TITAN Bike USA Heavy-Duty Adult Training Wheels – Patented Stabilizer Kit for 24"–27" Bicycles, Supports 250+ lbs, Original Full-Size Bike Training Aid, Not for Electric or E-Bikes

Wonderful product!! Had hip surgery and riding a bike again will do wonders in getting great exercise and therapy!! I have balance issues and the stabilizers keep me upright with no problem. The bike shop installed them for me and they have them adjusted 1" off the ground, which works out great for me. Of course, I can adjust them a little higher if I need to. I am all smiles and having so, so much fun riding my bike!!! I have not been on a bike since I was a kid. Product as described and fast shipment!! Anyone who is thinking about getting this product for physical therapy or if you just have trouble riding a bike and need extra assistance, Go ahead and buy it!! update: 5/19/2113 I have the stabilizers now for some time. They are holding up and performing just fine. The tread on the stabilizers are holding up well also. I was researching the stabilizers again, I just realized I have the straight set and not the improved angled set. However, they still work just fine for me. Every time I go out, I check the tire pressure and pump them up if needed to the factory psi recommended pressure. This will give the optimal stabilizing support. When I want to stop and rest, I just put on the brakes and the stabilizers hold me up just fine. (I weigh 110 lbs/4 12.) As I ride down the sidewalk to the trail, people driving by in there car look over and smile in amazement. Of course I am smiling back! :). Before my hip reconstruction surgery, I use to be in a motorized wheelchair. Now I am riding a bike and walking! Because of this product, I am able to ride a bike and build up muscles that I've never used since birth (along with land pt). I can't say enough about this product! It has opened up a whole new world of cycling to me. Without these stabilizers, I would have never in my wildest dreams been able to experience bike riding let alone the bike trails in Colorado! As soon as I can I am going to post a video of my riding! I am up to riding 5 miles on my bike and I've been going out every day. As I read the posts on amazon...of course all depends on your physical capabilities if you feel these stabilizers would benefit you or not. I hope you find this review some help to you in making a informed decision! If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them. I've selected to receive reviews of this post. Well I have to go now, The bike trail is calling me!! lol.

Several months ago we purchased a Townie 7d Electra for my wife. I bicycle frequently, she hadn't ridden for years; we hoped this could become a retirement activity for us. She has a partially amputated foot and wears a prosthetic brace. She just never could get comfortable on the bike; she fell almost once per outing, often due to tipping over when stopping. She suffered several minor injuries and her confidence fell to the point that it looked like the bike "experiment" was over. These wheels have saved the day. She now cycles with confidence, and can even stop to chat without dismounting. I think the set-up is every bit as good as if she were on a tricycle - and is probably lighter weight and more flexible regarding surfaces that can be ridden. There are some things to get used to, like turning (slow down for those turns!) and leaving room for the side wheel so that it doesn't run off the edge of the path or hit a curb, but these wheels are certainly serving their purpose, and are built well enough that they should last indefinitely. Now about installation - it will need to be done correctly; many customers be able to handle it, but if you are not, be prepared to spend an hours' labor (probably another $100 or so) at a good bike shop to get it done right. I'm a very experienced bike mechanic with a garage-shop full of tools. Installation took about 2 hours, to include grinding out divot in a portion of the plate that rests against the frame to allow for proper operation of the disk brake. I also used a dremel to round the inner side of several of the plastic spacers, this achieved proper spacer thickness for precise alignment of the wheels, with the added benefit of making a larger contact surface with the frame tubes. I note that with the plates installed as high as they would go I was only just able to achieve the 1/2 inch ground clearance on each side. Of course this will be different on every bike, but I see a posibility where some frames/some bicycle wheel sizes might not allow an installation high enough to keep the auxiliary wheels off the ground. The recommended 1/2 clearance seems to make for good riding characteristics; I see where some reviewers recommended more clearance, but I know the amount of tip the 1/2 in clearance allows is about as much as could be permitted without my wife becoming uncomfortable. Bottom line, a good product which, when properly installed, does just what it is supposed to do, and has kept my wife and me on the road together (or I should say bike trails, she's not up for traffic).

