Customer Reviews

WeeRide 12-Inch Push Bike (Red)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I purchased the yellow version of this bike on sale for about 1/2 off. For the price, it seems I got my moneys worth assuming it holds up to use. I like it, it will last a long time height wise, and he likes it.

My complaints (ie: why this isn't a 5 star review)
(I know I could send the bike back, but I choose not to- IME returning a product isn't worth the hassle if you can fix it yourself)

*The bike arrived with chipped paint.

*The hand brake tire pads wouldn't adjust correctly- it was loose and wobbly. When braking it would move to one side or the other. The solution the manual gave was to take to a bike shop. My solution was to remove the brake- against the manuals direction. Given the bikes design having a braking mechanism seems more of a hindrance than a help. He can brake with his feet like kids do with practically every other balance bike on the market, I feel safer about him braking with his feet than I do about him using a handbrake with this style of bike. The child is too young, really, to understand the hand brake anyway. After removing it is impossible to reattach.

*The color is different in person- the tires have no white rim, the seat and handles are a bright yellow, the frame is a golden yellow. It looks uglier in person.

*It is larger than the other bikes I have seen in stores, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. It barely fits a 4 1/2 y/o who is over the 70th percentile for height with the seat adjusted extremely low. I purchased two, one for a younger child to grow into this summer- he is also very tall for his age. I am going to look into fitting 10 in tires to it. It is bigger than the other 12 in bike we have. If the smaller tires do not work, the other bike will wait in the box until next summer. This is labeled for 3+ and is marketed for 4 to 6 year olds, I believe the labeling is misleading.

I like the bike, but I wouldn't pay full price for it when there are other brands that do the same thing and are more established.

Update (04/2010). Today the almost 5 1/2 year old road on a 2 wheeled petal bike without training wheels for the first time! Yay! This bike did do its job, he is riding without training wheels within 2 hours of having them removed, and given that he is autistic this is definitely feat. He had no problems balancing on the other bike. The younger boy finally grew into his bike, a month before his 4th birthday, and hopefully by the end of summer will graduate to no training wheels also. I would say, if you need a bike for an older child, want something affordable, and are willing to deal with the flaws listed above, then I would buy this. Along with a petal bike of some sort. Breaking down and mastering the skills independently of each other seems to be the key to making learning to ride a bike as headache free as possible.

If you want to buy this for an average sized child under 4 or 4 1/2 years old, look elsewhere. If you have an extra $20 or so to spend, look elsewhere. If you don't have some basic tools to assemble it yourself, look elsewhere. Otherwise, this bike is fine for what it is.

This bike has two bars on the frame directly under the seat, one on each side of the seat post. There are 2 problems with this. 1) it makes the bike much heavier than other run bikes. Overall, this bike is very heavy for a little one to master. 2) it makes the stance while seated on the bike very wide, prohibiting a shorter child from easily touching the ground, even with the seat at the lowest setting. This bike is better suited for a 4 year old, at the youngest, due to its weight and leg length requirements. If you are looking for a run bike to a 2-3 year old, I highly recommend the Strider. It is lightweight, has a low cross bar frame, and solid tires. The hand break, while a seemingly good idea, is just a bell and whistle.

An amazing bike that works. It took our daughter 2 walks in the park on this bike and she learned how to ride! No scraped knees, no frustration, no parents running behind huffing and puffing. Then 2 days later she hopped on her regular bike and rides 2 wheeler with no problem. Worth every penny. The bike is very well built and we would recommend it to everyone!

Bought this bike for my son and he loves it! Considerably less expensive than others, but well built and easy to assemble and use. A nice transition from foot power ride-on toys to balancing without the worry about learning to pedal at the same time.

but my 3 year old did not. The first thing that she noticed once my husband put it together was that it did not have pedals. For her, pedals are apparently very important because she has yet to ride it. It was very easy to put together and since it was so inexpensive compared to the other push bikes we are going to keep it and see if she will give it another try. Also she is very tall for her age and this bike barely fits her.

This is great price. My child like to use it. It is kind of big. It is good for 5 years old to use it. The bike is easy to put together. 10 minutes is the most.

Awesome!!! Europe in US!!! I love it and my kids too. Don't spend money on scooters, tricycles and others. Buy a training bike and than graduate to a bigger bike without the training wheels. It is practical and safes time for the bussy parent.

I think this is a great idea, but I have a less expensive and more practical solution, I think. Both my kids have been difficult to teach to ride a bike without training wheels. I read about the "no pedals" idea on a bike riding teacher's webpage, so I'm going to try it.

However, I'm just going to take 3 minutes and remove both pedals from their regular bike--it's the same effect as that produced by this bike, and when they have the balance down I can reattach the pedals and they can ride normally.

I think the concept behind this bike is a great idea, but if the parent can remove and reattach the pedals (it just takes a wrench), one could save a lot of money and just buy one bike instead of two. If you're not mechanically inclined and have the money, it's probably a great buy. Just my $.02!

Using this, both of my boys were riding 2 wheel bikes w/no training wheels by 3 1/2 years old. The hard part of riding a regular 2 wheel bike isn't learning how to pedal (any kid can figure out how to do that!). The challenging part is learning how to balance! This bike does that.

This is the second bike I received (returned the first one to Amazon). The first one had a heavily scratched frame. The second one also had a scratched frame due to poor packaging from the factory (tire rubbed the paint off to bare metal in several locations). The white tires were also stained with grease and the seat was torn on the second bike.
This looks like it will be a good bike, the only drawback is that out of the box it has a six months' worth of damage to it.