is ready to try his bike. Good thing too because he's almost too big for the Strider already. What a great teaching tool! The Strider seems well constructed for what it is. It is light and easy to assemble. It has tread spots on the back fork where the kids can put up their feet. It is low to the ground. My four year old is 42 inches tall and is really too tall for it already, but he manages just fine by bending his knees and stepping out to the side a bit. I paid $78 shipped and feel like it was worth it. My kids confidence level went way up when I outfitted them with knee and elbow pads and gloves to go along with their helmets. The gloves have saved their little hands from painful road rash more than once. Bell sells a package that has all the protective gear together for a reasonable price.
Forget about the tricycle July 25, 2008
M. Nelson
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have over 10 years of experience in the bicycle industry as a bike shop employee and then a professional mountain biker. Although not "bike shop" quality, I believe this product will hold up to a two-four year old's abuse for a couple of years if you keep it out of the elements. I would definitely recommend this over the other brands which are made of wood. It has reasonable adjustability to adapt to just about any size toddler. My son is >95%tile 22 month old and I had to drop the seat and bars to the lowest position.
I suggest you skip the tricycle and get this product. Then your kid can go from this straight to a pedal bicycle without training wheels. Whatever you do keep your kids active. We have enough obese adults already!
A must get for your toddler! February 6, 2009
Robert C. Lyons (Jerseyville, IL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We got this bike for my son for Christmas (he's 28 months) and he absolutely loves it! It is, by far, his favorite toy and even though it's cold right now he rides it around the house with no problem. It took him a little while to get the hang of it but once he did it's all he does all day long! The bike is super light weight (he can pick it up with one hand, it's easy to maneuver, it was easy to put together, and it looks like a real bike which he loves. I would recommend this for anyone looking to get a bike for their little one. I know they will have a blast and you'll be happy with your decision.
Great Confidence Builder May 10, 2008
Natalie (SF Bay Area)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We love this bike! My 3 1/2 year old got this bike 3 days ago, and he loves it. He had seen the videos online of children riding these bikes and was very excited to get one. Within 10 minutes he was already trying to pick his feet up and coast down our driveway. He is still quite unstable on the bike if he tries to pick his feet up, but his confidence level is so big right now. I thought he would be scared, but he is having a blast. He can easily pick up the bike if it falls and the design really helps him to "save himself" from falling. He rides this bike on the sidewalk, the driveway, the grass, the dirt, and gravel.
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