Meet the new Freewheel Balance Bike by Saracen

We received America's first ever Saracen product recently: the Freewheel Balance Bike.

Available for $199.95 at WeeBikeShop and their authorized dealers.

The 6061 aluminum frame is impressively welded together with really awesome looking decals protected under the thick topcoat. The Saracen Freewheel balance bike shares some genetics with the infamous Scoot Balance Bike by Ridgeback UK, but with more frame tubes, different tires by VEE Rubber, black rims and a striking saddle that matches the frame's color scheme. We also spied a better quality, more refined brake lever mounted to the black handlebars.

The Saracen brand is legendary in the XC and downhill mountain bike racing scene, recently earning the coveted rainbow stripes awarded to athletes and products that win a world championship race. With this in mind, it's easy to see that this balance bike is all business, and most definitely NOT a toy. All parts are industry standard and easily serviced in any bike shop. The weight of the bike is a pleasing 10-1/2 lbs right out of the box, and can be reduced further with some custom tuning of tires, brakes and handlebars by the technicians at WeeBikeShop.

8 Best Balance Bikes 2015

WeeBikeShop proudly presents two brands that populate the top of every mom's wishlist: SCOOT by Ridgeback and the TooToo by Yedoo. Buy them securely and from an industry leader at WeeBikeShop- America's Favorite Balance Bike Destination Since 2007!

Everything You Need To Know About Balance Bike Steering Limiters

Once upon a time, there was an inventor who decided that children would learn how to balance on two wheels more successfully if bikes were smaller, lighter and less complicated. The LikeaBike was born in the 1990's in a woodworking shop somewhere in Germany. It was small, light weight and had no cranks, pedals or chain. Foot to floor propulsion and foot to floor braking was thusly born, and literally millions of children age 2-5 have benefitted from this original idea, all over the world, relegating training wheels to the same junk pile as rotary phones, dot matrix printers and 8-track tapes. What has any of this to do with steering limiters on balance bikes? Well, as they say if you cannot explain it very simply, then you do not completely understand it.

LikeaBike is an award-winning balance bike that has been imitated in one way or another by every brand which followed it. 

Look at this picture of a wooden LikeaBike balance bike. This original design has not changed in 20 years. As we can see, the integration of frame and fork is such that limitation of steering is not a choice, it is physically necessary. Some Many would contend that this is a deficiency of the bike, but thank goodness for clever [emotional] marketing. By presenting the horrible image of your child [potentially] turning the handlebars 90 degrees at high speed and flipping through the air (this never happens), LikeaBike's weakness was changed into a strength. The supposed "safety feature" called a steering limiter was then designed into many of the newer balance bike brands which now populate the market, because it sells.

We recommend that parents avoid getting too excited about whether a balance bike has a steering limiter or not. It is a design flaw that has been masquerading as a safety feature for the past 25 years, and if the adult bike that you rode every day had a steering limiter, you would fall down. A lot.

Where to buy LikeaBike Balance Bikes: WeeBikeShop: Balance Bike Professionals since 2007

My name is KUNDO

KUNDO is a new all-aluminum balance bike that weighs only 7.1 pounds. Tires are rubber and inflated. Wheel bearings are sealed industrial type. Saddle is the most ergonomic and comfortable we have ever seen. This one is a show-stopper and handles like a dream. Assembly takes only a few moments but the fun never ends. Available in a beautiful red and a vibrant blue for only $109.95 (that's $40 off MSRP!)
Where to buy: WeeBikeShop 

SCOOT by Ridgeback Launching Two New Colors and MORE

The Scoot balance bike by Ridgeback has exploded in popularity since it's launch in September, and it's little wonder. At just a smidgen over 11 pounds, with it's slick aluminum frame, it's 200 lb weight limit, and best in class seat range of 13-20", it leaves opponents looking pretty weak. Also, SCOOT is not a toy! It's a real bike built by a leading UK bike manufacturer that has been producing bikes for UK and Europe for 30 years! Another thing that Ridgeback is not: a one-trick pony! If you have time to peruse their immense selection of family, commuter, mountain, and leisure bicycles, it's plain to see that they have been in the business of bike building for a very long time. Other brands? Who knows? Many claim to have invented the balance bike but all they are doing is masquerading their band-wagoning as inventiveness. Not cool. Ridgeback makes no such claims, and instead they simply offer what we like to call "The Rock Star of Balance Bikes".
So long story short, the WeeBikeShop company has been appointed as exclusive US distributor for Ridgeback cycling products and they are about to launch two amazing new colors for the SCOOT balance bike: Gloss turquoise and Gloss yellow. Additionally, the new SCOOT XL is due for US launch in spring 2014. It has the 14" wheels and the extended seat height range to make balance bike experience possible for kids up to age 8. WeeBikeShop has also launched a Scoot PREMIUM customization program where parents and children can easily upgrade the Scoot with a selection of multi-color handlebars, hand grips, aluminum seat posts, and superior Schwalbe tires which reduce the Scoot's weight to about 9.5 pounds!

Scoot PREMIUM shown with upgraded alloy cockpit, Schwalbe Black Jack tires, and  ODI BMX grips.

Family time in the park with Ridgeback

Here's a wonderful set of images you will enjoy viewing. Below is one sample.

Ridgeback SCOOT UK Balance Bike Makes a Splash in the US

In stock in the US in 8 vibrant colors, and shipping NOW!

Ridgeback SCOOT Balance Bike is designed to meet the challenging demands of kids age 3-6.

Perfectly proportioned to provide the best fit for comfort and control.

Balance is quickly learned without the distraction of pedaling!

The transition between walking, freewheeling and steering is simple. The SCOOT's rear brake establishes early understanding of how to slow down. Once balance is mastered, it's then just a small step to move on to a bike with pedals, but without the need for stabilizers (training wheels). Supplied with two seatposts for widest sizing range, SCOOT has a very high quality specification level including a lightweight aluminum alloy frame, aluminum wheels and inflated rubber tires. The saddle incorporates a handy carrying handle for parents, and with full bearings throughout, domed wheel nuts as well as an alloy V-brake, the SCOOT is for the kid who has everything.

Specifications & Safety Features

• 6061 Aluminum Alloy Frame
• Inflated rubber tires
• Aluminum wheels and hubs
• Rounded dome nuts on wheels
• Aluminum V-brake
• Adjustable reach brake lever
• Internally routed brake cable
• Finely upholstered saddle with carrying handle
• Quick release seatpost clamp
• Two seatposts included! one short one long
• Available in 8 vibrant colors!
• Long wheelbase for stability & comfort.
• Weight: 11 pounds
• Lowest seat height: 12"
• Built like a real bicycle, not a toy!
• MSRP: $174.95
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• Where to buy: 
• www.weebikeshop.com
• www.balancebikeoutlet.com