Product Features
- Training bike with Euro-styled low step-through frame design
- No pedals or chain; child propels bike forward by scooting feet
- Patented limited turn radius helps prevent tipping on turns
- Height-adjustable padded saddle; 12-inch tubeless air tires
- Recommended for ages 2 to 6 years; 3-year warranty
Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
When it comes time to teach your child to ride a bike, there's no better or safer way than the Kettler Sprint Balance training bike. Recommended for children between the ages of 2 and 6 years, the Sprint Balance features a Euro-styled low step-through frame design that won't get in your kid's way, along with a height-adjustable, extra-long saddle with a generous padding for comfort. More significantly, the bike doesn't offer pedals or a chain--rather, little Xander just scoots along on his feet until he figures out how to balance on the wheels. At the same time, the Sprint Balance's patented limited turn radius helps prevent tipping, so Xander won't careen out of control while making his first few turns. Other safety features include Euro-styled wheel and spoke covers (no shoelace tangles here) and 12-inch tubeless air tires with an extra-wide tread. The Sprint Balance, which offers a maximum weight of 100 pounds, is backed by a three-year warranty. See more detail
Product Description
The Kettler® Sprint training bike provides a safe and easy design for learning, with a limited turning radius to help prevent spills. With no pedals, this unique training bike helps a child build the skills needed later to ride a bicycle without training wheels. Your children's confidence will grow as they scoot along and gain a sense of balance.
Customer Review
I bought this for my son at two and a half years age, and even with the seat all the way down, his feet barely make the ground and he looks intimidated. He's too young. His big brother, age seven, thought it was a hoot, and wheeled around confidently, but he's too big. Quality and construction are excellent, assembly was easy. The orange wheelcovers come off so you can get at the valve stems to put air in the tires. We also have a Kettler trike and they're terrific, too. Get the trike at age 2-3. Get this at age 3-4. Spoil them rotten.
Our 5 year old hated riding her bike with training wheels because she felt like it was too tippy and we wondered if she would ever figure it out. Then we found this one & got it for her for Christmas and she *loves* it. After 3 months she can now ride a traditional bike with NO training wheels and she was the youngest on the block to do so. It is all due to this bike. I never would have believed it since she was *petrified* of riding a bike WITH training wheels before. And when the other girls on the block took off their training wheels, there were lots of tears & they screamed for their training wheels back! And their parents had to run along side them for days trying to teach them how to balance but our daughter just took off and we didn't even have to help her. Now we are loaning out the Scoot so the other kids can learn to balance too! In fact I just ordered our 3 year old a bike with pedals & I'm pretty sure he can ride without the training wheels too, the way that he speeds around on the Scoot! It was well worth the purchase.
We bought this balance bike for our 3 and a half year old son at Christmas time. We were a little disappointed that he didn't just whizz right off like some kids do on bikes with training wheels. I had to remember that balance is a much more difficult skill to learn than pedaling. Now that he is closer to 4 (and it is spring time) he really has been practicing and loving every minute. He has a strong sense of accomplishment, because he really is figuring out how to do this by himself. Falling down hasn't been a big issue because his feet are right there to catch him. We've had no major bumps, bruises or scraps yet! Flat surfaces are best for getting started, but taking them to an area that has a slight hill really gives them the hang of picking up their feet for coasting. Also, the seat height makes a big difference. If it is too low then they can't pick up their feet easily. Most parents that I run it to say if they had known about balance bikes that they would have opted for this route.
I wish I'd bought this before he got a regular bike with training wheels, but we didn't know about balance bikes back then. After three months of using the balance bike, he asked me to take the training wheels off his two-wheeler bike. He jumped on and off he went. Here's the story: We got a regular bike with training wheels when Joe was 3 and he learned to ride it by the time he was 31/2 -- but he didn't learn to balance. He learned how to go really fast on his regular bike with training wheels but couldn't do corners fast because the bike wouldn't lean. A year later, at age 4, he loved riding his bike with training wheels, but absolutely refused to let us take the training wheels off. He would ride with us on paved paths, but he couldn't go off -road because of the training wheels. So we bough him this Kettler balance bike. The first day, I took him to the park, with some grassy hills, and showed him how to balance on it while riding down the hill. He loved rolling downhill while balancing. Next, we took it home and he practiced scooting around the block and down driveways. He practiced with his balance bike for a couple fo months. During this time, he still used his bike with training wheels on some days. After a couple of months, he asked me to take the training wheels off his two wheeled bike. It was that simple. I'd rate it 5 stars for durability and design. My son is very rough on toys and this looks almost like new. And the handle bars turn only 45 degrees, so it's more stable than a regular bike.
My great grandson received it for Christmas. It was delivered right on time and in good condition! Thanks you! Shy
Got the Kettler Sprint three weeks ago. Our three year old son has taken to it quickly and is now coasting both feet of the ground for short distances at least. As he's got more confident he's got a little wilder on the steering but the bike geometry seems tolerant and forgiving of that. He's begun to get more daring with small slopes too and the odd tumble or two has resulted, but he's never come up other than with a broad smile on his face. Seems like a great way to learn. Adjustments would make sense to anyone familiar with full size bikes. Reasons for picking this were that it's a lot cheaper than LikeABike. Actually got a Skuut first off which was cheaper still but poorly made with half an inch side to side wobble on both wheels - sent that back without even assembling it. The Sprint is better made and looks better. Not sure how well it would work for a two year old - this is heavier (14.5lb) than a Skuut (11.2lb) or the aluminum model of LikeABike (7.5lb) which is the closest match and over twice the price. The seat is large but quite adjustable. Update in June'08: The boy can now go for a 4 mile ride on this. Coasts down hills feet off the ground (on safe trails at a local park). Learnt to make sharp turns naturally leaning the bike through his own instincts - how could you do that with training wheels! The photos on Amazon now show an updated model from what we got in March. Now has exposed spokes (easier for tire inflation) and a rear brake. Would be interested to hear how well the brake works - and whether kids get the concept - or can control it with small hands!
Our family absolutely loves this bike. We bought it for our son for Christmas. Within two days he was zooming around like a pro. He was 5 months shy of his 3rd birday!! Now our daughter who is almost two and a half is now beginning to learn. The best thing about this bike is that the kids transition from tricycle to bicycle without the use of training wheels. (our son only used the training wheels on his new bike for a week then he asked us to take them off.)I would highly recommend this bike. It's well built. Adusts to fit. I put it together,with the help of my kids, ha, ha. Helps build selfestem. And we now have great family dvd's of the kids riding a big kid bike.
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