Diggin Active Skuut Wooden Balance Bike (Red)

by Diggin Active

• Wooden balance bike with no pedals or training wheels
• 12-inch pneumatic rubber pressurized tires
• Length: 33 inches; height to handlebars is 21 inches; seat height at lowest is 13 inches; seat height at highest is 16.5 inches
• Recommended for ages 2-5 years old
• Body is 100 percent birchwood; coated with non-toxic lacquer

Product Description

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The Skuut is a wooden balance bike for children ages 2 to 5. It has no pedals and no training wheels. Instead, children kick off the ground as if running, thus pushing or "skuuting" themselves and the bike forward. The Skuut is perfect for learning balance, steering, coordination, and independence. Having mastered balance on the Skuut, the transition to a traditional two-wheel bike is easy. Easy to assemble and adjust.

Specifications:

• Wooden balance bike with no pedals or training wheels
• Body is 100 percent birchwood with non-toxic lacquer
• It has 12-inch pneumatic rubber pressurized tires
• Length: 33 inches
• Height to Handlebars: 21 inches
• Seat Height at Lowest: 13 inches Ages: 2-5 years

Product Description

Diggin Active Skuut Wooden Balance Bike (Red)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 33 x 6 x 21.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: China
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00264GIFY
• Item model number: 00137
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Inconsistent Quality June 4, 2011

By Mama3

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We ordered one of these at my parents' place and one to reside at our house. The one at my parents' place arrived in good order, and my 3 year old LOVED it. She rode it daily, and I think the concept is great. I like the wooden aesthetic and the light weight. Some mold did develop after leaving it outside for a few days in the carport, but that was in the south, where everything develops mold. We just started keeping it inside.

I ordered the second bike to "live" in Oregon. This one arrived with the front wheel very un-true, or wobbly, to the point that it affected steering, and my toddler couldn't make the bike go straight. This was REALLY disappointing, as we had to launch "project return item" right after assembling it, and my toddler is now waiting...

Project "return item" is ongoing, but there is a steering pin that gets assembled, and once in, can't be removed, so there is no way to put this thing back in its orginial box. I contacted the manufacturer, and am waiting on a response, but to me this is just something that is now eating up my time, and my toddler is missing out on sunny riding days (something we treasure in Oregon).

So, I think it's great if you can buy one of these from a store and inspect it first. Buying it online, while cheaper, is a gamble, and the manufacturer needs to step up their Quality Control.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 20 months and skuuting! December 27, 2009

By Jon Hruska

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Our son loves his skuut! We didn't even have to show him how to get on and ride, he just mounted it and started walking. We purchased this as a Christmas present for our 20 month old and feared he wouldn't be tall enough to sit on the seat and have his feet touch the ground so we flipped the frame (so the logo is up-side-down) per the recommendation of a review here and it works great! SUPER easy to assemble and looks cute too. Good buy.

34 of 39 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great bike but not the best quality March 22, 2010

By ARB

Durability: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

My son loves his bike. He rides it like no other kid I've seen. He got it at 2 and has taken gliding to a whole new level. I think this bike is the best at teaching your son/daughter how to balance. My only problem is that the bike is not made very well. We had to replace the first one. Both tires exploded when filled with air after they went flat. the handle bars split and the vinyl on the seat wore off a bit. On the second bike the tires started to crack after only riding for a few months. The reason I gave them such a high rating is that the bike when it is in good condition is great and each time they responded promptly and always fixed the problem.