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Schwinn Roadster 12-Inch Trike (Multiple Colors)
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| List Price: | $89.99 |
| Price: | $59.99 - $179.99 |
Average customer review:
Product Description
Durable steel frame with extra-low center of gravity provides tip-free stability. Mustache handlebars, scalloped fenders and rear wood deck add retro flair. Pneumatic tires ensure a smooth ride. Adjustable bucket seat for customized comfort.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #24 in Sports & Outdoors
- Brand: Schwinn
Features
- Constructed of heavy-duty steel with a retro look and feel
- Step-through frame is easy for getting on and getting off the trike
- Features a wider back for added stability for young riders
- Rugged 12-inch tire in the front and 8-inch tires in the back are filled with air
- Appropriate for riders ages 3 to 6
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
Featuring unique retro styling and a heavy-duty steel construction, the Schwinn Roadster is a great choice for your youngster's first trike. It has a low center of gravity thanks to a wider profile back, which offers added stability to prevent tipping. The swoopy steel frame has an easy step-through design so your tyke will be comfortable and ready to ride.
 The Roadster is packed with stylish details, including real wood back deck, shiny silver steel fenders, and a comfy bucket seat. |
For added style, this trike comes with a real wooden deck in back with a burned-in Schwinn logo, shiny silver fenders on the front and back tires, a bell on the handlebars (which can be removed), and tassels for added flair coming off the ends of the handlebars (also removable).
About Schwinn
Founded in 1895, Schwinn is an American icon that has been synonymous with quality and innovation. They have built some of the best-known and best loved bikes of numerous generations--Aerocycle, Paramount, Phantom, Varsity, Sting-Ray, Krate and Homegrown. Today, Schwinn continues to be a leader in the industry with innovative bikes such as the new Sting-Ray, Rocket mountain bikes, and Fastback road bikes. With a continued dedication to quality, forever synonymous with the Schwinn name, America's most famous bicycle brand looks forward to providing another century of innovation, freedom and performance to people of all ages.
Customer Reviews
Can't give this enough praise!
This is honestly the perfect trike. My parents bought this for my daughter for her 2nd birthday and we couldn't be more pleased with it. It's sturdy, has the ability to be adjusted for greater longevity and is gorgeous. Its retro-looking (like the old, rounded bikes Schwinn once made) with a sleek design and curvy shape. We got the pink model for my daughter and though I'm not a fan of pink in general, its gorgeous. It makes me think of a mini-pink-lady when she's on it, like I need to get her a pink leather jacket and some motorcycle boots.
Its extremely safe. We tried so many models in different stores and none come close to this one. The back wheels are wide set with large wheels for great stability. All wheels are bycycle-type instead of hard plastic. My daughter can STAND in the seat and turn the wheel (no, we didn't advocate this when she did it) and it won't tip over!
My last kudos is that it was very easy to put together. My husband was away when we got it and I had no problem putting it together (despite lack of experience on my part). A few nuts and bolts here with clear instructions and no problem!
Worth the price and will probably last forever! Go Schwinn!
Our Preschoolers Love This Trike!
Having researched every trike known to Google, I decided to buy two of these for my twins' 3rd birthday presents. My deciding factors were these have metal frames (most trikes now are plastic and lightweight), they are low to the ground so balance is hardly even an issue, and the wheels are proper wheels that inflate not plastic. So comfort and movability are great. The weight, size of tires and low profile makes tipping almost impossible. Another nice thing is that the seat adjusts very easily and can accomodate our 5 year old who has asked for one for HIS birthday. They look cool too. They do need to be assembled but the instructions were good. The first one took me about 10 minutes and the second one took me about 5 minutes. The only negative is that both of the front wheels arrived flat so we had to pump them up before we could use them. Not a big deal and given how cold it is, not surprising there were some flat tires.
Stable and good looking, just a little heavy.
We have the red and the blue for our two two-year olds. One is big for his age and can reach the pedals and the other can just push from the ground.
This is a great trike because it is very stable since it is low to the ground and the rear wheels are far apart. This already came in handy when one son took a turn going down a very slight hill. He stayed upright when I am sure another trike would have tipped. Being low to the ground also makes it easier to push with one's feet (this helps my smaller son).
The trike's stability also helps with mounting and dismounting. We looked at a Radio Flyer trike and found it was easy for a kids foot to get caught on the seat or the tube dismounting the trike, causing a fall. No problem with this trike, getting on and off is very easy.
We also like the pneumatic tires and the retro look. We get lots of compliments from the neighbors. Our friends have the expensive trikes (Kettler?) and we certainly prefer the Schwinn over those which seem to be cheap plastic and are so loud because of the plastic wheels. The push bar and one pedal on their Kettlers broke, indicating to me that they aren't that durable.
The only bad size is that it is heavy. This hasn't come into play, both kids can push the trike around with their feet, even up a slight hill.
