Product Description

Perfect for beginners! Steering and peddling becomes a breeze on the Kettrike Oceana trike.

Features:

• 5-position Quick-Adjust easy step-through S-frame design
• 4-position adjustable ergonomic high-back seat with hand hold
• High carbon steel frame with fade-resistant polyester powder coat finish
• Parental control steering device
• Limited turn radius steering device and low center of gravity to help prevent tipping
• Synthetic MaxXtread tires for a smooth and quiet ride
• Oversided slip resistant pedals
• Tandem aptable
• Measures 21"H x 25"W

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1316 in Sports & Outdoors
• Color: null
• Brand: Kettler
• Model: 8838-399
• Dimensions: 19.00" h x 16.00" w x 11.00" l, 24.00 pounds

Features

• Sturdy tricycle with Quick-Adjust telescoping frame that adjusts to child's size
• Easy step-through S-frame design; smooth-rolling synthetic MaxXtread tires
• Parental control steering lock system locks handlebars in place for guidance
• 4-position, adjustable high-back seat with handhold; oversized, slip-resistant pedals
• Recommended for children 1 to 5 years old; measures 25 x 21 inches (W x H)

Amazon.com Product Description
Let little Henry accompany you down the street with the Kettrike Oceana tricycle from Kettler. Sporting a five-position Quick-Adjust frame with an easy step-through S-frame design, the trike starts small but can grow in small increments right along with your child (within reason, of course). The trike's synthetic MaxXtread tires, meanwhile, roll smoothly down the street to create a quiet, stress-free ride. Perhaps the coolest feature for parents, however, is the parental control steering lock system, which locks the handlebars in place when you're using the pushbar.

The trike also enhances your child's safety by offering a low center of gravity and a device that limits the turn radius, which helps prevent your child from careening out of control or tipping around a corner. Other details include a four-position, adjustable, ergonomic high-back seat with a handhold; a high carbon-steel frame with a fade-resistant polyester powder-coated finish; and oversized, slip-resistant pedals. Tandem adaptable, the Oceana measures 25 inches wide by 21 inches tall.

Customer Reviews

The best "basic" trike out there!
This is actually the second Kettler Trike we've bought (Have a 3.5 year old and twins that are 20 months). We have an Air Happy as well (see my review on that).

Pros - Very high quality, solid, looks great, rolls great, steers great, peddles great, very adjustable (seat & frame), steering lock, nice seat, parental push bar, etc. For those looking for a "basic" high quality tricycle that'll last forever without a lot of bells & whistles, this is it (although, speaking of bells, I highly recommend picking up the Kettler red bell... best $5 you'll ever spend!)

Cons - None. But a few things to consider on options that other Kettler models (more expensive) offer -

(1) If you want to take your kids on walks with this bike (& not have them peddling the whole time or dragging their feet while you push), it doesn't have auto freewheel. Amazon might say it has it - but it doesn't. If you want / need this, look at one of the other (more expensive) Kettler models. The flip side is the auto freewheel makes it more difficult to learn how to peddle when that time comes for your child (see my review on the Kettler Air Happy - which is the other model we own).

(2) Also, again if you want to take your kids on walks with it, it doesn't have the rear parental steering mechanism (that the "navigator" models have). But, I've pushed my kid around for miles on his Air Happy (which also doesn't have the rear steering) & never thought I needed this option. Just ask him to turn the trike, or lock the steering & you can easily turn it yourself by slightly pushing down on the pushbar & lifting the front wheel off the ground.

(3) Doesn't have air tires. We have these on our Air Happy.. and they are a little nicer - but the "max tread" tires on the Oceana are very nice as well - durable / high quality "rubber like" plastic w/ grip that roll along very well. If the trike is going to be used primarily on hard surfaces (concrete, wood, tile, etc)... the tires will be perfect.

In summary - If you just want a trike for your kid to learn how to peddle around on & enjoy for a few years - get this one. It's great for riding & will last forever. Paying more for other Kettler models may get you features you either don't need, or in some cases don't WANT. Our Air Happy is a great bike & the kids love it (once they master the auto free wheel peddling thing), but if I could only buy / pick one - I'd take the Oceana for $40 less (& throw the kid in a stroller or wagon if I wanted to take them for a walk)

Excellent Product-Lives up to its reputation
This tricycle is first class all the way. I put it together very quickly and let me tell you this thing is built solid. It's German made and that clearly shows because this is built like a tank. Its like comparing a Mercedes/BMW to a US made car (unfortunately that's still the case). Nothing feels cheap on it. The frame is powder coated solid steel. Everything fits like it should and is solid. My 23 month old was hovering around me like a bumble bee waiting for me to install the seat once I did he got right on. He hasn't mastered the pedaling yet (it's been just a few days) but he loves it. Let me tell you one thing you can't beat Amazon's price for this. I bought the trike, the seat belt and the Kettler red bell that everyone raves about for far less (40%) than my local bike store wanted just for the bike.

As far as features are concerned you have a parent steering pole that clicks in behind the seat and allows you to essentially dictate where your child can go. You do this by locking the front wheel from turning by moving a the mechanism on the front of the frame that either allows the wheels to turn up to 45 degrees or locks it into a straight line. It's easy to change since you slide the switch up or down on the front of the frame. The seat is high back seat and you can adjust how close it is and you can also adjust the frame closer or further apart. The wheels are rubber like and wide which gives it very good stability and along with the 45 degree max turn radius you don't have to worry about your toddler toppling over. You can also buy a tandem seat as well which the frame is built to accommodate and allows to young ones to ride together. Finally for first time riders this does not have the feature that allows them to coast and the pedals won't move. Frankly you don't want that for a first time trike as this will definitely pro-long the child's understanding that pedaling is how you move it.

Bottome line- this is the best trike you can get and has all the features you would want for a first time rider. It's safe, its built like a tank and will last for years.

Wonderful Trike
We purchased this trike for our son roughly around his one year birthday. He was starting to walk around that time and he enjoyed pushing the trike around the house on his own.

Now he's 16 months and the weather is finally warm so we have been using it outside. He still loves to push it around and he loves to ride on it.

We love that the seat has a back on it and the trike is very sturdy. We only push it with the wheels locked straight, but I can tell my son wants to try steering himself. The push bar is more than comfortable for myself and my husband (I'm 6' and he's 6'4") and it easily comes off for when our little guy wants to push the trike himself.

The only reason I didn't give this trike 5 stars is because there is no way to lock the pedals so they don't spin. My son usually lets his feet hang, but occasionally he'll try to put them on the pedal and sometimes he'll get his foot wedged between the pedal and the wheel. Once that happened when he didn't have shoes on and he screamed. When he has shoes on it doesn't seem to hurt him, but it still scares me a little. He's still learning what the pedals are for, so I'm sure this is just a temporary thing...