I think this is probably the most dangerous contraption I have ever rigged up, and I've rigged up a few. As soon as you start to turn the bike goes into a positive feedback cycle where it turns faster and faster and as a reflex you lean into the turn which puts more weight on the training wheel. You then tend to pedal harder which with the power from the ebike further contributes to the acceleration of the turn. Didn't make it 50 yards down our street withuot wiping out twice. Hobbled back just using the bike as a crutch. Now in fairness I was trying to use it with a single pedal clipped in because I can't put any weight on my second leg due to an injury, and I was thinking that these training wheels would allow me to come to a complete stop safely and get my boot cast over the top tube easily, and the ebike would provide enough power so I could just pedal with one foot as I currently do with a stationary bike trainer. But it was so hazardous to use I would never want to get up to speed with it. Maybe it works on very flat pavement but I'm not willing to give it a try because of the positive feedback on the turns. I am an avid biker generally riding about 70 miles a week prior to my injury and worked in a bike shop for some time and own and maintain a fleet of 8 bikes. The instillation is not trivial, particularly getting the wheels parallel to the back wheel. I needed to install additional shims to get the left side parallel. If you fully tighten the bolts you run a big risk of denting the chain stays as they are at an angle to the frame of the training wheels. I compensated for this by sanding the plastic shim supplied with the tip of a belt sander to make a groove that allows the shim to act as a wedge. To get the wheels 1/2" or the 3/4" off the ground (3/4" is recommended by some) the easiest way is to put a strip of appropriate thickness plywood under each training wheel. Be prepared to tighten and lPosen the unbolts multiple times before it's just right. Frankly, I would buy a tricycle instead, if you have balance issues, much less dangerous and you can get a cheap one for about the same price as these training wheels. These training wheels seem sturdily built, but are heavy. The wheels are cheap but sturdy. If you want to learn how to bike as an adult, do the time honored thing and have a friend run along side. If you have balance issues buy a trike

