Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Discount Flexible Flyer PT Blaster


I bought these for Christmas gifts for my two grandsons in Ohio. I will not be
to share an opinion until after Christmas. I am hoping they are really wonderful!!
I will certainly change the "ok" rating at that time.Get more detail about Flexible Flyer PT Blaster.

Cheapest Mongoose Slyde Girl's Freestyle Bike (20-Inch Wheels)


I would not recommend buying any Mongoose product, sight unseen, period. This bike, which was purchased as a Christmas gift, arrived in the factory box, as Amazon indicates. Apparently, Mongoose has a rather amateurish concept of how to box anything so the contents don't shift around in transit, in this case, resulting in several scratches and paint chips in the brand new bike. Nice Christmas gift for a grandchild, right? I contacted Mongoose "customer service" via their website e-mail link and fully explained the situation, requesting touch-up paint to just take care of the damage myself and avoid gift hassles. Their response? "Contact Amazon if there is shipping damage." I responded back that there was no "shipping damage" but internal damage due to their poor packaging of the bike components. Their response? Silence.

Stay away from Mongoose products unless you want to receive damaged merchandise, fresh out of undamaged factory packaging, due to their brain dead manner of internally "securing" the merchandise for shipping. Of course, it's always wonderful to get customer service from people who have no clue what that means.

BTW, I noted on their website an FAQ which included a Q/A addressing a question about obtaining touch-up paint for their bikes. The answer was "no, we don't supply touch up paint." They further advised going to a hobby store and trying to match the bike paint to plastic model paint. Nice response and product support. Get more detail about Mongoose Slyde Girl's Freestyle Bike (20-Inch Wheels).

Monday, March 1, 2010

Cheap Topeak JoeBlow Max II Floor Bike Pump


People have posted some reviews about having difficulty pumping to > 100 psi. I haven't had this (or any other) problems with the pump. For the money, I think this is the best bike pump out there. I have even had to return two previously for issues. I can't comment on its durability since I've only had it for one season, but it certainly does the job up to 110 psi.Get more detail about Topeak JoeBlow Max II Floor Bike Pump.

Discount Razor A5 Lux Scooter


A compact, fold-up kickscooter that you could toss into the trunk or take on a plane that can be ridden by a 5 to 75 year old for under $75? This is definitely the way to go! I ride the Lux A5 as well as my 5 year grand daughter and we have a ball (thanks to the height adjusting handlebars). You could go cheaper with another Razor model but the big wheels and the adult capacity is well worth the few extra bucks over the other Razor models. This is truly a life long toy that you can take anywhere. I know there are others out there (sidekick--I bought first and enjoy or xootr which is very pricey) but for this price, wow, you can't go wrong. Get more detail about Razor A5 Lux Scooter.

Buying Kettler Metal Basket for Kettler Kettrikes Tricycles


I'm happy with the Kettler bike basket. It's cute to hold something small - like a drink or small stuffed friend. The only downside is it is easy take the basket off - it doesn't have any sort of "stay-put" mechanism & if my 1 yr old is getting bored, she pulls the basket off. I need to put a tiewrap through it to keep it on. Gonna go do that now...Get more detail about Kettler Metal Basket for Kettler Kettrikes Tricycles.