If you have a good photo of your little one on their Strider™ and a kind word or two that you’d like to share regarding the Strider™ running bike,
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was walking through the park one day with two friends and their not-quite-three year old son. The child had his Strider™ running bike. The boy got running pretty well along a straight, flat ribbon of concrete bike path. The father was trotting along behind and not quite keeping up. I wondered how a not-quite-three year old could move a bike with no pedals as fast as a grown man could move at a quick trot.
The boy was actually running along with a good portion of his weight supported on the low-friction bike frame. There was enough moisture around that we could see the line of the Strider™ running bike tires and the marks of the little foot prints, more than 6 feet apart. I was amazed!
If you were to say a two-three year old's running stride is approximately 2 feet and his running speed remains the same, then this little boy was moving at three times his running speed!
Gene Woodle, patent attorney
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lthough struggling with a bike with training wheels, Tristan could balance the Strider with his feet up the first day! The Strider™ will make training wheels obsolete.
The Strider™ is super light and a well thought out design. The foot brake teaches him fundamentals of motorcycle braking. Tristan can practice wheelies, stoppies, jumping and his favorite-skid marks. He can do ten times the things he could do on a bicycle and wants to take it everywhere.
Corey and Danea Crowder, parents of Tristan, age 4yrs. 7mos.
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he Strider™ is amazing! At 2 years, my son took right to it, and it was fun to watch him learn to ride and stride so quickly. I was amazed at how he learned to balance and ride fast in such a short time. At age 3 he learned to ride his pedal bike without training wheels in one day. He currently rides both his bike and Strider™. He especially loves his Strider™ in the woods, at dirt parks, BMX tracks, skate parks, etc. I can go for walks anywhere at a good pace with my son on his Strider™. We both get good exercise and he has a blast! He enjoys riding it alone at home in the fields and woods and he enjoys riding with other kids anywhere! And he loves doing "tricks" on his Strider™.
Kristi McFarland, mother of Bode, now 4yrs. old
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e probably wouldn't have our son on a bike yet without the Strider™. It seemed like such an obvious solution to teaching kids to ride a bike. We were amazed that after just a couple of tries on the Strider™, Thomas was picking up his feet and balancing for short periods of time. He will be riding bikes with the rest of the family in no time! He won't be the "baby" riding in the bike trailer behind his Dad's bike-he'll be an active participant, not a passive one. He loves having his own two-wheeler; he feels like a big boy on his Strider™!
Jim and Brenda Haar, parents of Thomas Haar, age 3yrs. 3mos.
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he Strider™ is a revolutionary idea. It gets rid of the need for training wheels. It has done all that it says it can do for our children and more; it teaches balance and confidence. It's fun and our sons are learning so much about their little bodies. One is not athletically inclined, yet he loves to ride and learn how to use this bike more than his big wheel or bike with training wheels. That fact alone is really encouraging and speaks volumes. The Strider™ makes family activities fun for everyone; we can go on trails and unpaved bike paths and our boys can keep up with an adult pace with less effort on their part.
Laurel and Tim Danley, parents of Kyle, age 4yrs. 6 mos., and Dane, age 2 yrs. 8 mos.
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his is the best toy-learning tool-you can provide for your children. It fosters their love of being outside sooner than later in their early development and is great exercise. It has replaced the "blankie" for my youngest, Dane. He loves it and we have to take it wherever we go because he will ride it anywhere.
Laurel Danley, mother of Dane, age 2 yrs. 8 mos.
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he Strider™ is an exciting alternative to the "baby bikes" that our son didn't want to ride any longer, such as big wheels and tricycles. It is sturdy, easy to use, and an awesome bike for young kids who can't reach the pedals on a "traditional bike". It is a huge confidence builder for large motor skills. It's also a fun tool for outdoor activity that the whole family can enjoy; now we don't have to wait for the kids to be older as with most other types of sports. Our son thinks it's "cool" and tells everyone he can ride a bike!
Both of our children are learning balance, and Avendah, who is older, is gaining needed confidence because she has control. She, too, is now telling her grandparents and friends that she is learning to ride a bike. We wish we would have had a Strider™ for both of our kids when they were two!!
Dion and Kristan Lowe, parents of Kaleum, age 3yrs. 2 mos., and Avendah, age 5yrs. 7 mos.
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than loves the Strider™, because he can go anywhere with it (not just the sidewalk). We love it because when we go for walks, he rides it and can keep up with us (actually go faster than us!).
TJ Nottestad, father of Ethan, age 3yrs. 6mos.
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he Strider™ is an incredible tool for toddlers. It allows them to learn how to steer and balance a bike without the need for training wheels.
After about five months of riding the Strider™, Alex is now a pro! He cruises along faster than we can keep up with. It is amazing how he has learned to ride before he is even two and half years old. Awesome!
Alex will be years ahead of his peers in development of his gross motor skills and reasoning ability thanks to the Strider™
The Strider keeps Alex's interest and is also a not-stop learning tool that incorporates physical activity. This has been a huge benefit for us as parents.
Kevin and Liz Kuehn, parents of Alex, age 2yrs. 3mos.