My elderly mom fell off an electric bike two or three months ago, flying face-first onto the asphalt and banging her knee. She was so distraught, she did not want to ride again as it could have been fatal for someone her age. I assured her that we would find a solution so she could join us and her grandchildren on rides, but trikes were off the books at the time. I wanted to turn her existing bicycle into one for several reasons: - Lower cost than buying an electric trike (tricycle) - Easier transportation: Stabilizer wheels could be taken off if the bike would not fit in the car with them on - Reusability: We could just take the wheels off and use the bike normally again I searched for MONTHS for stabilizer wheels for adults and was shocked to see that not many choices were available, let alone on Amazon. The Bike USA one looked very promising. Stabilizer wheels are meant to be permanently mounted to a bicycle and could even be used on rough terrain. TEACH AN ADULT TO BIKE If your goal was to use stabilizer wheels to teach an adult how to bike, they do not help because they will not train the person how to balance. Balance is the first and most difficult requirement for learning to ride, and once achieved, pedaling could be picked up VERY quickly. How do I know? I once wrote an article for "How to Quickly Teach a Child to Ride a Bike" after training my kids to pedal by age 3.5. Search for it on the web with the keywords, "YuenX Teach Child To Bike" Balance is the first and most difficult requirement for learning to ride. This may look silly, but it really works! Take off the stabilizer wheels and turn the bicycle into a balance bike instead. To do so, take the pedals off, lower the seats so both feet are firmly on the ground, and have the adult coast along with their own feet until they have achieved balance. Only then can you put the pedals back on and the rider would likely pick up biking within hours. Stabilizer wheels are counterproductive to teaching an adult how to ride a bike. Balance is the single, most important skill to pick up first. INSTALLATION Installation of the Bike USA Stabilizer Wheels was a bit of a challenge. The printed, black-and-white guide (with pictures) was difficult to follow even though I read instructions all the time and do lots of DIY work around the house. I eventually figured it out. Perhaps the installation was more difficult because of the eBike I wanted to use the stabilizer with: the HeyBike Cityrun. The bicycle itself is excellent (a review will be coming soon), but unfortunately, the Bike USA stabilizers did not fit because of the way the bike’s rear frame is positioned. It required the removal of the rear basket and deviating a bit from the installation instructions by using larger bolts. Even then, the wheels could not be lowered to less than 1.5″ off the ground — Manufacturer recommended 0.5″. This was, in my opinion, in part due to poor design. If more holes or a sliding area could be added, more varied heights and configurations could have been accommodated. Both wheels should be equally off the ground on both sides, and Bike USA recommends the chain guard to be removed. The adult stabilizer wheels extend farther out on both sides than kids’ training wheels to help create greater stability. Once mounted, like a car, the wheels must be properly aligned or you will feel the bicycle pulling to the side or dragging. You may have to consult a professional bike shop for proper installation and alignment. My mother-in-law asked why I would not line the stabilizer wheels up to be the same height as the bike itself. Good question. Here are reasons for why the three wheels should not touch the ground at the same time: - Manual asked to be 0.5″ off the ground - I wanted my mom to continue maintaining some balance on her own instead of solely relying on the stabilizers - Having all three wheels on the ground would make it impossible to put most of the weight onto the rear tire -- Affects traction and braking when the rear tire does not bear most of the rider’s weight -- Puts premature wear onto the stabilizer wheels themselves One should note that the manufacturer does NOT recommend the product to be used with an electric or foldable bike. TEST RIDES I decided to give the wheels a test ride anyway since they were already installed. Keep in mind that the stabilizers were 1.5″ off the ground instead of Bike USA’s recommendation of 0.5″. FLAT SURFACES I found the ride to be very stable on flat surfaces, but turning took some adjustment: it was a significantly wider radius. Stop and go was straight-forward, and I felt in control at all times for as long as the route was straight. Turning, on the other hand, felt quite odd: I had to lean slightly to the side to counter the outward, centrifugal pull since the bike could not lean into the turn like one without stabilizers. It took some adjusting, but after 30 minutes, the ride felt second nature. INCLINED ROADS OR CURBS After getting used to flat roads, I wanted to check performance on a leaning road or incline like the curb. That was where I felt far less in control. Turning took considerable effort and more lean in order to maintain stability and control, making it feel like somebody was holding onto the seat post and pulling me more and more to the side. I genuinely struggled to turn and had a hard time shifting my weight in a seated position. I wanted to simulate being my mom as much as possible who would have a slower reaction time and less agility. When I got closer to the curb, I felt the bike tipping over and was forced to get off before I would crash. What happened? After a few more minutes, I figured it out. First, before turning, the rider must lean into the turn. Second, slow down. Because the bicycle could not lean much, it was imperative to turn slowly and early in order to maintain some sense of control. Third, the stabilizer wheels were probably too high off the ground, making it difficult to regain balance once the rider was already tilted too far away from the turn. I do not see my mom being able to handle this correctly. ROUGH TERRAIN The eBike handled rough roads very well with the stabilizer wheels on. Would I take it riding down a rocky mountain trail? Heck no. But for unpaved, fairly flat terrain, they worked quite well. BUILD QUALITY All the components felt VERY sturdy and well-made. Just be sure not to overtighten the bolts. Manufacturer rated the stabilizer wheels for riders up to 250 lbs. FINAL THOUGHTS The Bike USA Stabilizer Wheels for Adults was a strong, well-made product that could help keep an adult stable during straight, flat-surfaced riding. Turning and riding on uneven terrain required the rider to make adjustments and move differently than a two-wheeled bicycle. Unfortunately, they did not work with my mom’s electric bike due to a combination of not correctly fitting the bicycle frame, being too high off the ground, and my mother not having the required agility and reaction times to safely stay on. I will be getting her a trike (tricycle) instead and see how that goes although I expect challenges with turning still. A good friend of mine did say that his mom actually fell off a trike, too, during a sharper turn. So, caution should still be exercised. For younger adults, adding stabilizer wheels to a compatible bicycle could mean a world of difference for someone with balance issues. The Bike USA worked well, and with the right amount of training and adjustment, it could work very well for those riders. Be sure to slow down and lean early into a turn.

You don't have to believe me read the other reviews and you will see I tell it like it is. I am 67 years old. I am 350 lbs but I still like biking and other activities. That is where my need for the training wheels comes in. I am becoming more and more inactive. The less I do the less I want to do. When you get old you take on kind of a shuffle step, which I did. Partly because of balance, and you for sure don't want to fall down. I traded for a Trek Alpha 4500, a truly great bike. I began my rehabilitation to riding. I was a little shaky getting on, and off. I started slow ride down 3 houses to the corner and back. Next day around the block. Finally a mile and 1/2. I was tired at that point and miss the curb, which ended in me falling hardly moving forward. After a few days I tried it some more. After getting up to 2.5 miles I came back to the curb and again missed the curb and fell. If it had been one of my kids I would have gotten them training wheels. I was told about Bike USA and their Stabilizer wheels which I thought would be just the ticket. After getting them here and they came very quickly and as promissed. I decided to have the bike shop install them as they looked well made and techey. After I had them installed. I went with a bike ridding friend and we went to the trail head and there began the most scary ride of my life. It is counter intuitive to use training wheels. As others have testified when you turn you learn to lean into the turn, which you can not do with training wheels or Stabilizer wheels. My friend thought I was an unbalanced unteachable rider. I forced myself to keep going learning to lean only as far as I could and learn to lean on the inner wheel in a turn. After 4.5 miles I sort of got the hang of it. But the problem then became how to get off. I could not fall a reassuring feeling as I could just sit on the seat and rock back and forth between the .5 inches of space on each wheel. My friend insisted that the seat had to come down. We cut off 1.5 inches and lowered the seat to where I could get off more easily. At this point I invited my friend to ride the Stabilized bike with the lowered seat. He climbed on and got the education of his life. IF YOU ARE A BIKE RIDER YOU WILL HAVE A VERY HARD TIME THE FIRST RIDE. As my friend said " I am sure glad you had me ride that thing as when you road it the other day I thought you were really to old.:" I was fed up with the training wheels and because we lowered the seat more I was able to get on with out the training wheels. Let me sum up. I think if you have never ridden a bike the Stabilizer Wheels would work which is born out in half the Reviews say great, the other half say garbage. I have big feet size 10.5 or 11. Someone reviewed that his shoes banged on the cross brace, well he was right. I had cheap new boat keds and it hacked them up good until I learned to point my toes in, with heels out then I would miss the bracket. So if you have small feet and new to biking I think you would be happy with our Bike USA Stabilizer Wheel Kit. (Mine are on sale used on www.ksl.com for $160.00) You can sit up and not fall over and I weigh 350lbs and they are rated up 500lbs.

