I have 2 boys, and gave the mini glider to the oldest for his 5th birthday. My youngest boy just turned 3 yrs old. I did a lot of research and finally purchased the mini glider at Amazon. Extremely fast delivery and quick and easy to assemble. I didn't want to spend $99 for a kids bike, but now I wish I had purchased it over a year ago. We tried removing pedals from old bikes, but they're all too heavy and not enough adjustment for height differences.
My 5 yr old son learned how to balance on the mini glider within an hour. Within 2 hrs, he was riding down hills with his feet on the pegs. Within a day, he had built up his confidence to move from the paved area to riding down steep hills in the back yard. The bike was so light he was able to walk it back up the hill and glide back down many times.
My 3 yr old learned how to move around and started lifting his feet within an hour. I was totally amazed at how he progressed the first day. At the end of the second day, he was riding 200 to 300 ft down hills with his feet on the pegs while going around curves. He has also learned to stand up on the pegs trying to do tricks. The bike is so light, he can pick it up and spin it around without much effort. He thinks he is doing wheelies by pulling the front tire off the ground.
Both kids love the bike and argue over who gets to ride. They have given it the nickname "zoom-zoom". They even ride it in the house on carpet and hard wood floors (make sure you clean all the rocks off that gets stuck in the tires).
My bike did not come with a kick stand as shown on one of the photos, but it is not really needed and could just get in the way.
The tires do not grip as well as typical tires, but not having to worry about inflating them compensates for this problem.
Great design overall and does an excellent job teaching balance and building confidence. Much better than training wheels !!Get more detail about PV Glider "Mini-Glider" 12-Inch Balance Training Bike (Small).
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