What is great about this item:
It has an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars!
- Smart Cycle is a Plug and Play (TV), Hardware/Software system
- Games reinforce important preschool concepts like letters, numbers, shapes and colors
- In Explore/ Encounter mode, the child pedals to drive through various environments, learning on the way
- In Arcade Games mode, the child can take a pit stop into an arcade game that is played with the joystick
- The toy comes with the Learning Journey software and other themes sold separately
- Child’s favorite character friends offer help and encouragement during game play
- Include Dora’s Jungle Safari, Sponge Bob’s ocean adventures, Hotwheels, Barbie, Space and Dinoland
- The child can customize his/her vehicle on screen (color/model etc.) and explore different themes (environments) that are sold separately
Product Description
Smart Cycle plugs right into your TV, ready to take kids on learning adventures like no other. As they pedal, favorite character friends guide them through learning discoveries, games and even exciting races. Other activities don’t require pedaling at all. Includes Learning Adventure game cartridge with 3 ways to play:1) Drive, steer and learn at your own pace–visit Math Mountain, Shape Lake, Number Fields, Letter Creek and other stops along the way. 2) Learn, stop… More >>
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What is great about this item:
It has an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars!
Smart Cycle is a Plug and Play (TV), Hardware/Software system…
5 replies on “Fisher-Price Smart Cycle”
This product has 3 main flaws:
1) The machine doesn’t remember what work the child has done once it has been turned off. Consequently, when your child plays with it again they have to start at the very beginning of every activity every single time. This means they’ll be doing the exact same word lists in the exact same order each time.
2) The machine doesn’t store user names to allow differentiated play. This means that our 3 year old, 5 year old, and 7 year old have to each do the same games in the same order. It would have been much better if you could select what level play was appropriate for each player.
3) Most importantly, the machine suddenly crashes and turns off if a child pedals very energetically. Since the whole point of the toy is to get them to pedal fast while playing games, this is hugely frustrating. Especially because the child has to start over again at level one after the machine is turned off.
Overall, this toy is fun but could have easily been much improved. Our 3 year old is most enthusiastic about it, it’s best academically suited for our 5 year old, and is too easy for our 7 year old but she still wants to play with it. Although kids pedal while playing a few (not most) of the games, don’t think of this an exercise bike. The “exercise” they get is very modest. Think of it as an active educational toy.
3 stars
My twins received the Smart Cycle for their 5th birthday. So far they love it. It has kept their attention for long periods of time. I do agree with other reviewers, that I wish Fisher Price would have ac adapter capability with this. We go through lots of “D” batteries.
4 stars
Like other reviewers I bought this immediately on getting a newsletter from Fisher Price.
The concept is great!
Like all Fisher Price toys it is durable with controls just the right size for the 3-7 year old set.
My problems?
On the first day after 1 hour we had to replace the brand new Duracell batteries. Since then we have replaced batteries twice more. (It’s been a week since it arrived at our house).
Why did Fisher Price build this without an alternate AC/DC feature? I’d pay extra for it. (Goodness knows, I’m paying extra for the batteries)
Also it is annoying that you can’t save your place. But for the 3-5 set, they do say that repetition is good.
Otherwise a great toy for my son to use while I use my recumbent bicycle.
4 stars
I received an email from Fisher Price with a list of new products they had out, and the moment my 3 year old son saw the Smart Cycle he was hooked! He kept begging for it while pointing at the computer monitor and so I just had to take a look to see what it was all about.
I came to Amazon to check out the specs and I was impressed. This is an “exercise bike” for children ages 3-6 that allows them to play learning games while exercising. Now my son isn’t exactly the sedentary type and there are just times when it’s too hot, cold, rainy to go outside to let some energy out. I figured the Smart Cycle would be perfect for him because it would allow him to get rid of some energy while he was learning numbers, shapes, letters, and words.
I ordered the Smart Cycle a couple of days ago, and now it’s here with free 2-day shipping courtesy of Amazon Prime. You should have seen the look on my boy’s face when he saw the box for the bike. His eyes lit up and he started yelling, “My bike! My bike!” Getting the bike together was easy enough and only took about 10 minutes. All you have to do is put some pieces together, plug it into the TV, insert the game cartridge and install 4 D batteries. My son’s been playing with the bike for about 45 minutes now with no boredom in sight (this from a kid that loses interest REALLY quickly.)
My only real gripe with the bike is that you can’t plug it into an outlet. I’m not sure how long the D batteries will last, but it would have been nice to have a permanent source of power.
If your kids love to run around, I would highly recommend this toy. It seems to keep them entertained for more than just 5 minutes, it’s built well, it allows them to exercise, and it’s educational. What more can you ask for on a hot, cold, or rainy day?
5 stars
We purchased this for my son’s 4th Birthday… we live in WA and it rains here so we wanted something fun, educational and that provided some exercise indoors. This is the toy!!! It has to be peddled like a bicycle to go… the faster you peddle the faster it goes.
It was a little hard to find the cartridges at first but I now see them popping up here and there. Still can’t find Diego but the two that we do have (the one that came with it and Dinosaurs) are great. My son loves them. They are easy to figure out and each have several games on them.
5 stars