Is the Woom bike worth it?

[Anonymous]

No not worth it. There are plenty of bikes between a Walmart bike and a woom.
Look at Trek, REI has nice good quality bikes too.

[Anonymous]

I think its only worth it for younger kids learning how to ride. At that age, there are good light alternatives that are less expensive than the woom. My son got a priority start from Costco at that age and its been great. My younger daughter has a used woom (although she learned how to ride on a heavy one right before she got it.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think its only worth it for younger kids learning how to ride. At that age, there are good light alternatives that are less expensive than the woom. My son got a priority start from Costco at that age and its been great. My younger daughter has a used woom (although she learned how to ride on a heavy one right before she got it.)

That doesn’t make any sense. If lighter is only good for learning then why do grown adults shell out thousands for lighter bikes?

[Anonymous]

I want one, but I think we need training wheels. My kid was great at the balance bike but she likes to ride soooo sloooowly. I don’t know how to do pedals without training wheels for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want one, but I think we need training wheels. My kid was great at the balance bike but she likes to ride soooo sloooowly. I don’t know how to do pedals without training wheels for her.

Woom doesn’t come with training wheels and I don’t think its design accommodates training wheels (nowhere to install). I’d actually recommend using Woom, if you truly get one, as a balance bike first by not putting in the pedals and only install the pedals after she seems ready. My DC used balance bike very briefly. When we first got DC Woom as first bike, I didn’t think DC could do it and kept trying to help DC to ride by holding the bike for DC. After one round of unsuccessful attempt, I told DC that my attempted help didn’t work and only seemed to cause imbalance to the bike, so DC had to be on their own either try to pedal or just use it as balance bike. But just then, DC immediately took off riding on their own albeit not very smoothly.

As such, we think Woom is totally worth it for our DC because of how easy it was for DC to pick up biking. But now, DC outgrew the Woom 3, and we are looking into a bigger one. We are also debating whether to get a cheaper one for DC.

[Anonymous]

Definitely worth getting aluminum frame bikes over steel frame bikes which cuts about 10 pounds of the weight of the bike. Wooms are another 4 pounds lighter than other good aluminum frame bikes. Whether or not Woom is worth it over bikes like Trex or Specialized just depends on if you have money to burn. My kids learned to ride just fine without a Woom and have been riding pedal bikes since they were 4.

[Anonymous]

I think it is worth it for a first bike for someone learning to ride. Not worth it for a kid who can already ride.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is worth it for a first bike for someone learning to ride. Not worth it for a kid who can already ride.

Not me. I don't think that extra bit you get from Woom is worth it for beginners. I've never heard people say their kids have a hard time learning to ride because of the weight of a trex. They certainly market the product as good for beginners but so are other aluminum frame bikes versus the cheaper steel frame bikes. Weight of the bike matters a lot more for serious riders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want one, but I think we need training wheels. My kid was great at the balance bike but she likes to ride soooo sloooowly. I don’t know how to do pedals without training wheels for her.

If she can do the balance bike then you just hold the seat on the pedal bike until she gets going and then you let go. Eazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the guardian is so heavy!

+1 Woom is much lighter than Guardian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think its only worth it for younger kids learning how to ride. At that age, there are good light alternatives that are less expensive than the woom. My son got a priority start from Costco at that age and its been great. My younger daughter has a used woom (although she learned how to ride on a heavy one right before she got it.)

That doesn’t make any sense. If lighter is only good for learning then why do grown adults shell out thousands for lighter bikes?

Not every adult shells out thousands for a lighter bike. Same cost benefit choices here. Want to buy a top of the line bike for your kid? Buy the woom. Weighing the pros and cons of the woom, which includes cost vs weight? One consideration is does your kid already know how to ride a bike?

[Anonymous]

Bunch of babies. People used bikes as their primary mode of transportation for decades all over the world, in all kinds of weather and conditions. Steel bikes, while carrying their groceries/provisions, dressed in plain clothes and leather shoes, on cobblestone and gravel roads, AND they didn’t even carry a water bottle. I know, right?

Your kid will manage more the fine with a regular bike. I promise.

[Anonymous]

I just got my 3rd grader a woom 5 and he love love loves it, way more than his old heavy bike. And the the handlebar adjusts higher as they grow so you can use longer. And it will last for his younger sibling to use. We did a sale price as they were discontinuing the color but dang it was still $$

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just got my 3rd grader a woom 5 and he love love loves it, way more than his old heavy bike. And the the handlebar adjusts higher as they grow so you can use longer. And it will last for his younger sibling to use. We did a sale price as they were discontinuing the color but dang it was still $$

We're in the same boat, bought the pink one. It is a great bike. Light weight, responsive, high quality components all around. We're a biking family. The downside is, she is outgrowing it now at the end of 5th grade. But it was/ is super adjustable. We will go for something with 26" wheels next. However, I will say Woom is less expensive than a good Trek bike.

[Anonymous]

My 10 year old 56”, 13 year old (65”) and I (46years at 63”) all ride a woom 6. My 10 year old had a 5 up to this year. If I could find them use I would, but the 6s I couldn’t find. They have good resale value I think it’s worth it. It’s so much easier for me than the Bianchi I had before.