Just opened and the pedals are very hard to pedal. In fact so hard my grandson will not ride it....any suggestions from anyone?
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My husband says to adjust rear wheel inter race bearing cones on the back and front wheel( may have to loosen crank and handle bars too). Wherever there are ball-bearings there are places where to adjust.
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Just finished putting the bike together and am having the same problem. The seat is ridiculously loose, it rotates around and flexes up and down as I'm riding. It almost seems like it's intentionally built this way. Have either of you been able to fix this problem since you posted? Or are you just dealing with it? Thanks
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My son scoots around on it since a couple months before his 2nd birthday. However he doesn't really "ride" it. I would think that would take a few months of practice at that young age. No pedals but I've not seen a balance bike that can. This is a great quality bike and one of the best balance bikes I've seen.
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I'd return it for a new one. My 8 year old grandson has been using his since December, with no problems at all.
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Sorry, I can't help you. I bought the trike for my great-grand-daughter's third birthday and she has never had a problem with it. P.s. she absolutely loved it - forgoing all other gifts and headed directly over to it and started peddling away. It was pink of course
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I totally agree. I've had the bike, mostly unused, for almost 2 months because of the same. I took the side panel off today and at first, I loosened the tensioner with little improvement. I then removed the belt entirely. It lets the pedals spin freely but that totally takes away any adjustability. I will continue to tinker and see what I can discover. I got the bike to help rehab my knee (with the intention of my mom also being able to use it with her bum knee) and neither of us can spend more than 5-10 minutes without huffing and puffing. Hardly the get-into-biking kind of bike I'd hoped for. I totally agree. I've had the bike, mostly unused, for almost 2 months because of the same. I took the side panel off today and at first, I loosened the tensioner with little improvement. I then removed the belt entirely. It lets the pedals spin freely but that totally takes away any adjustability. I will continue to tinker and see what I can discover. I got the bike to help rehab my knee (with the intention of my mom also being able to use it with her bum knee) and neither of us can spend more than 5-10 minutes without huffing and puffing. Hardly the get-into-biking kind of bike I'd hoped... » Read More I totally agree. I've had the bike, mostly unused, for almost 2 months because of the same. I took the side panel off today and at first, I loosened the tensioner with little improvement. I then removed the belt entirely. It lets the pedals spin freely but that totally takes away any adjustability. I will continue to tinker and see what I can discover. I got the bike to help rehab my knee (with the intention of my mom also being able to use it with her bum knee) and neither of us can spend more than 5-10 minutes without huffing and puffing. Hardly the get-into-biking kind of bike I'd hoped for. « Show Less
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Ours did the same thing! Battery was good and grandson rode it for about 10 minutes. The motor that runs the bike is defective . This is why I gave the product a bad review. It is not worth the cost as it is poorly engineered.
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Having had to open up the new unit to fix one of the two main bearings on the pedal assembly (should be enough to convince anyone not to buy it) I can see that the bearings are held in with a plastic bracket so I wouldn't suggest putting too much weight on the pedals. If you break one of those brackets then this thing will end up as garbage.
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go with a different company, my tires have each blown out, the pedals stripped the cheap threads on the cranks. and honestly I'm affraid the entire frame might just explode. The cranks aren't under warranty either by the way.
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I purchased this for my grandson, who was 3 at the time and small for his age. He was able to get into it and manuever it without any problems. My son-in-law did have to move the seat up so his feet could touch the pedal. I don't know if this helps or not.
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Same thing happened when I purchased this bike for my grandson. the other online reviews say that the gears strip and the bike stops working. I returned bike and asked for refund.
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Return it! Amazon is really good about returns... exchange if you can. I am 49 y.o. and I love it! Gotta fight my kids off to get a turn though!
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Hi Susie, I personally thought this was a great bike for my grandson who was five at the time of purchase. Remember it's a glide and does not have wheels. My grandson loved the bike but preferred the wheels. It is an EXCELLENT 1st bike for little guys. If you have not watched the video please do so. It is great for teaching balance and can not me any easier to put together, 5min. Best of wishes with your decision. Enjoy! Donna KDonna T. Kasinak answered on January 25, 2013
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I replaced the original pedals with my own clip-in pedals, so I haven't had that issue. But the likely reason is that the bearings in the original pedals are of very poor quality, so instead of the pedal spinning as smoothly as it should, it is instead spinning the part that screws into the crank arm. The solution is to either buy a better set of pedals, or go to your local hardware store and buy some thread lock compound, which is a kind of non-permanent glue that you can put on screws and threads to prevent them from coming loose. Good luck.
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I found that the speed at which the bike is pedaled can impact the steering response time. That is, if your child stops pedaling or slows down, the "bike" may not seem responsive. Try pedaling faster :-)
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My grandson is riding it very well and has been since his second birthday. I think he will be ready for a bicycle before he needs pedals. This little balance bike is very well built. The regular bike will come for my little guy's third birthday late November.
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No and it's a problem, because the pedals continue spinning, you cant fix them, so my baby was not able to hold them more than 5 min. There is great option "build a trike" on radio flyer website, so you choose footrest+all-terrain tires+everything you'd like to, even a bell.