Are the pedals removable? Or, can you assemble the bike and leave off the pedals for balance training?
1182614
Yes, you could leave them off. I remember having to put them on during assembly.
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.
1095962
No, there is no assemble required. It comes in one piece. All you do is adjust the height to suit your situation.This is a remarkably sturdy and effective pedal exerciser.
245638
The pedals need to be screwed into the crank arm, so, no, they are not assembled.
2112684
No, you can't lock them. The bars they're attached to (at the bottom in the pic) are attached to the pedals.
1814339
Well, the bicycle comes in a big flat box, so it comes disassembled... you have to assemble the wheels, the pedals, and other parts. But it is very easy and I did it in a few minutes.
1233220
As someone who owns this bike I would advise against standing on the pedals at any point they are not incredibly strong and I've had to replace the entire right side pedal unit because it was poorly machined. It took a me about an hour to take the bike apart and reassemble it.The arm bars swing and if you were standing upright on it, they would repeatedly smack you in the abdomen. Seems uncomfortable.
1723453
The bike is 90% assembled in the box. You would have to assemble the front wheel, handle bar, seat and pedals. Also you might have to adjust the brakes on the bike.
227126
They are removable. When I considered doing so, however, there are three bolts on the bottom that protrude a bit beyond the bottom. It looked to me that the unit would be stable resting on the bolts as they were spaced far enough apart but I am using the unit on a polished floor so I decided to leave the wheels on.
129164
It's decently put together. You have to put the front wheel on, the pedals, and the handlebar and the fork. And it comes with the single speed cog on so if you want to ride as a fixit you have to flip the rear wheel. The biggest thing is the toos don't come with it so you will need a decent number of tools but that's not that big of a deal
1547361
No, the purpose is for the child to learn to balance. You can if you want to but defeats purpose of the balance bike. I have seen 3 yr olds biking after learning ow to use the balance bike.
1954022
No, but pretty easy to assemble. Still, once you do, I would recommend going to a local bike store to make sure it's been doom right. That's what I did.
351938
The assembly process is very easy ... to set up the bike on it, it is also not difficult. The hardest part might be to change the shaft of the rear wheel with the shaft that comes with the trainer, but I personally do not think that I would not buy it because I was afraid of the assembly process.
900072
No, but I didn't think much about that. After my son learned how to ride and got confident, I replaced the training wheels with a kickstand. The bike was the best value I found, and lack of a kickstand was not a deal breaker for me.
1407045
Yes. You have to assemble the bike (easy) and can leave the training wheels off. We never used ours.
548987
Yes -- We assembled ours WITHOUT the training wheels right from the start because our son doesn't use them.
1483668
Training whells are removable and yes, reverse peddles to brake....awesome bike!
685046
The clips are put on after you assemble the bike, you could just leave them off