Abenteuer leichter gemacht.

Das Lite stellt sich vor

Laufräder aus Holz können innovativ und robust sein – und eine lebenslange Leidenschaft fürs Radfahren entfachen!
Das Lite wird aus SuperPly™ in Marinequalität gefertigt – dem Material, aus dem Boote, Docks und Gartenmöbel gemacht sind, die ein Leben lang draußen bestehen.
Weil Fahrräder, die so gut sind, nicht nur ein Kind begeistern sollten.

Genauer hingeschaut

Genauer hingeschaut

Nicht alle Holzräder sind gleich

Marine-Super-Ply – das Material, das auch für Boote, Stege und Gartenmöbel verwendet wird. Es hält draußen ein halbes Leben lang. Und genau deshalb nutzen wir es für unsere Holzräder. Denn unsere Laufräder sollen mehr als nur ein Kind glücklich machen.

Das Material ist unglaublich vielseitig: Es verzieht sich nicht, schrumpft nicht, verrottet nicht – und dank seines durchgehenden Kerns gibt es keine versteckten Schwachstellen, die später Probleme machen könnten.

Oberflächlich betrachtet ist es nur ein Holzrad. Aber für uns steckt so viel mehr dahinter.

Wetterfest – und wenn es sein muss: kochfest

Klar, wir empfehlen nicht, das Lite zu kochen, aber wir haben unsere Räder so gebaut, dass sie jeder Eventualität standhalten. Wir verwenden WBP-Kleber für unsere Räder. WBP steht für Weather and Boil Proof (wetter- und kochfest) und sorgt dafür, dass kein Wasser eindringt, egal bei welcher Temperatur. Das ist besonders wichtig in feuchten Klimazonen, in denen Regen selbst das stabilste Holz innerhalb von Monaten fast in Brei verwandeln kann.

Zusätzlich schützt der Kleber vor Schimmelbildung – falls das Rad doch mal im Regen stehen bleibt.

Zwei-Stufen-Lenksystem

Das Zwei-Stufen-Lenksystem hilft Kindern, sicher fahren zu lernen – ohne sie in ihrer Entwicklung auszubremsen.

In Stufe 1 ist der Lenkeinschlag begrenzt. So behalten Anfängerinnen und Anfänger leichter die Kontrolle, bleiben sicher im Gleichgewicht – und gewinnen durch erste Erfolge schnell Selbstvertrauen.

Sobald die Grundlagen sitzen, lässt sich die Lenkung freigeben – für mehr Agilität, neue Freiheit und die nächste Portion Abenteuer.

Wie viele der besten Ideen ist auch diese verblüffend einfach.

Schöne, langlebige Details – mit Funktion

Am Lite ist wirklich jedes Detail liebevoll auf Langlebigkeit und Funktion ausgelegt. Es gibt kein Feature, keine Verzierung und kein Designelement, das keinen Zweck erfüllt.

Das Flammenmuster wird eingebrannt – denn Aufkleber lösen sich mit der Zeit. Der vegane Ledersitz ist bestickt statt bedruckt, weil Drucke bröckeln und verblassen. Auch das Messing ist gehärtet – für mehr Haltbarkeit und mit einem charaktervollen, tiefen Rostton, der ganz nebenbei richtig gut aussieht.

Nützlich, schön, langlebig. Das ist unser Motto, und dabei bleiben wir.

„Roll-Modell“

Das Lite verfügt über marktführende Aluminiumfelgen und -naben, um Gewicht zu sparen, und hochwertige, abgedichtete ABEC-Patronenlager, um Gewicht und Rollwiderstand zu minimieren.
Durch die Verwendung solch hochwertiger Radsätze können wir das Gewicht in Reifen investieren, die die Sicherheit und Leistung bieten, die den Unterschied ausmachen, ohne sie mit einem Gewichtsnachteil zu belasten.

Sanft rollen

Das Lite rollt auf 1,75 Zoll breiten, leichtlaufenden Reifen, die 2- bis 4-Jährigen die Stabilität geben, die sie zum Lernen brauchen, das Luftvolumen für den nötigen Komfort und den Grip, um auch bei Regen selbstbewusst auf gemischtem Terrain unterwegs zu sein. Denn schlechtes Wetter gibt es nicht. Nur das falsche Laufrad.

Sustain-Ability™

Bäume zu fällen, um Fahrräder herzustellen, ist nicht nachhaltig – vor allem bei Kinderrädern, die oft nicht einmal ein einziges Kind überdauern. Die Antwort von Early Rider? Ein radikaler Ansatz in Design und Fertigung mit klarem Ziel: Fahrräder zu schaffen, die langfristig inspirieren, Entwicklung fördern – und lange halten.

Das Ziel: Kind für Kind zu inspirieren – mit Rädern, die auf Langlebigkeit ausgelegt sind und es Kindern ermöglichen, die Fähigkeiten zu entwickeln, die sie ein Leben lang aufs Rad steigen lassen. Mit anderen Worten: ein kompromissloser Fokus auf Form, Funktion und langlebige, hochwertige Komponenten.

