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That's really clever and I like it a lot.
That's very smart and the details look well thought-out as well.
The price isn't bad either considering the range it covers (though I'm sceptical about their claims: our kids were both on 20" aged 5 and were/will be on 24" by age 7; personally I'd only expect 14" wheels to go to age 5 at the most). It's not clear whether it'll take mudguards, which were quite useful for getting ours to nursery, but I guess that's a minor point.
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That's a smashing idea 😀
I agree, more like 2-5 age group.
£ 225 is bloody bonkers if you ask me.
You could buy separate bikes each time they grow out of them for that.
But, hey, I was never a target market for a toddler's first bike for over £200 (or over £30 for that matter).
There's no such thing as comfortable scissors!
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it's a decent design, it's priced for the top end of the market which is fair game. I do agree that most 7yo would have outgrown it, my 6 yo is normal height and she's on a 20in wheel, my 7 yo went from a handmedown 14in wheeler to stretching onto a s/h beinn 24
but if they are well made then they'll probably have some ebay resale value
You could buy separate bikes each time they grow out of them for that.
You could, but a decent balance bike and a decent first pedal bike will generally cost a bit more, plus—perhaps more importantly—this seems like a really fluid way of transitioning (a) through the growth range and (b) from balancing to pedalling.
The only downside, to my mind, is that if you have two kids then the increased age range it might be harder to hand it down. Wouldn't have been a problem for us as our kids were nearly 5 years apart, but if you like to knock them out in quick succession you might have to double up where you wouldn't with separate balance/pedal bikes.
Well, my kid went from a £30 Halfords special with stabilisers, to a 20" wheel freebee from friends without issue. Then a couple of nicer kids' mtbs as he grew up and we still never got anywhere near £200. He still rides now and is better than me, so I've never really seen the issue with stabilisers. But that's just me.
Of course there are cheaper options. Just as there are more expensive ones. But it’s a unique product, you wouldn’t expect it to be the cheapest thing out there.
Of course there are cheaper options.
You could have loads of kids and save money through hand-me-downs. Works for us!
Of course there are cheaper options. Just as there are more expensive ones
Damn you and your reasoned logic!
You could have loads of kids and save money
Hardly 🙂 I had my bollocks decommissioned to save money 😀
I like the fact that the full price for what is effectively three bikes is the same price as a secondhand Isla bike!
There is a British option just down the road from me if that thing appeals