Review on FORWARD Cosmo 16 2.0 Kids Bike (2021) Black/Red 16" (requires final assembly) by Boyan Mitov ᠌

At first, everyone was just delighted with this bike. Firstly, it [at the time of purchase was] the cheapest of the aluminum-framed bikes with a manual rear brake. I was looking for a fundamentally hand brake, because. it was difficult to deal with a foot child [3 years old]. Secondly, it is one of the lightest and the child can easily carry it himself. Thirdly, the bike is bright, beautiful and unusual, the child really likes it. But during the operation, shortcomings were revealed, knowing which, I probably would not have bought it. The main drawback is that on this bike there are front V-brakes from an adult bike and they are completely unsuitable for 16 "wheels. Even in a specialized service center for repair and maintenance of bicycles, they could not set it up. as stated in the description, and drum brakes, which are also almost impossible to adjust. They are either so tight that the child can not press them, or soft, but at the same time practically does not slow down. Brake handles made of very soft plastic, it does not feel like they will last long. The second most important drawback is the design of the seat tube and saddle mount, the design of which is made to the detriment of their practicality. This is fraught with the fact that the plastic mount may break, and you will not be able to replace the saddle, because there are simply no such ones on sale! Well, in last place in terms of shortcomings, the inability to adjust the additional wheels, they all the time go to the top position [and this is about 3 cm from the ground], which does not give the bike proper stability, and at the slightest bump - the child falls. If you try to tighten the wheels tighter, then they stop spinning. But it must be admitted that the child still rides a bicycle, and it is impossible to say that it is not at all suitable for riding. So I give it a solid three.