Und ebenso Verantwortung für all jene, die an der Herstellung beteiligt sind: durch sichere Arbeitsbedingungen, die Förderung des Wohlbefindens unserer Mitarbeitenden, die Unterstützung von Gemeinschaften und die Einhaltung der Menschenrechte entlang der gesamten Lieferkette.

Spezifikationen und Geometrie

Spezifikation
STANDOVER HEIGHT30cm
WEIGHT3.25kg
FRAMELAMINATED GRADE A BIRCH VENEERS, WBP GLUE
FORKTRANSVERSE LAMINATED GRADE A BIRCH VENEERS, WBP GLUE
STEERER TUBESHOLLOW TIPPED, AL6061 RODS, WOOD DOWEL CASING
WHEELSETER 12", PNEUMATIC SEALED CARTRIDGE BEARING
HUBSCNC'D AL6061, CARTRIDGE BEARING, HOLLOW AL7075 AXLE
RIMS20H ANODISED ALUMINIUM, BLACK
FRONT TYREINNOVA-2603 12.5*1.75
REAR TYREINNOVA-2603 12.5*1.75
STEMDUAL STEERING SYSTEM (RESTRICTED + UNRESTRICTED)
BARS2" RISER, LAMINATED GRADE A BIRCH, WBP GLUE
GRIPSSOFT TOUCH EVA FOAM
SEAT POST4 SETTING, LAMINATED GRADE A BIRCH, WBP GLUE
SADDLEEVA PAD, EMBROIDERED FAUX LEATHER COVER
VALVE CAPSDue to safety regulations changing we are no longer able to supply dust caps as standard for bikes that are labelled as age appropriate for children under 3 years of age.
Geometrie
ARadstand 51cm - 53.5cm (restricted/full)
BHead Angle71°
CReach26cm - 28.5cm
DStandover Height29.5cm
ESeat Tube Angle73°
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Michael Perrine
Such a smooth ride!

My son’s favorite bike. He glides all around the yard, over grass, bumps and dips effortlessly. Totally loves it!

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Norma
Holy Grail

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Norma
Amazing quality

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Sara Segura
Superb craftsmanship and design

My 1.5yo niece already loves her first bike. I love the design, the fact that you can set the steering to limited or not limited. Assembly was a breeze. Highly recommend, love the fact that it has real wheels and tires, already got cute spoke beads which wouldn’t have been possible with the plastic wheels of other brands.

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Soph
Just the best

Have just purchased a second one of these for our 2nd boy. We had one which was a hand me down from our niece. Our oldest rode it from 2 - 4 and absolutely loved it. The only reason we are replacing is because he loved it so much he rode it everywhere including the beach and in the seawater(!) so understandably some of the metal got a bit rusted and it got a bit battered. But despite all that use it kept going! They look so cute and different to a lot of the other balance bikes out there. They are really sturdy and easy for the little ones to use.

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Alan King
Perfect for low step over height

Well made and worth every penny

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Hannah Haskell
Great product, no customer service

This bike is sturdy and my niece loves it. Unfortunately ours shipped without the child safe valve stem caps. I reached out to customer service twice to get replacements but have not heard any response after nearly two weeks. Hard to recommend a high-end product that has no customer service.

Hannah, I'm sorry we didn't get back to you. I have located your original email and it was routed to the wrong person. That's completely on us. We don't ship our bikes with valve caps as they are deemed a choking hazard. Please reach out if we can be of any further assistance.

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Petar Petrov
Looks solid.

The bike is really cool. My little one was super happy. She is still learning, but overall, I am glad we bought it.
She might need a bit more time to grow 1-2 more cm to feel more comfortable on it, but she just turned 2 so I guess it will work well for the summer.

The fact that you can lock the handlebar for a new learner is a nice touch.

The assembly was super easy. I feel it is still a bit too heavy for a 2 year old, but I guess it depends on the child.
The build quality is very nice though and appreciated.

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Gustavo Lopez
Cutest like bike I ever saw

Its made of wood and has a leather seat, so it has a hip, retro vibe. I think my god daughter will love it.

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John Bletzer
Baby Shower Gift

So well made and happy to gift this to a baby boy with parents who love biking!

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Enrique Balasch
Awesome

Best Buy ever. Kid is over the moon happy. Great quality and price point. Awesome present. Thank you.

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Henry Hayes
first bike

what a wonderful bike and is so good looking and even though he isn't ready for it looks amazingly beautiful in his nursery.

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GEOFF CARTER
Perfect..................

Brilliant.............

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maggie Huws
bought in anticipation

It is still packaged but the service has been brilliant.

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Ben Pontin
Early Rider Lite

Our daughter loves it...... She shouts "so much fun!!" Whilst riding it!

