Product Details
- Size: Small
- Color: Blue
- Brand: Glide Bikes
- Model: MG-12B
- Released on: 2008-09-30
- Dimensions: 7.50" h x
22.00" w x
30.70" l,
10.00 pounds
Features
- High Quality Alloy EVA Airless Tires
- Light only 8lbs ,Kid size Hand Brake
- Only balance bike with patent pending foot pegs
- Mountain bike geometry aids kids in leaning to steer and balance
- Lifetime Warrenty for years of play
Blue Mini Glider
Product Description
The Mini Glider from Glide Bikes allows children to gain confidence, improve motor skills, increase coordination, and learn balance at their own pace all while having fun! Balance Bikes do not have training wheels and pedals to get in the way, so children learn the important first step in riding a bike- BALANCE! ● Designed in the U.S.! ● Designed for the youngest learners ages 2-5 ● Lowest and safest balancing speed on the market due to unique geometry and lower center of gravity ● Unique foot pegs to allow children to improve balance and practice gliding ● High quality, lightweight aluminum alloy frame resists corrosion if left outdoors plus has weight limit of 100 pounds which is twice that of most other balance bikes! ● Easy to adjust quick-release seat clamp to allow for tool-free seat height adjustment ● Child sized handbrake for safe stopping power as children build confidence and speed ● Weighs only 8 pounds for easy maneuvering ● Lifetime Warranty! Best in the market!
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
149 of 151 people found the following review helpful.
A Preschooler's Dream Vehicle - Totally Recommended
By TX mom of 2
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RSRZX0R36GYXA 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. (He has the blue one, but the color doesn't make a difference.) 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 height 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 about adjusting the brake, 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 on the foot pegs. 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!
30 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Seat is low but handlebars are high
By Ms. Red Hibiscus
We bought two of these, one for our 3.5 year old and one for our 2 year old. Our 3.5 year old has been fine and has enjoyed it. But the handlebars are too high for our 2 year old. The handlebars do not adjust. In the photo, the seat is raised up very high. In reality for a 2 or 3 year old, the seat is much lower and the handlebars end up too high. We would have been better off with a Strider because the handlebars are low and also flat instead of curved.So far, our 3.5 year old hasn't used the foot rest at all. I think it's easier for him to balance with his knees bent and feet dangling vs. putting his feet on the foot rest. The hand brake is also hard to operate without good grip strength. When I picked this bike over the Strider I thought the footrest and the handbrake would be added value but in reality they have not been used.If your child is small and has short arms I wouldn't get this bike due to the high handlebars!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.Lightweight is key! Balance learned super quickly!
By sportykids2
Pros:1. So Lightweight it is easily controlled by an average 2 year old.2. Hand brake is essential to me to teach that skill early.3. Solid construction is perfect.Cons:1. expensive if you're buying this to teach balance in preparation for a pedal bike. Your child may learn so fast they don't use it very long! Probably has great resale value, though, as it is so well made.2. On level ground, once balance is mastered, it is hard to get any speed to coast for very long without using your feet to push again. This is why my daughter wanted a pedal bike, because it is not designed for much speed on level ground. And obviously, it does not go uphill at all.Our experience:We bought this for our daughter's 3rd birthday. She was 41 inches tall barefoot. Within 15 minutes she was starting to balance by putting her feet out, just for a couple seconds. The second time we took her out, we found a very small incline that flattened out, and that's where she very quickly learned to balance and glide, even while turning. After that she enjoyed the bumpy little dirt hills and pretty steep (for biking) concrete trails, where we taught her to "drag" her feet to control speed, as well as use the hand brake to stop. It wasn't long before she was asking for a bike with pedals, so at age 3 and 3 months, we bought her a 16" bmx style bike with no training wheels. That very day, with just a couple pushes from mom, she took off pedaling, and already knew how to use the hand brake. With a little more practice and coaching on how to start off from a stationary position, she has learned to start on her own, without a push (that's the hardest part when you're learning). Now little 2 year old brother has inherited the balance bike, and is beginning to balance. He is shorter (35" now), so seat post is all the way down for his feet to be flat on the ground, and since the post sticks out the bottom with only about 1" of clearance, it will hit on a rock or some bumpy ground, but we mostly avoid obstacles like that for now, and he just loves it.I would highly recommend this bike, if you can afford it, for kids age 2+ between about 35" and 43" tall. Taller than that, I would recommend the larger version. It is best to have a slight incline that flattens out to learn balance fastest. My daughter really had a blast on the small dirt hills and valleys behind our house, and impressed the heck out of bystanders everywhere who hadn't yet heard of balance bikes or teaching kids this young to ride. I think many to most kids can learn to ride a bike pretty easily using the balance method.
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