Customer Reviews

Girls Fold 2 Go Trike Purple and Pink

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This is a super cute trike for beginners and on... Made by Radio Flyer which has been around forever and is great quality! My husband and I found it at ToysRUs and our 16 month old little girl sat right on it as if she had riden it a hundred times! Pink and Purple and really girly yet durable and well- made! We got it for her for Christmas and she just adores it!!! Great price too. Check it out in the store and see if your little one loves it as much as ours! Enjoy! :)

We just got this trike at toysrus for our 24 month old daughter. It looked so adorable online and in the store, and looked fairly similar to the Kettler that my older daughter had. The price was a plus, as well. However, once we got it home and tried it out, it did not take long to figure out how dangerous this trike is. The first try at a turn and WHAM! the trike tipped and fell over. I thought this might have been a fluke and that perhaps my daughter was not sitting on the trike correctly, so I got her back on and away she went again. About the 3rd or 4th try at a turn and WHAM! Again, the trike tipped and fell over, and this time she got a slightly bloody nose from hitting the pavement hard, face first. Needless to say, I put the bike away immediately and I am returning it ASAP. This trike is definitely a hazard.

We have NEVER had a problem with our older daughter's Kettler Blossom trike. It has NEVER tipped. So, this incident took me by surprise and afterward, I compared the trikes. Although I am not an engineer, it seems fairly clear to me why the Kettler is infinitely more stable. First, the distance between the two back wheels on the Radio Flyer is only 11 inches. On the Kettler, the distance is 14 inches, a full 3 inches wider. Also, the distance front to back on the Kettler is longer. Finally, the wheels on the Kettler are bigger.

Another plus for the Kettler is that the frame is adjustable and as your child grows, you can lengthen the frame to accomodate longer legs. The Radio Flyer is not adjustable. This wasn't a concern for me, because I figured that when my younger daughter outgrew her trike, she would start riding my older daughter's adjustable Kettler, while my older daughter would get a regular bike.

In any event, you don't need to take just my word for it. Please, please, please take a look at the reviews for the Radio Flyer Fold-2-Go trike, which is the EXACT SAME TRIKE as this one, but it is red and blue instead of pink and purple. There are several reviewers of that trike that have had the same experience with tipping. This is an important safety issue and should be of great concern to all parents of young toddlers who are shopping for trikes.

Now, the Kettler is much more expensive, but they make the SAME tricycle as the Blossom, but with a different name and much less expensive. It's called the Kiddi-o Simba. I've just contaced Kettler and verified that it is basically the same trike with the same dimensions and safety features. (you can go to www.kiddi-o.com and call the toll free number yourself.) Plus, it's only 29.99 right now at Toysrus (the same price as this Radio Flyer.) Personally, I'm going to go out and exchange this one for the Simba immediately. Sure, the Radio Flyer is very cute, and the little basket, the bell and the fringe on the handles are adorable. But don't be taken in by how cute it is. It is unsafe.

My daughter received this bike for Christmas when she was 2 and a half. Overall, it's been a great bike for her and she rides it almost everyday. The little bucket in back is great for her sippy cup or her dolls. I have noticed that it occasionally tries to tip over, but she reacts by sticking her feet out to catch herself, so she's never wiped out. However, the one thing i'm dissatisfied with is it's weather resistance. In order to keep it looking new, you have to bring it in every night, which we did at first, but now we leave it outside on the patio all the time. The two screws on the seat are not sealed over with anything, so they've rusted. Also, the plastic parts have no UV protection, so they faded after about a week of leaving it outside. Granted, we live in Texas where it's 400 degrees, but I still think they should have weatherproofed it a little better. Overall, for the price and the amount of play my daughter has gotten out of it, it's a great buy.

I recently purchased this as a gift for my 1 year old niece. She is such a peanut and this was the smallest of all the kids tricycles at Toys R US. It is sturdy and well made. It has handlebar streamers, a little bell and an open basket in the back to carry small items.

I did read some of the reviews that mentioned the possibility of the bike tipping over. But this bike is so small, that it is really only made for very small children and beginning riders. As soon as my niece has mastered pedaling on this bike by herself, I'm sure she will get a bigger bike with more traction.

Plain and simple - you get what you pay for. $40 for a tricycle = a dangerous tricycle. Simply touching the handle bars on this trike, and the whole thing goes down! I'm glad we tried it indoors and not on the concrete!! We received it as a gift, and after the handle bar incident happened twice, I did some online research and found out how dangerous this trike is! Invest a bit more money and get the Kettler - well made, sturdy, safe, worth the price! Shame on you Radio Flyer!

I bought this bike for my daughter's 3rd birthday. She absolutely loves it. She rides it all the time and it is the one and only bike that she can reach to get the peddles around all the way. This bike is wonderful for the littler child who can't seem to quite reach the peddles on other similar size bikes. The way it's built enables the child to reach without having to be uncomfortable by sitting way forward. It is GREAT!!!

Very durable,folds up easily to go in the car or for storage (when they grow out of it)my daughter is 22 months old and she just loves her bike!!

We purchased this bike for christmas for our 2 year old daughter. She was pushing it around but not pedling it. Well, now after 4 months she is ready to "ride her bike" but everytime she gets on and gets going, turning a corner, it tips her off and she gets hurt. The distance between the back wheels and the front wheel is too close (easy folding) making the bike very easy to tip over and she falls on her head and shoulder, pinning her under the bike. I do not recommend this tri cycle for anyone that wants to encourge riding all we've had is tears,scars and now she doesn't want to ride anything, for fear of falling off. We are off today to find a new bicycle that will help her, not frighten her.

I cannot believe Radio Flyer put this bike out! Every single time my 2 year old got on this thing, it toppled over!

I actually called Radio Flyer, they denied ever hearing any complaints about this model (then I found out there are plenty of angry parents out there!) After some resistance, they agreed to refund me and they did.

The back wheels are too close together, making it very easy to tip over, plus the fact that it is so lightweight makes it even more unstable. I tried it too in the store on smooth ground, but on the sidewalk, forget it!

Please save yourself the trouble!

I bought this for my 18 month old daughter. She loves it, but has a tendency to tip it over when she tries to ride on it. It is much more difficult to steer and keep upright than her other ride on toys, but she is learning! If you are a nervous mom, wait until your child is a little older to enjoy this, but it is soooo cute and she really loves the compartment (we call it the trunk) for her to put a stuffed friend to come along for the ride!