I am 64 and decided to buy a bike for exercise that won't hurt my knees. Due to age and balance issues I decide to start out with training wheels. No had the bike shop put them on my new bike. Wow they are fantastic very stable and great quality. I weight just over 200lb. The bike shop really liked them. Easy install not bulky and balance is great.The ride is so smooth and easy I love riding every day. Suggestion do get a good quality bike from a true bike shop not Amazon or Wal-Mart quality a d comfort matter.

Returned the balance wheels i not fit my bike had to return. BUT they are Very well made, disapointed they coulnt bolt on

If you are thinking of using this product to teach someone/yourself to ride a bike, don't waste your money! There are more effective ways to do that (described at the end of this review). While the stabilizer wheels do help keep the bike upright, it does nothing to help the rider learn balance. Riding a bike with this kit installed feels very awkward, especially when turning. Since the wheels force the bike to remain (relatively) upright in a turn, the resulting effect is that the rider (and the bike) "leans" to the outside of the turn (opposite the direction of the turn). This is a very un-settling feeling (normally, the rider and bike would "lean" toward the direction (inside) of the turn). It is also un-safe while turning if the road is not nearly flat (even a slight bank may cause trouble for the rider) or if turning too quickly or sharply. The additional width added by the kit to the bike will make navigating obstacles more difficult if not impossible. Although the kit is sturdy, it is also quite heavy, as it is made of steel. The included hardware was not sufficient to properly install the kit on my bike (2008 Specialized HXRC, 26" wheels) to achieve the proper alignment. I purchased additional spacers (washers) and longer "U" (shaped) bolts in order to align the wheels properly. The bottom line: after nearly a year of occasional use, the rider did not learn how to ride a "regular" bike. The rider and bike will be very noticeable once the kit in installed (this is not necessarily a good thing). If you want to teach/learn how to ride, do not buy this kit thinking it will help. Try this: Instead, use a "regular" bike and lower the seat until the rider's feet can touch the ground while seated; and remove the pedals. Find a secluded, flat or gently sloping area/road to begin practicing coasting in a straight line for progressively longer distances. As the rider gains confidence/balance, incrementally raise the seat. Also practice turning, braking, and stopping in a controlled manner. Finally, reinstall the pedals and practice the same skills while pedaling. Whereas this kit failed to train my rider to ride over the span of a year, this method succeeded in a total riding/practicing time of maybe five hours (over the course of two weeks).

Es un producto que le está ayudando a mi hijo a recuperar su confianza y andar en bici después de un accidente.

After years of not riding due to MS and related issues I tried these stabiliser wheels to give me stability and confidence. They were easy to attach and after a practice around my neighbourhood I'm riding again.

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Had these wheels connected to my bike. Taken it for its first ride and I’ve found it very hard to steer the bike. It’s going to take me a while to get use to it.

Yo dudaba en comprar por el precio, pienso que es caro, pero me arriesgué y las compré, la verdad no me arrepiento, es un buen producto. Las quise para mi mamá que tiene 74 años y quería andar en bicicleta otra vez, así que se las coloqué a una bici usada de 24 pulgadas y funcionaron bien, ahora mi mamá anda en bici y verla feliz no tiene precio, lo recomiendo de verdad.