Remember that bike I had to send to Hawaii priority mail (cause you guys won’t drive to the post office for me to do parcel post – lol !!)  well he got it early and the grandma sent me this cute but fuzzy picture of him kissing the bike saying he loves it so much!.  He is also the one that I talked out of getting the mini glider – which was good as he would have been much too little.  He is turning 2 in about a week.  Thought I’d send it to you.

-Stacey Stover

STRIDER KIDS CLASS (total of 160 attendants/kids) including the beginner Class for a
total of 90. The actual breakdown of this race was divided in the following category:

Age 2     class
Age 3     class
Age 4-5  class

As you can see from some of these fun videos, the event was a huge success.

The organizers asked us if in the future, guest riders from the US can participate in the race in Japan and vice versa. Any ideas? Let’s make it happen!

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Here are just a few of the comments submitted on our site and you can read more and become a fan on our Facebook page:

“We bought a Strider bike for our 2 year old son in october and 7 months later at 2 years and 10 months old he is now riding a two wheeled bike – no training wheels. He absolutely LOVED his Strider bike and it made it so easy for him to transition to the pedal bike. Thanks for such a great product.” – Alyson Miyose

“Hands down the best investment we have made on an item for our son. He was riding his by the time he was 18 months old. We were so happy that the bike fit him. He is now 3 1/2, the bike still fits him and he still loves to ride it! The transition to a pedal bike was seamless. We love this product and can’t say enough wonderful things about it! Thank you for creating such an incredible product! We can’t wait to pass it on to our youngest” – Amber Tjeerdsma

“I never write reviews but I couldn’t resist this one. I set out less than two months ago to buy my 2 1/2 year old son a bike (with training wheels). I discovered the Strider online and ordered it thinking that with the money back guarantee, we had nothing to lose. He’s been riding it for the last 6 weeks, not even every day. Three days ago we put him on a two wheel bike, no training wheels! Check out the video taken yesterday on his third day riding a “big boy bike”. Trey will be 2 years, 9 months old tomorrow. And he’s riding a bike with no training wheels! Amazing–thank you!”

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Here’s the comment they sent in…

I am sure you have heard this before, but every parent should get one of these bikes for their kids . i have 4 kids under 5 years old. they started using the strider bikes as soon as their legs were long enough to touch the ground over the strider seat (around 18 months or so). they had the balance ride a pedal bike by the age of three because of the strider bike. they actually enjoy riding the strider more than the pedal bike up to about 5 (my oldest always grabs her pedal bike now before the strider). My 3 1/2 year old won;t let me go anywhere unless i have her strider bike and pedal bike in the car. she loves them both. awesome product. my 20 month old can coast 50 feet with her feet up on the strider already . she won;t let anyone ride “her” strider either .

Here’s a cool video of Jack gliding downhill, awesome view of the foot rests in action!

Here’s another video of Jack easily striding back up the hill for another ride.

-Lanford

“Toddlers are eager to ride independently like the big kids and our PREbikes let them do it a lot sooner and more safely than do trikes or training wheels,” says McFarland, who invented the first Strider PREbike in his garage for his then 2-year-old son, Bode.

Visit the Examiner.com and read more about the Strider PREbike for toddlers.

Here’s their review of our product:

Editorial Review
A WELL-BALANCED KID: Strider bikes don’t have pedals or a drivetrain,
the better to help your young rider-to-be build his balance and handling
abilities. He’ll power the bike with a running motion, then glide along,
learning to steer both manually and by shifting his body weight, and without
the added complication of having to pedal.

A BONUS: There’s no drivetrain to maintain and no chain to pinch little fingers—
and the steel frame, available in six colors, handles pavement and trails.