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Pedaling provides a fun and exciting way to exercise while helping to develop motor skills. Kettler pedal vehicles are sure to excite all active children who enjoy playing outside. Made with quality, durability, and great features, these pedal-powered vehicles allow your young driver to get in that much needed active playtime.
Features:
- Pneumatic tubeless air tires on sealed ball bearings
- Dual rear wheel handbrake
- High carbon steel frame with fade resistant powder coat finish
- Coasting lever
- 3 position easy adjust high back racing seat
- Oversized, anti-slip pedals
- Sporty steering wheel
- Fully enclosed chain for safety
- Four bolt easy assembly
- Recommended ages are 5-9 years
Specifications:
- Seat to Pedal: 22 to 25 inches
- Seat to Floor: 11.5 inches
- Dimensions: 44 by 23 by 25 inches
- Weight: 38 pounds
- Age: 5 - 9 years
- Weight Limit: 200 pounds
- Assembly Required: Yes
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Kiddi-O AERO Racer is an awesome, all - terrain pedal car! Go wherever the road takes you... and beyond! With heavy-duty, all-terrain, tubeless pneumatic tires, pavement is optional. Safe, sturdy and speedy! The Kettler AERO Racer is a 4-wheeled adrenaline rush! Vrooooom!: Dual wheel rear safety hand brake; Durable powder coat finish; Coasting lever; 3-position easy-adjust high-back racing seat; Oversized anti-slip pedals; Sporty steering wheel; Fully enclosed chain for safety; For ages 5-9 years, up to 200 lbs.; Adult Assembly Required. Order Yours Today! CHOKING HAZARD. Item contains small parts. Keep Away from Children Until Assembled. Kiddi-O AERO Racer
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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Looked at LOTS of pedal cars hoping to find one my extremely tall 5-year old can hang on to for a couple years, and maybe pass along to his little sister. We have a roughly paved 1.5 mile running course around the neighborhood, and I wanted to find a ride for Jr that he could burn off some cals while I struggle through my knee-rehab walks. I checked out other models at the local stores and found a common problem. Hard plastic wheels and short wheelbases/frames. Not a good combination for a tall child and a rough path. The air-filled tires and longer frame on this car solved both of those issues, and I can report it rides VERY WELL on our path.
It's no picnic to assemble, and as the other review noted, the build quality isn't great, but let's be realistic about expectations. The tires/rims alone would run $50+ in a hardware store (they're basically wheelbarrow tires)so that doesn't leave much for quality control. Any child's bike runs $50+, that gets you a frame with chains/pedals. $200 is not a bargain, but now at $160, it's approaching a must have. While not drilled particularly well, and I can see how a bolt/hole might be missing, but it is very sturdy, and that's important for an abusive rider.
Never satisfied, I've already modded the unit. First prbblem...hills. My little guy can't pedal up the ones on our course, and although the back of seat has a handle on it, bending over to offer a little assistance was a back breaker. I used some conduit and fashioned a tall, U shaped push handle, attached it to the back of the seat with the conduit straps (4). Covered with standard pipe insulation. Works like a champ!! $5 in materials, but I already owned a conduit bender.
Something to look out for...the brake works, but it's not intuitive for a 5-year old. They respond to terror on the downhill but putting their feet down Flintstone style. I had to teach Jr how to use the brake and reinforce it very often by playing a little "brake" game on the flats. He's got it now, but the first run was spooky, worsened by the fact you have to take one hand off the wheel to use the brake. Make sure Jr has that nailed BEFORE the first downhill! No seat belt either...I'm thinking of a velcro strap solution like the one he has on his battery powered yard jeep.
Regarding the comment about how a 9-year old might only get one season out of it...probably true. It's not a large frame, and the company says 5-9 years. The geometry just doesn't work as the kids get older, so this is definitely a starter machine in the age category. There are larger ones out there for the older kids, but the price points push $300, and I think by th
It's no picnic to assemble, and as the other review noted, the build quality isn't great, but let's be realistic about expectations. The tires/rims alone would run $50+ in a hardware store (they're basically wheelbarrow tires)so that doesn't leave much for quality control. Any child's bike runs $50+, that gets you a frame with chains/pedals. $200 is not a bargain, but now at $160, it's approaching a must have. While not drilled particularly well, and I can see how a bolt/hole might be missing, but it is very sturdy, and that's important for an abusive rider.
