Woom 3 Pedal Bike 16”, Ages 4 to 6 Years

This bike came nicely packed and mostly assembled, and was easy to unpack and fully assemble in less than a half hour. It ships with the free wheel attached so it is lighter than if it had a coaster brake and has the small hand breaks all set, no wheel change or extra parts required. Ours came with a kick stand and bell attached and ready to go.My very tall two year old (41") has been riding this bike non stop every day since we got it, even when it was very cold. I read everything I could read about the best bikes for kids who are learning to ride and ended up choosing this one because it is very lightweight at 13.5 pounds, is designed to put kids in a more upright position with a lower center of gravity, has hand breaks made for kid sized hands, and is high quality so it will last a long time.The best way to tell if your child is big enough for the woom 3 as opposed to the woom 2 is to measure their inseam. The bike's seat is easy to adjust and the lowest position is 18.9 inches above the ground. More adventurous kids or experienced balance bikers will be comfortable having only their toes able to touch the ground so you can have an inseam a couple inches smaller than 18.9". More timid kids or kids that have little or no experience on a balance bike should be close or above to 18.9". Our daughter has been on a balance bike since she could walk. We had a chillafish bunzi before a year old, and then a strider so she had lots of practice and has done great with only her toes reaching at 17 inch inseam. She had been riding a garage sale pedal bike without training wheels before we got this, but she struggled with stopping using the coaster break, and it weighed more than 23 pounds so she wasn't able to get the momentum needed to start on her own without us giving her a boost to start. Within the first hour on the woom bike she was able to learn to start herself without help, and learn to stop using the hand breaks. She rode more than 2 miles total the first day alone! We have had this bike for about a month and have gone on many longer bike rides and she is able to safely control the breaks on bigger hills as well as propel herself up them better than some of the bigger kids.A lightweight bike is obviously much easier for your child to propel themselves but also is easier to maneuver and balance. Lower quality bikes can weigh more than half to three-quarters of a child's total body weight, making gaining the momentum to get started quite difficult and frustrating not to mention navigating hills, turns, or bumps. Our friend has a 27 pound big-box store bike for a 36 pound child and understandably, the child is not motivated to ride much on that bike.Kids learning to ride a pedal bike for the first time generally feel more comfortable with their weight over the seat as opposed to having to lean over toward the handlebars. This bike allows for an upright position while also having a long wheelbase and low center of gravity that helps with balance and stability. It was designed with geometry to help kid riders, not an adult bike geometry, shrunken to kid size. Also aiding in stability is the steering dampener that helps prevent kids from accidentally making too sharp of turns or turning the handlebars backwards.Hand breaks were a must have for us because coaster breaks not only add to the total weight of the bike, they make starting to ride very difficult for kids if they inadvertently pedal backwards and loose their hard earned momentum. Hand breaks with a free back wheel allow kids to easily put their pedals into any position so they can get started easier and they do not loose momentum if they pedal the wrong way. I personally think hand breaks are safer and easier to control since a coaster break requires their pedals to be in a certain position and pedaled strongly in the correct direction to work where hand breaks work right away and are easy to learn. These hand breaks are made for small hands and are easy to adjust with the screw.As far as training wheels, this does not come with them, and I consider that a great thing. If you are someone that thinks your child might need training wheels, consider instead, leaving the petals off this bike and having your child practice with the bike as a balance bike until they gain the confidence to begin pedaling. Learning to balance takes more practice than learning to pedal, which is why training wheels are not really helping your child learn to ride. Once they are confident at balancing, the pedals can be added back and they will take off riding!Overall, I could not say enough good things about this bike. It is well worth the money especially considering that it will hold it's value a lot more than a lower quality bike, and if you choose to sell it after your kids outgrow it, it will sell for much more than a regular mass-produced bike. It is also good quality that will last for many different kids using it. We wanted to invest in a good quality bike that will help our daughter learn to love biking and hopefully enjoy biking for exercise, fun, and a mode of travel as she grows. Woom more than fits the bill.

