With the handle bar attached can your child steer and ride on their own?
1533037
Yes. My daughter is not old enough to ride alone yet, but occasionally she will grab the steer and it yanks the handle bar in my hands!
1283397
This depends how big the child is. You can steer the bicycle by pulling back on the training handle thereby lifting the front wheel off the ground slightly. This will allow you to pivot around the rear wheel axis. Bike Balance
68497
I have and it worked fine. It really depends on the child and their head control. My daughter was almost walking at that age and could handle the ride. Would think if the child is sitting up and has good head control it would be fine. I don't know if I would go mountain biking but on the road or dirt would be fine.
1575964
No. Our son uses it without the handlebar. I guess to use it the safe way it should have them but it is possible to use it without.
713681
no..this is specifically for the Kettler tricycle with the rear steering option so you can push and steer from the back until your child figures out how to peddle and steer on their own
2068473
No it follows the direction you want to go (left = left, etc.). However you share steering with your child. My son,who is a very large 20 month old, likes to (for some reason) fight me on the direction we need to go. He thinks it's hilarious. Since the handlebars are wider than the parent steering handle, he gets leverage on you by pushing all his weight onto the handlebar. You end up pushing down on the column to lift the front wheel off of the ground and set the trike in the direction you want to go. Only drawback. Overall I love it, and so does our son.
1976053
I think it's possible, the seat and handle bars are adjustable. The hardest part for my daughter is getting the pedals aligned to start her forward motion. I generally have to provide a little push to get her started.
1597143
Although ours didn't attach well to our Mountain Buggy (maybe our stroller was an older model), the scooter itself was rideable on its own and the handlebar was straight up and down.
1084586
The handle does come off but the child cannot drive the car on his own. The steering wheel is not attached to the front wheels. It just turns but does not turn the wheels. Also there is no way for the child to move the car forward. Someone outside the vehicle has to push it.
1348436
Yes, the kid is able to use their brake. My daughter has done this to me and I just wondered why it was harder to pull her along all of a sudden. She thought it was funny and hasn't done it since!
1084585
No,the bottom doesnt come out either so it would be impossible for them to ride it by themselves even if the handle did come off.
2247609
Short answer is no as posted here. Long answer is if you're determined enough and our child is willing to let you guide then yes. Our son is three weeks shy of 2 years old and is not great at steering, we navigated him through several terminals and malls by attaching the strap to the hook located just above the front wheel. The location allows you to sort of drag in the direction desired and its decent enough as we made it through SFO and MIA international with just one or two slips off the skootcase (mainly his fault).
1693658
No it's actually meant for 4-7 yr olds. My son is 5 yrs old and sometimes rides along with his friend who is 6. Slightly older kids have better steering control.
284532
Nope definitley not, you'd only be able to use the upper parts of the bars, i dont think the child would appreciate your going at top speed anyway &#128515;
1645207
Well, a 2 year old could make it "go' but probably doesn't have the motor skills and coordination to steer it at the same time. Depending on the child, they could very well get a kick out of just watching it while an adult operates it though... My 3 year old has gotten the basic idea over time but is still not good at steering it really.
668510
My son is mobile enough he can get himself into the chair. So, I hold the hand brake and verbally guide him into the chair. "Butt first, hold on to the handle". But if I were not holding the chair, I fear it would slide out from under him.
2226828
My grandson is 2 also and he learned quickly how to operate the pedal but naturally is not able to steer yet so; we make sure he has plenty of 'straight ahead" room. We also like that you can regulate the speed it is able to go; we put it on the low setting until he grows.