I bought the Early Rider Hellion X24 thinking it would be a lightweight and great bike for Downhill, Trail, and XC (like marketed). This bike is not that. First off, they market this as a "gravity bike" (downhill bike), but the suspension fork (which is a major component) specifically says “Do not use for downhill, freeride, or jumping” ON THE FORK. A bike marketed for these things should not have a warning sticker on the fork that says not to do those things with the bike. The fork also feels terrible, it's sticky and harsh going over anything. The rear shock also does not have enough travel for any "real" bike park riding (like marketed). It will get you through the greens and blues just fine, but for anything more I would look elsewhere. (I have done an 8 foot drop on it and it held fine, but it was not safe.) The user manual claims the bike is not intended for anything above a blue, and not to do drops over 2 feet. The website says nothing of this. I would strongly advise you to look at other brands with much better advanced kids bikes like Norco, Commencal, Vpace, Cube, Transition, even Rocky Mountain. We also contacted Early Rider for different reasons multiple times and got no response.

It’s an amazing bike. High quality

This really is an amazing bike, simply on of the best on the market when you look at size, components, weight and features. It does comes at a cost, but my son loves it. This is my third Early Rider bike, and it hasn't disappointed. My son has read the manual himself cover to cover, knows all the weight to pressure settings for the shocks and everything he needs to know about the bike. Thanks Early Rider for creating a bike that is truly special within this market segment 🤘🏼

All positive things to say about this bike. Good craftsmanship, good components, relatively light weight compared to comparable bikes. My kid chose the "raw" frame color, and it looks great.

Supercool

Excellent bike and it looks great. My son loves it.

Well Built and very light. The bike has great components if you compare it to the same price range bicycles and its very light. My son loves his bike and has significantly improved his skills.