Fisher Price Smart Cycle Extreme
by admin on November 23, 2009
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| Fisher Price Smart Cycle Extreme |
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| Manufacturer: Fisher Price |
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| List Price: $119.99 |
| Sale Price: $93.29 |
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Product Details |
- It's a stationary bike, a learning center, and an arcade game system-all rolled into one
- Cool rumble feature in the handle bar
- Drive Pedal, steer and learn at your own pace
- Reinforces important preschool concepts like letters, numbers, shapes and colors
- Adjustable seat for growing kids
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 Be careful which Model you buy! |
| Review Date: December 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: M. Sullivan, Tampa |
| This is the 4th Smart Cycle we have purchased over the last 2 years (returned 3 previous thank goodness for the extended warranty). The earlier model, Basic Smart Cycle, has a known failure in the chip board which caused repeated returns to the store including one straight out of the box. When we called the fisher price customer service they were extremely helpful and sent us a refund which covered the cost of the new Extreme Version which we have had over a month with no problems. The customer service rep stated the old model, still available in many stores, has a known technical glitch which causes high failure rates. She had received over 2 dozen calls just that day on the earlier model but NONE on the new EXTREME. Both our 3 year old and 5 year old love playing and really work up a sweat while learning basic math, letters, and problem solving. |
YOU CAN CONNECT a DC ADAPTER instead of using batteries.
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| Review Date: December 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: toskye, |
The biggest draw back we saw to getting the Extreme (which vibrates when you hit things on the road) was the battery-drainage issue. It is supposed to take 4 D batteries to allow this vibrating. However, those won't last long given the strength of the vibration. Here's how we fixed that problem.
1) Open the bike up by unscrewing the side panel and taking it off.
2) Look inside the bike and find the battery compartment. Drill a small hole in it.
3) Find the red and black wires inside the bike that are saudered to the back side of the battery compartment. Pull those 2 wires off of the battery compartment.
4) Feed the wires through the hole you drilled, pushing the wires into the batter compartment.
5) Put the side panel back on the bike (you're done in there).
6) Open the battery compartment and pull the red and black wires further through.
7) Drill a hole in the battery compartment door (the one you normally unscrew to change out batteries).
At this point you should have already bought a 6V DC adapter. Cut the end of the wire off so that you just have wires to work with.
8) FEED THE WIRE THROUGH the hole in the BATTERY DOOR that you just drilled.
9) Pull apart the 2 small wires that make up the DC wire. One of those small wires will be black, and the other will be black with white on it. (usually)
10) Peel back some of the black rubber on each (about an inch) to expose the copper inside the wires).
11) Twist the copper part of the bike's black wire around the copper part of the DC adapter's black wire. Wrap electrical tape around the copper so none is exposed.
12) Twist the copper part of the bike's red wire around the copper part of the DC adapter's white and black wire. Wrap electrical tape around that as well.
13) Secure the wires inside the battery compartment so that the kids can jostle them loose. You can duct tape them in there, or use a hot glue gun like we did.
14) Close up the battery compartment and you are done!
If you bought a variable adapter instead of a 6V, then you will want to set the adapter to the correct voltage and then glue it to that setting so that the kids can't accidentally change the setting. We bought a variable adapter (which means it can deliver more and less than 6V). Ours was a 1,000 milliamp. (not sure if you really need to know that though). But for $8 and 20 minutes of labor, we never have to buy D batteries! :) |
Christmas for a 4 yr old
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| Review Date: December 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Dayatatime, Poulsbo, WA |
| Before Christmas I went on-line to look for something that would help keep my 4 yr old grandson occupied and quiet while his 2 yr old brother napped. This bike for Christmas was one of his favorites. He road it for 3 hrs. and figured out how to make it work. I got him the Toy Story, Dora, and Cars disks so he never got tired of one thing. And, with the different levels, it will challenge him in the future. A great investment! |
Great for a four year old
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| Review Date: January 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Kathy P. Wilson, Georgia |
| I ordered this on behalf of Santa for my 4 year old grandson. He absolutly loves it. He loves all the games and almost knows all his ABC's now. He can be rough on his toys and the smart cycle is standing up very well. |
Smart Cycle Extreme GREAT for kids!
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| Review Date: January 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Dusty Nix, Golden, MS |
| I bought this for my very active 4 year old hoping to release some of his energy. He LOVES it! It is very educational, teaches them to recognize numbers and letters and count. Very few toys keep his attention for more than 5-10 minutes, but he will play this for 30-45 minutes. I highly recommend! |
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