Radio Flyer Beginner's Balancing Bike

by Radio Flyer

Product Features

• This bike is great for children to learn how to balance before they start on a real bicycle
• There are air filled rubber tires, just like a real bike!
• This bike has no pedals, because pedals are too advanced for young riders who are learning to balance
• An adjustable seat lets this bike grow with you child
• This bike won Dr Toy's 10 Best Active Product's Award, Dr Toy's 100 Best Children's Product's Award, and was a Great American Toy Test winner

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 17 x 27 inches ; 10.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000859QJ
• Item model number: 330
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #330,067 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Give your child a head start on bicycling with the Radio Flyer balancing bike. A balancing bike with no pedals helps children learn the feeling of balancing on a bike, without having to worry about pedaling. A sturdy wooden construction is attractive and durable. Air filled rubber tires are strong and just like a real bicycle. The seat is adjustable, so this bike will grow with your child.

Product Description

This Kids Beginner's Balancing Bike by Radio Flyer features a sturdy, quality wood construction. Children learn to balance on it before learning to pedal. It has an adjustable seat for proper ergonomics, air tires and no pedals. The wheels measure 11.5" x 1.5".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We love this bike!, January 19, 2007

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Serena Rockey (Victoria, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Radio Flyer Beginner's Balancing Bike (Toy)

[...] We got this for our son for Christmas and he loves it. He just turned 5 and has a bike with training wheels but it's still too big for him. I don't really like the idea of training wheels anyway so I started looking for something like this balancing bike. I saw a German one for $350 so I was thrilled to find this one for under $100.

It was so easy to assemble. I love that the seat height adjusts. My son rides it around the house and after just a few tries was able to coast down the hall on it with his feet off the floor. I think it's a much better way to learn to ride a bike.

The quality is good, the seat has a bit of padding, and I expect it will hold up well for my other child when she's old enough to ride it in a couple more years.

I gave it four stars instead of five because it's put together with screws, it's not fine craftsmanship. Best buy in its category though.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Balanced review of Balancing Bike, October 5, 2007

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G. G. RIVAS "ggrhome" (Lebanon, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Radio Flyer Beginner's Balancing Bike (Toy)

Bought this for my son aged 3.5 but he doesn't enjoy as much as I was certain he would. It's early days yet, and I'm hoping he'll catch on to the principle. He prefers his scooter but this balancing think should be the next step because he's very poor on his "real" bike.
The thing is very well made, elegant, high quality materials. At any rate, it makes ME happy after dealing with all the low-grade stamped and tube steel junk coming out of China and Toys R Us. For these reasons this would be a perfect toddler gift -- will make you appear thoughtful and tasteful.

Now, off to try to get my son to like it again! Maybe a horn...?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great bike!, August 30, 2008

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my two boys (novato, ca) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Radio Flyer Beginner's Balancing Bike (Toy)

My son received this as a hand-me-down from an older friend who didn't use it very much. My son was barely 2 1/2 when we received this and although he was excited about having a "big bike" he was too timid to ride it for quite a while. A few months later and he's coasting down hills and turning all while his feet are off the ground.
He'll be turning 3 next week and we're buying him a 12' bike without training wheels. It took a while for my son to warm up to this bike, but it was well worth the wait!
I give this bike 4 1/2 stars because the screws are now coming loose and need to be tightened often. I think this may be because my son is riding this several times a day and is going very fast and over various terrain (sidewalk, bumps, off the curb, through woodchips)and he also often drops it after he's done riding it instead of setting it down gently. Overall I strongly reccomend this product and would buy another one. Other than the screws loosening, the bike has held up well, the seat has a small tear from a fall, but the wood still looks great. The tires and handle bars have held up perfectly.