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HomeSports & OutdoorsCycling & Wheel SportsGo Glider 16-Inch Balance Training Bike (Large) |
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55 of 56 found the following review helpful:
 A Preschooler's Dream Vehicle - Totally Recommended May 31, 2008
By TX mom of 2
"teacher mom"
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R33J4U63LYFVPJ I researched available balance bikes and decided that the Mini Glider is the best for my son. He loves it and couldn't be happier. Here's what sets the Mini Glider apart from the other choices:
- Super lightweight. Shipping weight is 6 pounds. Compare to the 14 pound Kettler Sprint. The lighter, the easier for a young child to manipulate. Watch my son mount, turn around, dismount, and even lift his Mini Glider with ease.
- Foot pegs for ease of riding and transition to a pedal bike. Most brands have no foot rest for training foot position. The Glider Rider Bike has a 10-inch footplate, but my son's shoes are already 9 inches long. His big feet fit on the Mini Glider's foot pegs with no trouble.
- Hand brake. Some others leave this out, saying that the child shouldn't go faster than his feet can stop him. My son figured out how to use the brake on his own. It is helpful to him when stopping at the bottom of a hill. At the end of the video, just before the last notes of the music, you can hear the "Shhh" of the brake as he brings the glider to a safe stop.
- Solid, no-pump tires. With a vehicle this lightweight, you don't need the hassle of airing up tiny tires. These tires are sturdy and give plenty of traction.
- Seat easily adjusts with the turn of one bolt.
- Minimal assembly required. Simply insert the handle bars, tighten with the included tool, adjust the seat, and go.
- Excellent customer service from the manufacturer. I had a question, and when I called the # in the instruction manual I spoke to a real person immediately.
My son is a tall (44-inch) 4 1/2 year old. Not particularly athletic or graceful, it took him until the age of 4 to learn to pedal a tricycle. When he became interested in bicycles, I got him the Mini Glider. At first, he straddled the seat and waddled with the glider. He soon progressed to walking, running, one-foot-pumping, and coasting with his feet up. The video shows his amazing progress from his second day of riding the glider through 2 1/2 weeks of learning. He loves showing off his skills to everyone, and he wants to go riding every day.
Edit: The new model now offered for sale has a quick-release seat clamp. No tool is needed to adjust the seat. They have also made the handlebars adjustable, for an even more customizable fit. Excellent!
31 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 If you're wondering which size to get. Sep 03, 2009
By Christian James
"Reluctant Shopper"
Our son is 43" tall, and we bought the larger version of this bike. It was too tall for him. But there's a fix:
Take a look at the picture of the bike: The seat pole (silver in the picture -- the pole attached to the seat) slides into a receptacle pole (painted in the picture) that's about 4" long. There's a black plastic cap stuck into the bottom of the receptacle pole. When assembling the bike, you drop the seat into the receptacle pole and it stops when it hits the cap. That's the lowest setting. You then tighten the seat with tension (meaning you turn a bolt until it's too tight to move).
If the seat is too high for your child at its lowest setting, you can remove that plastic cap and slide the seat further down into the receptacle pole. Our seat pole pokes out about 2" from the bottom of the receptacle pole. We tightened the seat very carefully, and it hasn't budged despite the fact that the cap is gone. I even sat on it -- hard -- and it didn't move. So now our son can glide comfortably, despite the fact that he really isn't tall anough for the larger size.
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 strider go glider bike for in-between size girls Feb 18, 2009
By M. C. Genigeorgis
This bike is for any youngster wanting to ride a bicycle...balance, steer: now put it all together with peddles and away you go!
I ordered the larger PV Glider Go Glide Strider Balance bike. My four year old was too short to use it; my eight year old too tall. The seat was uncomfortable in its upward pitch.
Fortunately I had seen the video review of the Strider (on the Amazon site). The video shows that the balance bike could help my girls get up and go on an outdoor activity. I was motivated to make this balance bike work for us.
At the local bike shop I replaced the seat saddle with a cushier adjustable one. I ordered a shorter but fully adjustable pole that seats the saddle.*
My littler girl balances with the seat pole lowered; my bigger girl has the seat pole raised. And both of them sit on a seat saddle more appropriate for their anatomy.
