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Review on Thomas Train 8514 96TJ 14 Inch Black by Brian Malith

Revainrating 2 out of 5

good for the price>>>>>>but too big for a normal 5 year old boy, VERY HEAVY - PLUS a few design or manufacturing issues

it's a decent price // BUT (I have 2 of them bought the stuff) This is NOT for kids under 5 unless they are huge. My children are 5 years old, they are average height boys. with the seat as low as possible you can't put your feet on the ground it's also heavy, about 21 kilos, the kids are only 35, the instructions are terrible but at least i can assemble the bike. A few things would be tricky with no cycling experience but putting in a stem (spring style) (it also comes with a piece of plastic on the end which they don't mention) but you have to cut it off), attaching a front wheel with locking clip "lawyer's lips" alignment of the training wheels even after assembly are both too tight to pedal either the chain is too tight or the rear wheel bearings or the chain is rubbing against the chain guard or one of them is very difficult to fix FIRST TIME 'trims installed incorrectly' - the front 'go go thomas' artwork needs to be held up with zip ties, one was missing, the chainguard was missing a seat mounting bolt was difficult to tighten although I finally got it right; it's not clear which way is right and which is wrong to attach the front wheel to the fork The manual doesn't say you need many tools ] cutter [cable cutter ] razor blade cutter [whole bike to remove [removing the packaging] and Amazon is NOT ENOUGH to put the whole box of the bike (that made it here from CHINA!) INTO ANOTHER box, with a ton of padding and paper around. Why Amazon?

Pros
  • easy installation
Cons
  • some small things