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This is a balance bike meant to attract the dads who are fans of the brand rather than a balance bike meant to be good for kids. First the handlebar is too lar
by giamma 2mo ago
This is a balance bike meant to attract the dads who are fans of the brand rather than a balance bike meant to be good for kids.
First the handlebar is too large for small hands and comes with no grips, second the top tube is too wide to be comfortable between the legs and the whole frame is just edges.
If you want a good balance bike look for brands like prevelo [0] or woom [1] who have been designing kid bikes for years.
[0] https://prevelo.com/products/alpha-zero https://prevelo.com/products/alpha-zero
[1] https://woom.com/en_INT/balance-bikes/self-balancing-bike/wow?variant=pop-peach https://woom.com/en_INT/balance-bikes/self-balancing-bike/wo...
- postepowanieadm 2mo agoWoom is the best - not only when it comes to balance bikes, but also real bikes. As they really are bikes. Other, even serious, brands make kids' bikes that are just too heavy. Also, Woom keeps it's re-selling value very well, much better than anything what Tesla makes.
- actionfromafar 2mo agoTesla makes the most exquisitely hyped stock available on the market.
- giamma 2mo agoI agree, my sons learned cycling on woom bikes. They were the only brand in Europe that offered brake levers for small hands and crank arms with appropriate length.
- ludicrousdispla 2mo ago>> attract the dads who are fans of the brand I'm surprised they haven't yet released a cyber-grill.
- thih9 2mo agoThere was a weed burner[1] if that helps. Technically boring though. [1]: https://www.boringcompany.com/not-a-flamethrower https://www.boringcompany.com/not-a-flamethrower
- mysterydip 2mo agoI was going to say, I could see them releasing a grill styled like one of their vehicles, but they probably aren’t keen to have more associations of their stuff with being on fire :)
- koiueo 2mo agoThey actually have https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/PW4ABHFBKTTER6O55EY6WD5CVU.JPG https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.c...
- bko 2mo agoAm I just out of the loop but is $200+ for a children's bike absolutely insane?
- rationalist 2mo agoAnother HN user suggested a bike that costs $650, almost three times what the Tesla bike costs. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49003333 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49003333 So no, I would not consider $225 "completely insane". Disclaimer: I have no ties with, financial interest in, or own any products of Tesla.
- yiiii 2mo agoThe suggested bike is a "real" bike, not just a balance bike.
- seanalltogether 2mo agoWe bought our kid a balance bike for £45, there is no need to go much above that price.
- JKCalhoun 2mo agoIt is. Similar bikes are $40 on Amazon.
- TYPE_FASTER 2mo agohttps://www.specialized.com/us/en/hotwalk-carbon/p/200221?color=322068-200221&searchText=94021-0005 https://www.specialized.com/us/en/hotwalk-carbon/p/200221?co...
- foco_tubi 2mo agoCould have sworn this was an April 1 joke in 2018/19 originally
- giamma 2mo agoIt depends what you do with such bikes. My son at 5 y.o. rode green trails in a bike park with a woom bike (not a balance bike), and I have seen other dads bring kids with balance bikes to bike parks. If that is your objective you are ok to spend a few hundred dollars on a kid bike if that gives you the hope you will be saving a lot more than that from the dentist. This said, a dad like me whose passion are expensive bikes, is very likely to be willing to spend a few hundreds on a kids bike, especially if you have more than one kid and you plan to pass the bike to the other son when the elder one outgrows it.
- jjav 2mo agoStrider Balance Bikes are also nice and broadly available and actualy built for kids unlike this whatever that Tesla thing is. My child started on a Strider balance bike when slighly under two years old. It was a perfect intro to cycling and then we upgraded to the first pedal bike at three. This year upgraded to his seventh bike so the sport has stuck!
- PorterBHall 2mo agoNailed it.