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Anyone looking into a stride bike knows the value of them developmentally for their children. My son is no exception and is doing phenomenally on the bike. The concept of a stride bike is not in question here as any pedal-less bike like this is in business to take advantage of this fact. the issue is this particular bike's construction. For the most part it is great and works like you'd expect. My one ISSUE with the Strider Bike design is the handlebar mount. As you can see in the photo, it is secured with a quick release style clamp so you can raise and lower it to fit your kid. The problem is that the developing rider is going to take an occasional tumble and if he/she goes down on the handlebars (which happens 87% of the time with my son), they get skewed and no longer line up with the front wheel. Sure it is a relatively easy fix, but still is a pain and a design flaw. I have the quick release clamp tightened so it is scoring the metal and scraping the paint off so this is not an issue with owner incompetence either.

All things considered, it still is a good bike. If I had to do it all over again, however, I would have researched other companies instead of buying on name recognition alone.

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This was super easy to put together and my baby loves riding it! I would recommend this balance bike to anyone. It's very lightweight and durable. My 4 and 6 year old mess around on it too and use it like a scooter. Great buy.

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This bike is just what we wanted. It is a very cool color, easy to assemble, light and well made.

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I'm a frugal guy and often get the generic brand of things but we got the Strider brand bike for our daughter. I thought about just buying her a pedal bike and stripping down the cranks and chain. We also looked into some of the balance bikes that were half the price of this one but ended up going with Strider because it has a number of advantages.

A) Weight: They all weigh almost nothing when picked up by an adult, but a toddler learning the basic mechanics of balancing on two wheels and steering weight is everything. The lack of weight allows them to focus on riding and not on muscling the bike back upright when it starts teetering to the side. It just simply gives them confidence.

B) Height Adjustment: This model has a quick release seat post clamp which makes it super easy to adjust the height of the saddle. The saddle also goes way way down (or you can completely remove it at first, see below). It also has an adjustable steerer tube to change the height of the handlebar (also a quick release clamp).

C) Foam tires: No tubes, no flats, no need to add air. It's always ready to go.

D) Retains value: We looked around for a long time locally to find a used Strider. The best price I found was 85% of MSRP. I have no doubt I can sell this in less than a week for almost what I paid for it. The lifetime cost of the bike will effectively be less than the cheapest knock-off option depending on the condition it's in when she outgrows it.

A Few Pieces of Advice

1) Keep it fun and don't pressure them.

2) Expect you toddler to simply straddle over it and stand there smiling the first five times you try it out. Depending on age, it will then be a couple months of walking with it. They gradually get faster and faster then start coasting. Refer to #1.

3) Buy a bike bell. Refer to #1

4) Buy a really cool helmet and use it even if they are just straddling it. It's not for safety at first, it's to form a habit and make it fun. Refer to #1.

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This bike was awesome. My son received it for his second birthday and loves it. The seat lowers more on this bike than other brands. Its really great quality and easy to put together. The only problem we had with the bike was that it was missing one plastic bolt cover. There are supposed to be four, one on each side of the wheel. I think they are supposed to help protect against scratches. We use it mostly outside and the look didn't bother us so we didn't bother getting another.