Jumbo Kettler Tricycle - Free Shipping

by Kettler

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• ASIN: B00004U11S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #578,959 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Product Description

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The Jumbo Kettler Tricycle is the perfect ride on toy for your little tike! This fun kid's toy is a great learning tool for young children who are beginning to ride! The 5 position Quik-Adjust easy step through S-frame design allows the Kettrike Jumbo tricycle to grow with your child. The 3 in 1 Auto Freewheel lets your child pedal forward for motion, pedal reverse for the brake, and to remain motionless for coasting. The high carbon steel frame has a fade resistant polyester powder coat finish for long lasting strength. The Kettler tricycle has a limited turn radius steering device and a low center of gravity to help prevent tipping. The dual wheel rear handbrake offers additional safety and the Sythetic MaxXtread tires offer a long lasting dual layer safety tread wheel pattern. For additional interactive fun, this Kettler trike includes an easy tipping and removable rear bucket for hauling sand, favorite toys, and other objects. The Jumbo Kettler trike is Tandem adaptable and includes a pushbar.

Minimal Adult Assembly Required

FEATURES:
Quik-Adjust Frame
Parental Control Steering System
Limited Turn Radius
3 in 1 Auto-Freewheel
Tipping Rear Bucket
Tandem Adaptable
Pushbar Included
Lifetime Warranty
Made in Germany

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 2-yr old daughter LOVES this!, October 2, 2001

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jumbo Kettler Tricycle - Free Shipping (Toy)

We were concerned about getter her a trike because she is very small for her age. But, when we adjusted this trike to it's smallest size, she can sit all the way back AND reach the pedals! She's not quite strong enough to pedal on her own, but she keeps her feet on the pedals while I push her (with the optional push bar). She loves the dump-bucket on the back and carries many toys around in it. The optional push bar was difficult to install (because the dump-bucket is in the way) but was well worth the time. I can easily push her around the neighborhood. The trike itself was very easy to put together.

111 of 122 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, but..., October 17, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jumbo Kettler Tricycle - Free Shipping (Toy)

The grandparents bought this durable but expensive trike when our son was 2. Sure it rides and pushes smoothly, is sturdy and can tolerate the elements, BUT there's something drastically wrong with the sizing- especially the distance from the seat to the pedals. He has found it very hard to ride (or even be pushed in) until recently and he's nearly 4. A small child must be able to sit snugly back in the seat and easily reach and push the pedals or he will lose interest-- and confidence-- fast. A friend bought the same trike and concurred there was just something wrong about how her daughter fits on it, though she has no trouble riding the more compact tricycles at school with no assistance. Maybe the manufacturer's mistake is in recommending it for toddlers.

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great trike - not sure it's worth the price, August 4, 2005

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PghYinzer "more of myself after winter" (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jumbo Kettler Tricycle - Free Shipping (Toy)

I was torn between getting this trike, the Kettler Air Navigator, or the Kiddio 4 (I'll get to the later). I liked that the Navigator is supposedly easier to steer, has an S frame, and I really liked the air tires. But the Navigator doesn't have a hand brake (not sure how important that is) and costs about fifty percent more...

Well as it turns out my neighbor still had her kid's Kettler. So I was able to get the trike from her and buy a new pushbar (she threw hers away) for about 1/3 the cost of the jumbo + pushbar new (hmmmm, on a different site - I don't think they include the bar in the price here on Amazon)

OK. It's a nice trike. It's definatelt sturdy - I set it to the biggest adjustment and was peddling around our back patio trying to show my kid (he's 20 months) just how to do it. My husband said I looked ridiculous but the trike had no "complaints" from bearing my weight. No creaks or groans or anything.

It is a sturdy trike. It is a cute trike. It will certainly last one child a long time because it is so adjustable. My neighbor's boy is 4 1/2 and he can still ride it but he prefers a bike now. It will certainly last through several children because it is so well made (it's already been through one and looks almost new). They have a great re-sale value - I have been trying to buy a used one w/ pushbar for a while now and they go like hot cakes out of the classified at pretty high prices - I just couldn't snag one, and I feel silly for even looking without first realizing the very one I wanted is right under my nose. But for all that, I am not sure it is worth the cost. If I had paid full price for this thing, I really don't think I would be very impressed. Like someone else said, for the cost, they should *all* come with air tires. They should also all include seat belts, not make you pay extra. Your child may or may not use it but if your kid is young enough to need a push bar, your kid is young enough to need a seat belt, too, in my way of thinking. I certainly wouldn't want to push my kid any length without having him strapped on somehow. (Neighbor's trike has one - she paid the extra)

Now back to the Kiddio and that S frame thing. My line of thinking was, I wanted air tires AND I wanted the S frame. There are two shapes of frames for Kettlers. You can only use the tandem insert with the S frame and the only air tire trike currently available with the S frame is the Air Navigator which is also the most expensive and has no brake. Again, I am not sure how big a deal this is... my neighbor said her kid used it but I know my little red trike as a kid didn't have one and I guess I didn't mind... PLUS I can see with the insert, the kid in front peddles and the kid in back has access to the brake so if he is too young to understand or in an ornery mood, he could keep braking the trike and annoying the kid in front...

I guess the thing is, you can't have it all no matter what you do.

So the third trike in my mental list of options was the Kiddio 4 you can buy from Toys R Us. It has air tires and a brake and it's under a hundred bucks- and it includes a seat belt, which the Kettlers do not. But it doesn't have an S frame.

I wasn't sure the Kiddio was as high quality as the Kettler branded Kettlers. They're made by the same company but given different names, just like Carters makes Carters and Tykes/Child o Mine.... and you know how the Tykes/Child o Mine just isn't QUITE as nice as Carters? I worried it might be something like that. But we checked out the Kiddio in the store and from what I could tell, that did seem like a very nice, sturdy trike. And for the most part, the reveiws are positive.

I think that, had this not been available to me so cheaply, that would have been the better way to go or even, if I just couldn't get over having to have the Kettler name, one of the other Kettler Air models. Just not the Navigator. I have tried the Navigator and I don't find the turning technology *all* that helpful. I really don't have a hard time pushing my kid on the Jumbo at all. You just push down to turn and it works fine.

Anyway the point is, I think the air tires are a nicer option than the S frame. For the difference in price, just buy each kid his own trike. (The insert puts you out another fair chunk of change, anyway... nearly as much as a Kiddio.) The exception would be if you have twins and want to use this when they are still very small, a trike for 2 with pushbar might be the best way to go, with or without air tires.

Having gotten this trike so cheaply, I am happy with it. If you are still searchiing for a trike, look into finding one of these used or seriously consider the Kiddio. You're not getting a bad trike here by any means - it's a great trike. But most of us don't have money trees in our backyard, and every bit you can save - maybe even if you do have such a tree - helps.

Oh, I also wanted to mention that with regard to the size of this thing... someone mentioned it is HUGE. Ot's hard to tell for sure since my guy can't peddle on his own yet, but I think once he gets the hang of this, he's going to be using it now on the very smallest setting. And he's a pretty big 20 month old... he's in 90th percentile for height, 75th for weight. So it might be big if you have a small child.