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Kay Wilkes
Stylish, sturdy, well made

Excellent value, will last for years. Sturdy and well designed

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May
Worth the splurge

We did some research before we decided to get this bike. It’s the best investment we have ever put into kids stuff. It’s well built and easy to ride. Our son rode it from two and half to now four and half. It took him like two minutes to transition into a regular bike. He was able to balance so well on the regular bike all he needed was paddle. It’s definitely worth the money!!!

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Eva
Una pasada

Es una auténtica pasada. Es elegante, de muy buena calidad, con detalles que la hacen única. Y lo más importante a mi hijo le encanta. Con 20 meses ya se mantiene bien en ella. Yo la pedí desde España y llegó rápido en perfectas condiciones en su caja original que también es muy bonita. Recomiendo a todo el mundo comprarla desde la página oficial. El montaje no es nada complicado y además las instrucciones vienen en varios Idiomas. Sin duda cuando crezca le compraré otra early rider.

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Ashley
Brilliant.

We really love this little bike for our son. We bought it for his firs t birthday and would scoot him around in it. Now at 2.5 he's flying around on it , scooting along and even attempted some steps. It's a great bike that grows with them and easy to adjust. Lightweight and fab quality. I'm so happy with this bike. It's 100% worth the price we paid x

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Vianney Lch
Great first bike !

My elder son received this bike for Christmas last year, as he was 19 months old, and never left it since this time ! I never encounter any issues before today : one of the rear bolt flew away for unknown reason, ending my son's journey (without any accident by chance) ! Nowadays, it began to be quite too small for him (2,75 years old) but he still has fun with it and my second son his looking forward to have it for himself as soon as his grand brother has a new bigger bike. I recommend this bike for all kids can walk without help.

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dm
Early rider light

Fantastic first bike.

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Matej Kavticnik
5 star and worth it

I bought this bike which I recomend to all my friends 5 years ago. He is still riding it despite he can ride a normal bike. It is fun and durable. My second son will start riding it in a couple of month. DO NOT LEAVE IT ON A RAIN ! And cut the handles with a sharp knife so he can properly grab the handle...

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Ray
Fantastic starter bike

We bought this bike for our 2 year boy and he loved it. His sister then used it. We got 5 years of hard use out of this bike. It looks great and a crowd stopper and its worth every penny. It hanging up in the garage, because it missing a couple of bolts. I can't let it go.

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Rebecca Swan
best bike

This was bought for my son just before his 2nd birthday. He loved it and in a year has just riden his first pedal bike with no stabilisers! I would highly recommend these bikes. We have two for two boys and my 18month old is so desperate to fit on one I only wish they made them a tiny bit smaller so I could have all three of them riding along all looking super cool! :-)

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Xavier
Legendary bike 1

This was our first Early Rider, and what a bike!!! My first son absolutely adored this bike, and we got it for his second birthday present. We probably should have got it when he turned 20 months - but our second son will benefit fit from this next month !

We loved this bike so much so that we bought the next version up.

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Beth
Best First Bike on the market

We chose the Early Rider Lite 12 for our "smallish" 2 year old son. Besides the obvious facts of being incredibly light but also incredibly well made, it's also super cool looking.
We had planned to give it to him for his 2nd birthday in April so that he could practise and be able to ride it by the end of the summer.
Instead it took him 2 weeks. It was so easy to ride that he wanted to ride it all the time.

We will definitely be returning to Early Rider when the time comes to get the next size up. And then, again after that, until they run out of sizes for him.

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J.D. Herlihy
Great starter bike!

We bought the Lite several years ago and both my boys got their start on it. It is perfect for those little legs! They starter at about 20 months each before moving on to the Evo. They absolutely loved it.

The light weight and small wheels made it easy for them to maneuver, even when they were just little tikes. This has given them bike handling skills and confidence that has done them well as they advance.

It is sturdy and robust; easily lasting through both of our boys. The quality is top-notch; I have seen many friend's and family's wooden balance bikes deteriorate after just one child. It is still in great shape and could last through another couple of kids! The quality wooden construction turns heads wherever we go. Wish I had business cards for Early Rider I could just hand out, because I am constantly telling people where I got it (and it is not always easy to get Early Riders in the US).

If I were buying now, I would consider the Alley Runner as well. I like the idea of the interchangeable wheels allowing the bike to grow with the child, although having two kids we needed to have two bikes any way. Since we have been so happy with the Lite, we have since purchased the Evo 14, and now Belter 16. Both are excellent bikes as well.

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Thibaut Charvet
My 2 1/2 years old daughter loves it! and me too!!

My daughter got this for her 2nd anniversary and did not use it at first.
Now after intensive use during the summer, she just loves it!

Very light so that it is easy to manoeuver for her. And she goes way faster that older boys & girls that have standard (and reaaaaaally heavy) bikes with training wheels.

For me as well it's a good choice as it is light enough for me to carry it on (rare) occasions.

I am so satisfied with brand that her first bike is probably going to be an early rider belter bike.

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