Never satisfied, I've already modded the unit. First prbblem...hills. My little guy can't pedal up the ones on our course, and although the back of seat has a handle on it, bending over to offer a little assistance was a back breaker. I used some conduit and fashioned a tall, U shaped push handle, attached it to the back of the seat with the conduit straps (4). Covered with standard pipe insulation. Works like a champ!! $5 in materials, but I already owned a conduit bender.
Something to look out for...the brake works, but it's not intuitive for a 5-year old. They respond to terror on the downhill but putting their feet down Flintstone style. I had to teach Jr how to use the brake and reinforce it very often by playing a little "brake" game on the flats. He's got it now, but the first run was spooky, worsened by the fact you have to take one hand off the wheel to use the brake. Make sure Jr has that nailed BEFORE the first downhill! No seat belt either...I'm thinking of a velcro strap solution like the one he has on his battery powered yard jeep.
Regarding the comment about how a 9-year old might only get one season out of it...probably true. It's not a large frame, and the company says 5-9 years. The geometry just doesn't work as the kids get older, so this is definitely a starter machine in the age category. There are larger ones out there for the older kids, but the price points push $300, and I think by th
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I bought this car for my 5 year old son. He weights 40 lbs. He was thrilled to get it. Two weeks of use and the left rear wheel bearing failed. That means the race fell into the rim. I took it apart and it needed a new bearing. After I fixed it, the right wheel bearing failed two weeks later. So after one month, I have replaced two wheeling bearings. Two weeks later, the pedal chain failed. When I removed the chain shields to fix the damage, I noticed that the rear axle house is pretty week, and the "shifter" that puts the pedal car in neutral is flimsy and will probably not last long. The rear axle gear is on a splined shaft, and a weak spring activates/deactivates the rear axle. It is just begging to fail. I told my son not to use this feature in the hopes of prolonging the life of the rear axle. The wheels are held on by a very weak spring clamp. The wheels have fallen off a few times, too. This thing is less reliable than a Yugo. That's all I have done the first six weeks of ownership. I'll write more next month.
One good thing: my five year old knows all about "German Engineering" and the "quality" of Chinese manufactured products now.
Summary: If you've got a couple hundred to invest in a pedal car that you'll want to work on regularly, this is the one to buy.
The latest news....I bought this car on 4/18/11. Here it is 9/1/11, and the pedal crank broke. The weld failed--with a 40 lbs. 5 year old cranking it! Also the steering shaft is made of very soft metal, and it wore out and needed a new steering shaft and steering shaft bolt set. VERY SOFT METAL THAT WILL NOT LAST AT ALL!
Yup, cheap Chinese metal and poor German engineering = junk!
One good thing: my five year old knows all about "German Engineering" and the "quality" of Chinese manufactured products now.
Summary: If you've got a couple hundred to invest in a pedal car that you'll want to work on regularly, this is the one to buy.
The latest news....I bought this car on 4/18/11. Here it is 9/1/11, and the pedal crank broke. The weld failed--with a 40 lbs. 5 year old cranking it! Also the steering shaft is made of very soft metal, and it wore out and needed a new steering shaft and steering shaft bolt set. VERY SOFT METAL THAT WILL NOT LAST AT ALL!
Yup, cheap Chinese metal and poor German engineering = junk!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Let me start by saying that I live in manhattan(nyc)so riding toys need to be a little more sturdier and this little car holds it's own and it is an awesome piece of machinery for my 5 year old son. Upon putting this item together it took me about 30 min. He just recieved it yesterday and he can't leave it alone. When we went to the park it was like he found his heaven on wheels. This product comes highly recommended by me. Buy it you will not regret it. Very satisfied customer. Buy from AMAZON because the item was shipped right away and we recieved it in 72hrs. A-W-E-S-O-M-E experience.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Published 12 months ago by Charles Linden
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It's a single wheel drive pedal car. That means the pedals and all effort put into it only turn one of the wheels. It requires a lot more torque/muscle than you'd think. Read more
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Now what I thought. Can't even ride it.
This product came mostly assembled and easy to finish. The problem is that the part that was assembled was not done well. The chain is to loose and keeps falling off. Read more
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