CLOSED:Strider Bikes (R&G)

Remember when kids would shout out "Look Ma! No hands!!!"...well today thanks to the neat engineering design thought up by Ryan MacFarland, they now shout out "Look Ma.. no training wheels, no chains, no sprockets, no pedals....yet look at me go!!! Wheeeeee!!!" This Mommies and Daddies, with your jaws hanging low, is a bike but it's no ordinary bike...its a Strider!


As Ryan says, this is your running bike, balance bike, training bike and walking bike all rolled up into one. With a couple of falls and confidence boost ups, your child will soon learn to walk...walk a little faster....jog a bit....life his/her feet up....balance and then ride away on his/her Strider.

So then how does one stop? Easy...just put your feet down to the ground. After several rounds of trial and error, your little one will get programmed to immediately put his/her feet down onto the ground to stop his/her moving bike.

Don't believe me? Hear it straight from Ryan, the creator and designer of this fun new riding toy in the market.



Bunny girl was sent a red Strider and Hubby was initially unsure about how easy assembling the bike would be but thankfully he worked through it with ease. We spent a little time adjusting the seat's height to just the right level for Bunny girl to be able to sit comfortably, reach her handle bar effortlessly and at the same time be able to touch the ground with the soles of her feet.

Initially she was a little concerned as she noticed she didn't have pedals and training wheels but after a little egging on she was all enthusiastic to soar.....but then that's not how the Strider works and Bunny girl found that out in no time! She has had a few falls and is yet to reach the 'run, put your feet up and ride away' stage but she's slowly getting there. We're just encouraging her and at this point just making sure she feels confident enough to life her feet off the ground and glide.

This light weight bike with puncture proof tires is great to facilitate and sharpen coordination, motor skills, balance and strength in little kids and best of all, they get to have fun while all this happens!

Strider Sports International has been successful in the market but they haven't let their fortune stay within the organization...they've chosen to bless on individuals not as fortunate, be it health wise or financially. Here are a few organizations they've supported.

So the next time you want to go out and get a riding toy with a difference for your 1-5 year old, remember to think Strider!


Buy it:

You can buy a Strider bike for 98 US$ on the Strider site


Win it:

One reader will have the opportunity to win a Strider bike in orange, yellow or pink


Here's how you can win it:

1. Mandatory entry (without this, all other entries will be disqualified)-

Look around the Strider site and tell me something interesting you learnt about these bikes.

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This giveaway is open to US residents, 18 years and above.

1 winner will be chosen with the random.org generator on January 2 2010 at 10 pm Central time, so enter before that. The winner's name will be posted thereafter. Please note if any winner does not get back to me 48 hours after his/her name has been posted, I will pick a new winner.


** EBMR Disclaimer: Strider Sports sent me a bike for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**