LarsMal
03-15-2007, 06:04 AM
Last week I posted about this stroller, and I didn't have the best opionon of it. I thought I would end up returning it, but after a week of using it I think I actually kind of like it!
It's definitely not the "perfect" stroller, but I really don't think I'll ever find that anyway! One of my biggest complaints was that DS didn't seem to have enough leg space when the back seat was in and DD was in her car seat in the front. Playing around with it, though, I found out you can unsnap the footrest in the back seat, which gave DS much more leg room. It's definitely easier to put him in first, but with the extra room in the back now, I can slide him in pretty easily if the car seat is already in.
The one complaint I still have is that the back seat's most upright position is too reclined. It's a little annoying right now, but once DD starts riding w/o the car seat she'll go in the back (and the recline will be good for her) and DS will go in the front- with the snack tray and better view.
I've used the stroller a lot over the past week. I've taken it to a couple of places with gravel trails (and even taken it on grassy hills) and it did better than I was expecting. The rubber tires are proving to be really good. It's kind of heavy to push up hills, but I just consider it a workout! It's not as good as a jogger or all-terrain stroller, but I was pretty impressed with it's "off-roading" abilities.
I know some of you are considering this stroller. While it could still use some improvements, I think it's actually worth the money.
HTH!
Oh...and I also didn't think you could fold it up w/the car seat attachment on it, but you can, so that makes it even easier to fold up (and it's a pretty easy fold).
It's definitely not the "perfect" stroller, but I really don't think I'll ever find that anyway! One of my biggest complaints was that DS didn't seem to have enough leg space when the back seat was in and DD was in her car seat in the front. Playing around with it, though, I found out you can unsnap the footrest in the back seat, which gave DS much more leg room. It's definitely easier to put him in first, but with the extra room in the back now, I can slide him in pretty easily if the car seat is already in.
The one complaint I still have is that the back seat's most upright position is too reclined. It's a little annoying right now, but once DD starts riding w/o the car seat she'll go in the back (and the recline will be good for her) and DS will go in the front- with the snack tray and better view.
I've used the stroller a lot over the past week. I've taken it to a couple of places with gravel trails (and even taken it on grassy hills) and it did better than I was expecting. The rubber tires are proving to be really good. It's kind of heavy to push up hills, but I just consider it a workout! It's not as good as a jogger or all-terrain stroller, but I was pretty impressed with it's "off-roading" abilities.
I know some of you are considering this stroller. While it could still use some improvements, I think it's actually worth the money.
HTH!
Oh...and I also didn't think you could fold it up w/the car seat attachment on it, but you can, so that makes it even easier to fold up (and it's a pretty easy fold).