THE WOOM IS PURE EXCELLENCE! If you're looking for a child's bike, stop now, because you're search is complete. I thoroughly researched kid's bikes and there are a few other lightweight and high quality bikes out there but this one has the best features for the money. Lightweight, handbrakes, kickstand, NO coaster brake (that's a good thing), adjustable range of seat, excellent quality everything, aluminum components, a bell, and really cool good looks. Our 5 year old absolutely loves this bike and his 3 younger siblings already long for the day when they too will taste the freedom of riding this machine. He rides it with such ease and unbridled joy for miles and miles and miles. He can even ride hills pretty well and do some moderate off-roading because the bike is so light. He can take a tight turn and then accelerate quickly in a burst of pure joy. In case you haven't understood me, LIGHTNESS is everything. You can buy one of those boat anchors with wheels from Walmart if you want but don't say I didn't warn you the first time your kid falls and it lands on top of them. The best part for you, mom or dad, is that when you need to move the bike, because they always park it right in your way, you just grab it with one hand, effortlessly relocate it, smile at how easy that was, and continue on to your next awesome parenting move.So the way I see it, mommy or daddy, is that you have two choices. You can go to Target, re-inflame that degenerative disc in your back wrestling that Disney themed piece of mediocrity off the top shelf, bend over and roll it to the front (because you sure can't carry it) and blow $150. Then you you can pretty much plan on doing that next year too (especially if you have multiple children) when the seat breaks and the chain rusts stiff after your kid leaves it the back yard for a week. Plus in another year, that Frozen bike won't be cool anymore, especially not when it's incapacitated and broken beyond repair. Oh, and you're going to blow another $400 on a video game system because your kid won't play outside anymore after that brick-like bike bruises their leg for the 5th time and don't even get me started on medical bills of bad falls and the beginning of an exercise-free sedentary lifestyle ruined by that fun-killing hunk of low-grade steel.OR...You can save for a few extra months and wisely INVEST $400 on a Woom bike and watch your child exercise their way into accomplishment, success, and the freedom of a machine that beautifully and simply works. Then you can pass it down to sibling 1,2,3,4, or more, a hand-me-down they will BEG for. When the last child outgrows it, grease up the chain, put it in storage and look forward to the day you'll weep tears of sweet happiness when your first precious grandchild swings her little leg over the seat of that vintage beauty, clicks her helmet strap, pedals a half turn, wobbles just a bit, then smoothly rides off into the bright sunrise of realized dreams. When you snap out of your flashback to all those years ago when you pulled that machine out of the box with your little boy's arms hugging your neck with eager anticipation and unrestrained gratefulness, then you will know. I did the RIGHT thing. I bought the Woom.The downside to the Woom bike, just this: "For the last time! Park your bike, go upstairs and get ready for bed! It's dark and it's way past your bedtime!" Just that. No big deal. Do the right thing. Buy the Woom. If only all parenting decisions were so simple.

We got handed down a very good brand name bike from a friend. However, my cautious son didn't have the confidence to ride it. He tried several times in vain and said he didn't like biking. It was very heavy, like typical kids bike. So I did tons of research on bikes. What I didn't know was that most kids bikes are not made with kids in mind and I found 3 brands of bikes that were highly recommended by one particular site and that specialized in making kids bike. Among these brands, what made me choose WOOM bikes in the end was the fact that it was one of the lightest bikes and it had hand breaks and no coastal brake. I was at first hesitant about the cost, but the upcycling helped me make the decision and seeing on youtube how easy kids with WOOM bikes seem to pick up riding.The bike arrived with only a few things to assemble (very easy). We had signed my son up for a bicycle class thinking he might need help. However, we ended up not needing the class, as it literally took him 15min on his own to figure out how to ride it with confidence (without any of our help). It was that easy. We couldn't be more happy! Our friends who know more about bikes than us all admire our WOOM bike and comment how light it is and the many different details it has. Now, we can't get our son off the bike! He loves riding it everywhere. And because it is so light, as a mom, I love taking it with me everywhere.The only downside to WOOM Bikes is that it took a few months to get the bike after pre-ordering it. The wait was worth it in the end though, especially seeing how much our son enjoys riding his new bike.