*$40.00 for the new parts and their instalation
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
I had the last laugh Aug 16, 2009
By Felicia M. Smith
"black girl"
I got this bicycle for my 3 year old son as a christmas gift. The thought of running behind him for hours made me cringe. First I want to say thank you to the merchant that sells this bicycle (it is not amazon)!! They were so patient. Even if your child is tall for his/her age go with the smaller bike. unless your 3-5 year old is as tall as an average 7/8 year old the go glider will be too big !! So after learning that lesson. I ordered the right size bike and even refunded the difference in price :)!! My younger sister who has two boys much older 13 and 8 luaghed in my face when she saw 1. How much I payed for the bike and 2. The bike had no pedals. She said all he needed was training wheels and he'd be ok. each of her children were well over 6 before they could ride a bike. Even my co-workers laughed a nurse friend of mine whose child is a few months younger then mine said " I would not buy that that is too expensive there is no way he can learn.". When I put together the bike which is very easy. It took less than ten minutes. The bike is well designed and comes with all you need to put it together in the box. The first thing my son said is "It doesn't have pedals Mommy!". My sister again laughed. It took about two weeks for him to get used to it. He countined to try to pedal but I did not help him and I did not shout at him I just told him to figure it out. Mean while his cousins zoomed passed him. First day he walked then the end of the week he wobbled and by week two he was gliding. It quickly became his favorite toy. He never wanted to get off this bike. He took it to daycare. Even the Daycare providers said: Hey he can ride a bike but there are no pedal?!. He even went into stores with it. At a cookout another 3 year old ask to used his bike and the mother was so impressed that her child seem to take to it so easy I directed her to amazon.
Now about the bike as a pretty serious bike rider ( I ride 10 miles a day every day) and a mom this bike is well designed and easy. I was torn between the like-a-bike the go glider and the strider. The strider came in more colors but with the foot rest in the back and no brakes I wasn't sold. The like-a-bike was well build but over $[...] for a kids bike are you serious? AAAHHHH!!! I am a single parent and he still has to eat!! my own trek 7200 only cost $[...] and this is a hybrid bike that can convert from mountin to road and has run flat tire!! The foot rest on the PV glider are excellent and turned my son into a daredevil standing up on his bike and doing tricks. The hand brake which I loved turned out to be useless. It seem they all stop Fred Flintstone style.
Converting to a regular bike: months of satisfaction came to an end when the alpha dog competition began with a four year old down the street. He was happy with his bike until Elijah 4 years old and no training wheels and no pedal!! Mommy I want pedals. O.K I'll put it off for as long as I can. Maybe he would forget until the summer end we do live in Chicago after all. But no! One trip to Walmart and he raced to the bike section: I WANT PEDALS MOMMY!! please just like Elijah?! So it is to craigslist one $[...] used 12 inch bike. Please don't do what I did which was leave the training wheels on. I admit it I was scared. They just get in the way. They can not push off. There was about a one hour learning curve. I took the training wheels off and threw them in the trash. The only reason the convertion was difficult was the glider is lightweight and kids bikes are heavy!! His kids bike weighs more than my bike!! That takes some geting use to and he wanted to do what he had done on his glider stand up and so on right away and Elijah was zooming past him "Can I have training wheels ?" "No honey you can do it" when Elijah went to lunch and he got a chance to focus on what he needed to do he pushed off and bam he was gone before the end of the day he was all good and within a week he does all his old tricks and more and he and Elijah tease the boy down the street who is seven and still needs traing wheels (AAAHHH boys!!). There are lightweight kids bikes but they cost about $[...]. That is just too much. They need to make kids bikes lighter. I know people want bikes to be study but I have never seen and cyclist bend an alumium blend bike unless they where hit by a car and if that is the case forget the bike I more concern with the rider than the bike. Every is impressed that my 3 year old rides his bike with no training wheels and everyone is impressed. Now it is swimming lessons wish me luck!!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
For the physically timid child Mar 13, 2010
By EagleRock Dude
My daughter(7 yrs old) was always timid about everything..playground toys, tricyle(actually never rode it well), scooter(never rode it well).swimming...so as you can see..i knew i wanted to approach bike riding gently..but it was definitely something I thought would something she would benefit from her whole life..if nothing else in terms of confidence. Who wants to be the only kid who can't ride a bike?
I asked her about it first...about buying it...she said yes and was so excited when it came...we took it out the next day and after an hour..she was gliding with her feet up...i think she got the hang of it fast because she is able to ride a scooter and balancing is balancing I would think..she could ride a bike...she just didn't know it...which for me means the bike fulfilled its purpose.
The bike per se...it's a well made bike and engineered well...but the concept...taking the "fear" out of the experience for kids who for whatever reason are not comfortable with these type of things..is right on.
You know...i think maybe she got that from me..i was the LAST guy on my block to learn to ride without training wheels :>)
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