Woom bikes- are they really that great that people are over bidding on eBay?

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Anonymous wrote:What is it about the bike design that makes it a lot easier for kids to learn how to ride.

You can easily google that. They are very light, the wheel space is longer so kids sit lower, the bars are slightly different than most other kids bikes. The design makes it so the kid sits more upright but still a low center of gravity so it's much easier to balance.

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Anonymous wrote:Just looked at the websiste, $470 for a 20inch kids bike....OMG they are laughing all the way to the bank.

This! It’s right up there with $800 strollers and such. If you want it and can afford it fine, you do you, but let’s not pretend it’s anything more than a cheapo bike.

It's actually a better bike. I also had a Bugaboo double stroller for my two kids and it was totally worth the price. It fit in all doors (not double doors, but single-wide doors), I could turn it with one finger, it folded up easily, it had the ability to lock the front wheels and become a jogging stroller, and the wheels could be used on any surface, not just pavement. We had ONE stroller until our kids were old enough not to need it, whereas many of my friends had multiple to fit their various needs or because one broke down. You can spend your money however you want, but there can be a difference for things that cost more money. I personally wouldn't pay $450 for a Gucci polo shirt because there's no way that would hold up better than a $20 one, so the law of diminishing returns does apply at a certain point, of course. But to say that driving a Rolls Royce and driving a Civic are the same is just preposterous.

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Anonymous wrote:Our three-year-old twins learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels in less than a week on a Zoom. At 6 they now have a bike with gears and are far ahead in terms of riding ability than any of their friends, including older kids. Is it the bike? I don't know, but it certainly didn't hurt! Also, they have a buy-back program when you exchange your kid's bike for the next size up. Their customer service is amazing and we've been really happy with the bikes we've gotten so far.

Our three year old twins learned on Strider bikes, the kind where you start as balance bike and then put pedals on. It worked just as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Get a regular bike and take the pedals off. That's what we did with our 5 year old. Then, you can put pedals back on. Only have to buy one bike.

Woom bikes have pedals, so I'm not sure you know what you're talking about.

The ones for smaller kids don't have pedals as far as I can see from the website. I thought that was the whole idea - no pedals, a balance bike makes it easier to learn. You can make a regular bike into a balance bike by taking off the pedals.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just looked at the websiste, $470 for a 20inch kids bike....OMG they are laughing all the way to the bank.

This! It’s right up there with $800 strollers and such. If you want it and can afford it fine, you do you, but let’s not pretend it’s anything more than a cheapo bike.

It's actually a better bike. I also had a Bugaboo double stroller for my two kids and it was totally worth the price. It fit in all doors (not double doors, but single-wide doors), I could turn it with one finger, it folded up easily, it had the ability to lock the front wheels and become a jogging stroller, and the wheels could be used on any surface, not just pavement. We had ONE stroller until our kids were old enough not to need it, whereas many of my friends had multiple to fit their various needs or because one broke down. You can spend your money however you want, but there can be a difference for things that cost more money. I personally wouldn't pay $450 for a Gucci polo shirt because there's no way that would hold up better than a $20 one, so the law of diminishing returns does apply at a certain point, of course. But to say that driving a Rolls Royce and driving a Civic are the same is just preposterous.

It’s a kids bike. Something they will outgrow in a matter of a couple of years. And a bike is basically a few metal bars and two wheels. If you want to buy a $400 kids bike go ahead, but the justification of it being the “Rolls Royce” of kids bikes is pretty funny. I can’t imagine there are $300 worth of differences between a Woom and a Walmart bike.

[Anonymous]

We cheap out on most things but got the Woom because it's a really study bike, has great reseale/trade-in value, and most importantly, it's light. We don't have a garage so end up bringing the bike up and down stairs all the time -- light bike = parent happiness.

[Anonymous]

The Woom bikes are worth it because you can resell them for $100 less than the original purchase price (including taxes, shipping, and free-wheel option).

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Anonymous wrote:The Woom bikes are worth it because you can resell them for $100 less than the original purchase price (including taxes, shipping, and free-wheel option).

+1. I was pissed when I saw how stupid expensive they were, but once I saw that resale is easy and lucrative, it made more sense.

Obviously if the bike gets lost or destroyed, you are SOL, but otherwise it isn’t crazy as long as you can handle the initial cost.