Kids tricycle with Quick-Adjust frame with telescoping frame adjustments
Removable pushbar lets you steer your child down the street
Parental Control steering lock system lets you lock handlebars in place
Auto-Freewheel option for resting feet; safety powder-coated handbrake
Komfy-Ride air tires grip tightly to pavement; 3-year residential warranty
Product Description
Quick-Adjust frame with telescoping multiple frame adjustments
Parental Control steering lock system locks handlebars into place for parental guidance and steering with pushbar
Auto-Freewheel allows children to rest their feet on the pedals while parents guide them with the pushbar
Komfy-Ride air tires for superior performance, road gripping traction and responsive maneuvering
Safety powder coated handbrake allows trike to stop on a dime
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews
"nice tricycle"2009-09-17
By David Flosser
This is a nice tricycle for toddlers - includes a pushbar for toddlers who are not old enough to pedal themselves.
"Do you want a tricycle or a stroller?"2008-11-29
By J. Snavely (Raleigh, NC United States)
Very mixed feelings about this trike.
Pro:
- great resale value. Buy one used and sell it for what you paid for it
- lower center of gravity prevents tipover
- freewheeling front wheel allows for easy pushing of small kids with the push bar (when you push the trike, the pedals do not turn)
Con:
- high price if you're buying new (made up for with resale value though)
- freewheeling front wheel is a hindrance to small kids learning to pedal. On a standard tricycle the direct relationship between the pedals and movement is obvious and intuitive. On the Kettler it is not. Kids that know how to pedal will adapt, although the delay between starting to pedal and the freewheel locking is a little annoying.
- pushing the trike in a straight line is difficult since the wheel/frame never align exactly straight (each allow a little movement).
If you are not planning to push your child with the pushbar, I would strongly recommend a model without the freewheel. Overall, the Kettler could be easily improved.
If I had it to do over again, I would choose to use our high quality Bob stroller for walks and a different trike (kettrike, Giant L'IL Giant, Schwinn roadster, etc) until she was big enough for a balance bike. The tricycles get mostly ignored by kids who have balance bikes anyway.
"This is the BMW sport model"2008-11-13
By Giverneylily (New York Metropolitan Area, United States)
Our family went to the local bike store and had the luxury to compare the Air Happy and the Happy Navigator models in person. We decided to go with the Air Happy for the following reasons:
It is more compact
It has a stand/foot-rest over the rear tires where a child may stand and push the bike.
It was actually easier to steer with the parents' pushbar without the Happy Navigator's special navigation system--especially in reverse.
A child may brake by pedaling backwards or using the hand brake.
The plastic clip which secured the rear bucket on the Happy Navigator appeared flimsy
We cannot comment on the assembly as the bike shop put it together for us and pumped up the tires, but overall, this is a great tricycle for our 18 month old. For her age, the specialist at the bicycle shop thought that she should wear a helmet, but perhaps not the seat belt as she is old enough to be developing her sense of balance. I initially really wanted the Happy Navigator to be the trike of choice because of its popularity and the assumption that because it's more expensive, it must be the more deluxe model, but in person, the Air Happy is simply a sturdier, better design.
Overall, a general comparison can be made between the Air Happy and the Happy Navigator in the same way that a BMW can be compared to a Mercedes. Both are beautiful and well designed, but the BMW (the Air Happy) is the sportier of the two in design, handling, and response.
"Sucktacular -- It is literally, falling apart"2008-05-12
By Jadepearl (Wandering, USA)
This was given to my son as a gift and my husband and I are truly unhappy with the item. It had such a promising look and feel with parts being heavy metal and colored brightly. Here are the issues:
1) the assembly was a nightmare -- I am not inexperienced in putting together furniture nor toys and the directions as mentioned in other reviews, needs some serious improvement;
2) I could have dealt with the bad instructions and just chalk it up to the usual, "assembly required", experience that everyone has faced at some point, however, the fact that it came to us damaged was another issue. The damage was not debilitating but it had an impact; the right wheel pin was crooked so the alignment while riding veers somewhat. We can live with that;
3) 2 of 3 wheels including the front have fallen off. The tension clips popped off for the side one which I repaired using a paperclip while the front wheel fell right off after a ride. I suspect that the nut/clamp holding the stem got stripped because prior to this the wheel was unable to be used for steering so it was in parent push mode the whole time;
4) The bell ringer that came with trike literally broke after one day. The break was in the plastic clamp that attaches the bell to the trike.
This is the first time I have REAMED a product like this but for the amount of money I expected so much more then sub-standard parts and product. My son's cheaply done, Thomas trike was better made and functional than this.
In essence, do not get this trike unless you are sure you can return it painlessly. Since we got it as a gift from distant relatives we are stuck with it. What kills me is that my son really wants to ride the thing and cries every time it breaks. We have hidden it away so he can't see the thing. This weekend we are planning to rebuild the thing and give it one more shot.
"Assembly was indeed a headache"2008-04-29
By GenXmom (San Jose, CA)
I have no complaints about the trike; it's a great toy that will last years and pay for itself in fun.
Assembly, on the other hand, was extremeley tedious, and I believe that other customers who had a hard time with assembly have a legitimate complaint. There are over 34 pieces to this trike, and what makes the assembly so difficult is terrible, absolutely terrible instructions. The manual basically gives you images to follow, and the parts are not labeled. What's worse is that the small visual aid that shows you where everything fits on the trike is practically the last page, and there are no part labels! Get out your magnifying glass.
I am no dummy with toy and furniture assembly. The Exersaucer was a piece of cake compared to this trike. Figuring out the screws was rather difficult, and the little "chart" the manual gives you doesn't contain all the screw measurements.
Furthermore, I bought the seatbelt for this trike, and the instructions were also horrible. There was no booklet, just a little 1-2 note on the seatbelt packaging. It should have said to wait to put the trike seat on the frame and that you'd need a powerdrill for the seatbelt screws.
I have to agree with the other reviewer who said that assembly with good instructions could be accomplished in 30 minutes or less. Next time I will just have to pay a handyman to assemble such a thing!
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