Prevelo Alpha Zero balance bike review: A little red rocket that will help build confidence and inspire kids to ride

The adage of never working with children or animals couldn’t be truer in this case. After three months of testing the Prevelo Alpha Zero balance bike, all my three-year-old has to say is, “It’s fast because it’s red like Lightning McQueen.” Lightning McQueen is a character from the Disney film, Cars, for the uninitiated. For most toddlers, this is likely all they would want to know, but let me reassure you parents, there is more to this little bike.

Prevelo is a high-quality children’s bike brand based in California. It’s born out of the experience of one man – Jacob Rheuban – teaching his kids to ride bikes. After observing his kids getting faster, falling off and getting back up, Rheuban decided he wanted to inspire more confidence in his kids to want to ride more and push themselves. His approach was to put geometry first, something that is often forgotten in the pursuit of low weight, rolling resistance, and aesthetics.