Installation is very easy and takes about 30 minutes, it comes with everything in the package. With both bikes, the front 'light' was dinged with the paint and even though we wanted a perfect one it wasn't worth sending it back when both had the same ding.
The actual scooter is adorable although the seat is kind of a cheaper material, but still nice. The pink color is very cute.
We also purchased a bell and the Bell Fraction helmet from Amazon in pink to go with her new scooter. We hope our daughter will love this!
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We got this for our daughter's 2nd birthday when she began showing interest in bikes, unfortunately just weeks before I had snagged a tricycle from a friend for her as well. She enjoyed the ease of being pushed on the trike better than having to push herself on this. She really loved it when we pushed her around on it, but most attempts do it herself resulted in her crying for us to push her (to be fair, she's not too big on the whole "do it yourself" thing if she thinks she could get hurt).She tells me she likes the bike (as she spotted me typing the review), but her actions don't show it well. I think she'll start liking it more this year when the novelty wears off the trike (she can now pedal and steer herself on it so she will be wanting 2 wheels soon... I hope.)
Even if the original recipient never digs it, we have another little girl now that might end up enjoying it in a few years, so the investment will hopefully not be lost.
For reference, our daughter was 36" at the time of purchase, she's about 2-3" taller now. She was able to ride it on mostly tip toes at first (more width than height), now it fits her better (meaning she looks more comfortable while attempting it), and it's still on the lowest setting.
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This bike is now my daughters favorite thing to do as soon as she gets outside. It did take a little while to move from the tricycle to this. So it may take a few days but if you persist it will quickly become a favorite and now she just glides along. It is a little heaver than a simple frame balance bike but not to much and I've had to carry it up hills a few times. But the quality is superb, the tires are solid and the wood frame seems very durable. I do keep it inside though so I'm not sure how it would hold up to weather, but surviving a 3 year old is a solid test in my book!Honest reviews on Prince Lionheart Whirl Balance Scooter
I purchased the boys version for my son a while back and he loves it! I had to get this for my 3 year old daughter after she tried a bike with training wheels and did not like it. She took a couple of weeks to really get good on it, but now she can really go. It's so neat to see my 3 and 2 year olds showing great balance and loving riding these balance bikes. I would never suggest training wheels to anyone after seeing how natural these bikes work to teach balance and bike handling. Seems to be well made. It even survived a scuffle with my trucks front tire. Stronger than you might think. I do make an effort to keep them inside and not to let them get wet!Update 7/2013 My daughter is now 5-1/2 and has graduated to a new pedal bike with 16" wheels. It was really easy to transition too from this balance bike. All it took was a few laps around the cup-de-sac with me holding the back of her shirt while she learned to pedal. There seems to be a little bit of new balance required to learn when going slow on a bike that the steering can turn fully. This balance bike only allows a limited perhaps 30 degree Left and 30 degree Right turning. Your kids will need to learn to pedal and balance but it shouldn't be that hard for them to accomplish because they will have learned the fundamentals of balance very well with these.
The seat is attached and adjusted in height via two pins that hold the seat posts in place. This seat post in more like a saddle shape than a single central post. One side of my daughters seat post broke and I had to repair it. The seat posts are made from a single piece of perhaps 3/8" thick plywood that is bent into an upside down U shape. One side had bent and broken in half. I used wood glue and pieces of shipping packing paper that sometimes comes with my Amazon shipments. I reinforced the broken area with a paper machete type of patch. It worked great. The seat is still fine today after over a year of riding on the patch.
We are really attached to these bikes and I guess I will have to make sure they go to a special new home. I hope the new owners get as much fun and enjoyment out of them as we did!
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