Does the kids bike free wheel if they aren't in the mood to pedal?
1025699
Yes. If the child is not pedaling, the bike still moves along. It definitely helps with give some momentum when they pedal but the bike moves along if they get tired.
1025700
Nope, our grandson simply coasts with feet still practicing balance. At 4.5 age he loves it.
1025701
Yes it has no breaks so peddles can free wheel backwards too. Great bike for little kids easy to pull
2195474
Yes, the smaller boards wheels do not spin as freely making it harder for them to learn. Of couse kids shoukd wear helmet, knee and elbow pads.
354170
I assume you actually mean between the cranks and flywheel since all pedals spin freely. The answer is no, it does not "freewheel." That's how all spin bikes work and that's what makes them different from an old-school "exercise" bike. It's a direct connection from the crank sprocket to the flywheel via the chain and there is no freewheel on the flywheel �
1159566
This bike has a coaster brake in the back. It's not a fixed hub. The kid can coast while going down hill, going fast or if it is tired. If the kid back pedals it engages the brake. There is a hand brake for the front wheel as well.
1647712
Unfortunately no, however, any child able to reach the pedals will be able to climb in and out with ease. Just expect the usual tumbles.
1136480
No not really. There is a small area by the back tire that my son will use sometimes. Great bike though! My son is 2 and loves it-I can see how it teaches balance
548986
yes. we bought this bike for our 5 year old and have never used the training wheels with it. They are just laying around the house!
522807
I wouldn't suggest doing that. The bike is clumsy and wobbly, real hard to just push to move it out of the driveway when he leaves it laying there because it doesn't provide good balance when not actually sitting on the seat and holding both ends of the handle bars. And even when sitting on the seat the child has to work to balance it, which makes the transition to riding a regular bike easy because they've tackled this training tool. I would definitely only use this training tool as it was designed for.
403767
Yup sure does but a word of advise, don't put them on, trust your kid put the bike together and giv'em a good push, you'll be amazed how they just take off!! crashes will come but they will with or without the training wheels, in my opinon they only slow down the learning curve of riding a bike.
1602609
It doesn't have pedals, is desing for the kids to learn how to balance them self in motion, as a training before a real bicycle.
201517
Yes I bought this for my 5 year old and he was actually riding it (balancing) with his feet up on the pegs within two days. Once he had the confidence to balance he was on a pedal bike with no problems. Well worth the money in my opinion.
1580969
Not quite sure what you are asking. I will say that this bike is great though. You can use it as a balance bike without pedals and then as your child grows and is ready for pedals you just add them to the bike. It comes with all the equipment to add the pedals when it is time. Can't recommend this bike enough. Cost is the only negative. Hope this info helps.
1727537
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.
2082573
Hi, I don't recall seeing one since my daughter has the training wheels on hers. Just so you know, I've noticed that it's hard for my daughter to pedal even with the training wheels (I even tried it and found it to be difficult!). I'm not sure if there's any easier way to pedal by loosening a section of the pedal, etc.
1590827
Nope! No need for training wheels! It attaches to a bike and the child still pedals, but doesn't have to worry about tipping over.
1182615
The pedals themselves can be removed, but the bar that holds the pedal to the bike can't. So even if you take the pedal off, the bar will hit your child in the ankles. Learned that the hard way after purchasing the bike based on the previous answers. So I wouldn't recommend using this bike as a balance bike.
1770032
I would suggest you to skip this idea. Training or supporting wheels are not helpful at all. The problem is, that the kids will loose theire sense for balance by using this wheels and need more time to bike "free". Try to train first without the pedals (support by pushing), so your child learns to balance the bike with the handlebar and the body. If the bike was used before as a training bike without the pedals the know it already. The kids learn "pedaling" quite fast.