Customer Reviews

Disney Cars Lightning McQueen Bike (12-Inch Wheels)

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

We got this bike for our godson's 3rd b-day. Says up to age 4 so we knew he wouldn't have more than a year of riding it before it got too small, but it was so cute we figured it would be worth it for a year. However, we felt so bad after we gave it to him because we had to take it back! We raised the seat completely and raised the handlebars and his legs were still very bent. When testing out a bike, the rider should be able to fully extend his leg to the lower petal. Not only would we not get a year out of it, we was already too big. He is slightly taller than the average 3 year old, but not huge. Also, when assembling the bike, the # plate broke off, the toggle for the sound broke off (but still worked) and the back tire was flat. We returned this and Amazon was fantastic. They sent us a return shipping label and agreed to pay for the return. So no problems with Amazon, but not a big fan of the bike. The larger one seemed OK, but just looked too big.

This is a nice bike, but too many decorations get in the way of putting the bike together. Also, there is a piece of foam with no directions on where to put it. And I tried to put it everywhere. And to put the training wheels on you have to squeeze the plastic that covers the chain. So I don't know how long it will last.

This bike took forever to arrive- over 2 weeks beyond the est. time of arrival (past our son's 3rd birthday) - so dissapointing. The bike itself was heavy, and arrived with two large scratches ( down to the metal)and as several people have said only instructions for 'a bike' ( not THIS bike) to assemble.
My 3 yr old ( who is 38" tall) can ride it - but he looks very cramped with his knees near the handle-bars. we will need to buy him a new bike next year! It is very heavy to manouvre/carry. BUT it looks great!

This was a great little bike for McQueen lovers; however, the frame was too small for my son, who is a tall 3 1/2 year old. They do make a 16-inch bike as well. Both are durable and good looking.

The instructions are totally useless. They are general instructions for any kind of bike. I literally threw them out and just eyeballed everything. The good thing about this bike is there is no bag of parts. It is pretty much preassembled and you just have to put the right pieces where they go and tighten them up. It is actually very easy is you just do not even look at the directions. The book is about 100 pages long. Anyone with common sense can put this bike together. We love the bike though!!!

Our Son loves his bike. He was so excited to get this present. It's really sturdy and the bright red is much nicer than the black color offered in the department stores. The horn didn't work on the bike, so I contacted the manufacturer and they sent out a new one free of charge. Very easy to deal with and would do it again! It's a shame the helmet didn't fit--it's not the same as what is in the stores!

This is a great little bike for your little Lightning McQueen fan. This was the perfect size for my 3 year old son for his birthday. It was easy to put together considering the fact that it did not come with instructions. Instead it came with a booklet on other bikes.

The instructions for assembly were practically nonexistent. While the bike seems very sturdy once put together, my son used the little "horn", engine sound maker exactly 3 times before a piece of plastic came flying off and it never work agained. I guess we'll buy him a horn instead. It is not a cheap bike, I expected better quality on the small details. The front deflector is connected with little more than bread wrappers (plastic ties) My husband clipped them when he took it out of the box, thinking it was just a temporary packaging tie. We had to run out and buy new ones. My son loves the bike and I guess in the end that's what matters, but from an adult standpoint I was disappointed. My two cents worth for what it's worth.

My son is three... I bought this for his third birthday thinking that he would love it. He personally still likes his trike better. He is tall for three and once he sat on it I thought "Man I should have gotten the bigger one!" My son can't seem to get the hang of how these pedals work even though he can ride other kids bikes no prob. The instructions I thought were also very hard to understand. There were directions for all sorts of different bikes in the same booklet... from mountain bikes to bmx bikes.. and none for tike bikes so I kinda had to just flip back and forth and figure it out on my own. I'm pretty handy and it took me quite awhile.

All in all I would say go for the size up if you are getting it for a 3 year old... My son already looks grown out of it.

I was putting the bike together and the forks would not fit on the front wheel. I had to bring it to a bike shop and they literally bent out the forks so it would fit. (guess it bent in shipping) Not a big deal, but should not have to bend the forks out on a new bike. Otherwise, he loves it and no issues at all.