The bike is actually really nice, however it has a flaw that makes it really unsafe for a child, They call it a feature. Any normal parent would call it a flaw… The handle bars have a throttle button on right side and a brake button on left side. If the throttle is pressed for more than acouple seconds the bike goes into a full speed cruise mode and youcan let go of throttle and the bike simulates as if you had the gas peddle to the floor. to deactivate, you must press the brake button on left. ok. sounds simple and logical. Now let me put you in the shoes of a child…. First and foremost, This is a balance bike, Which means your child is new to riding. and or they are obviously not at a mature riding stage that they can do much more. Therefore they are considered highly skilled if they can keep both hands on bars and balance it, if they can stop with their feet as that is how you stop on balance bikes, any other bike you stop with a pull lever on bar. They will obviously ride longer than acouple seconds, therefore the bike will almost always go to this cruise control with wide open throttle. Now, when a car comes from the adjacent street and you tell yourchild to stop,or a car backs outof driveway and your kid needs to stop, They are trying to stay balanced if anything, and hold on because this thing is goingwether you want it to or not. ,Do you really think your child will make the split decision to take their left hand off the bar to press down ward on a brake button ? they will likely loose balance doing so. They will most likely forget all about the button and put feet down,but feet down wont stop this thing, it will drag your child. there is no safety off if tip over or feet down etc. So, save yourself a headache, save your child from being ran over or from running into a ditch or a tree. My kid i tried to explain it, i could have drawn with crayons and it wouldnt have made a difference because when it comes to a frantic situation where this thing has open throttle and you need to stop and they put feet down they will get dragged,and if they u derstand what to do, they will likely lose balance trying to mess with this button when they are flying on this thing. my kid forgot all aboutthe stop button and was yelling for me to make it stop, i had to run to him and lift him and the bike while they moving, needless to say he was too scared to get on it again. he said H… E…. double hockey sticks.
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