Product Details
- Size: 16-Inch Wheels
- Color: Red
- Brand: Glide Bikes
- Model: GG-16R
- Released on: 2008-10-20
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x
18.00" w x
38.00" l,
Features
- High quality alloy EVA airless tires
- Light; only 10lbs ,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
Go Glider 16-Inch Balance Bike
Product Description
Designed to teach kids balance the fun easy safe way ,no more training wheels
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
64 of 66 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/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!
39 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
If you're wondering which size to get.
By Christian James
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.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
strider go glider bike for in-between size girls
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
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