Glide Bikes™ Adds the Go Glider™ to its Line of Balance Bikes for Children
Wilmington, NC – If you’ve got a child between the ages of 5 and 10 who hasn’t learned to ride a bike yet, then you know what lies ahead — tears, training wheels, frustration, scraped knees and elbows. Do you wish you could bypass all of that? Well, now you can! Glide Bikes™ has added the Go Glider™ for older children to learn balance without training wheels and tears. A larger version of the Mini Glider™, the original balance bike for 2 to 5 year olds, the Go Glider™ is sized to carry children up to 125 pounds and is available in red, blue and pink.
Glide Bikes™ are the only U.S. designed balance bikes with mountain bike geometry, giving the rider a lower center of gravity for more stability and safer balancing. There are no pedals and no training wheels to get in the way, so kids can take the first important step to riding a traditional bike – learning how to balance.
Designed and invented by a father and avid cyclist who saw the need for a learning bike with superior construction and design, Glide Bikes™ are made of lightweight alloy and are the only balance bikes with footpegs, giving kids a fun way to glide and training them to place their feet where the pedals will be on a traditional bike. The quick-release seat clamp makes height adjustments easy, the handlebars adjust for proper arm alignment, and the easy-to-use handbrake is sized just right for small hands. There is minimal assembly required and all Glide Bikes™ are covered by a lifetime warranty.
Founded in 2004 by Ed Mondello, Glide Bikes™ originally hand crafted its gliders in Ed’s Boston, MA and Wilmington, NC workshops. Glide Bikes™ were even field-tested by his own children. The Glide Bikes Kid Club™ and website gbxkids.com is in the works, to be launched during the summer of 2009. Club membership is automatic with a Glide Bikes™ purchase. The site will feature games and stories, a community forum and an online store featuring GBX™ apparel and bike accessories. To order your Glide Bike™,
