NEW Steelcraft Strider DLX Stroller - any reviews yet

[DeDe]

Hi guys,
I have just found out about the new Steelcraft Strider DLX Stroller and it comes in a great new colour Kingfisher (blue). There is a thread on here from October briefly speaking about it's release but I'd like to know more and if anyone has purchased it and what their thoughts/reviews are.

Thanks
De

[MrsC_Aussie]

hey, we've purchased it, and have hada liil bit of a play with it so far, will do a lil bit more practice of getting it up and down but am really pleased with how easy it moves etc and can't wait till bub comes to start using it sorry can't give some 'real life' experience with it yet though!

[Ellie]

Ordered ours in the KingFisher colour just before Chrissy and can't wait to have a play with it. Hopefully it will arrive this week. BG gets hers on Saturday so hopefully she'll pop in and let us know

[briggsy's girl]

i'll do my bestest to come in and let you know what it's like - but i won't be having a bubba for a fair while so it will be from an "empty" POV!

[DeDe]

Thanks guys, I look forward to hearing from you.

[farmgirl77]

Hi, just thought I would jump in and ask the question what is the difference between the strider 4 and the strider DLX?

I have worked out that the DLX takes the capsual/bassinet/recline seat while the 4 just has the bassinet/recline seat - but are there any other differences esp ones that make one more user friendly over the other. It seems from the web that there might be a bit of difference in the wheels, but I'm not really sure.

Any advice or comments?
Thanks
FG

[DeDe]

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[Mokka]

Hi,

We're looking at the Strider DLX as well. I'm due in June and like the fact that you can reverse the stroller to face you as well as it comes with the carrier. Have been looking at the Mountain Buggy as well but I think we'll go for the Strider.

However, I cant find any reviews of it being so new so would really appreciate if any of you girls are able to give us some feedback. We're also very unsure if we should go for the kingfisher or the toffee colour. We've been told that we're expecting a boy but you're never sure and I would like to buy a pram that we can use for the next one if it is a girl (probably 3-4 years down the track though). Do you think the kingfisher colour goes well for a girl?

Looking forward to hear your opinions girls.

Thanks,

Mokka

[briggsy's girl]

we haven't had a chance to use the pram (not due til May) but have to say i'm loving it already. it's easy to use, it seems well padded, can be completely disassembled in minutes for storage (we set it up then put it back in the box very easily for storage.

i got the toffee color - like the kingfisher, but even before we knew our bundle was pink, we looked at what we would get long term use out of. i'm not really a "bright colors" person and just loved the toffee. managed to fluke a nappy bag that is almost the same color too!

[Devon]

We've also got the Strider DLX in toffee. Have only used it twice, but really happy with it so far. The frame folds down to be very compact, feels smooth to wheel around, really easy to attach & detach the bassinet and as BG said, it's nicely padded inside. I'll be interested to see how it performs long term.

[~ Mylitta ~]

I have the DLX too, but have only played with it so far as bubs isn't here until May. DH and I fell in love with the toffee color. We bought the pram cheap from an online store and received it a couple of days later. I love the padded newborn insert. It looks soooo comfy and feels devine.

Like someone else mentioned, the DLX comes with a foot muff, rain cover and shade cover, which the Strider 4 doesn't come with. Apparently the Strider 4 is really hard to buy a rain cover for if you have bubs facing you instead of forward. I have also heard that the wheels on the DLX make for a bit of a smoother ride than the Strider 4, but can't confirm as I have nothing to compare my DLX against. It's super maneuverable though. I was doing tight little circles in my corridor to test it out.

I just can't wait until I get to actually put it to the test with my baby in it!!!

[leasha]

Hi girls...great to hear the revies about the strider deluxe. buying a pram has been doing my head in!!! I showed my husband the Strider 4 and the Enigma...he hated the strider...but after reading all the reviews on the enigma i'm definitley not buying it.

for those that have purchased their strider deluxe...where did you buy from? any suggestions are welcome!

[notshy]

Is it true that the Strider DLX does not fit through normal checkouts at the shops? Has anyone tried yet?

[MrsC_Aussie]

we haven't had a chance to really use it yet eiether, still got 6 weeks to go till bub comes, but we love it, its easy to switch between the different unitsand put up and down
we went with the kingfisher, its not a masculine blue I don't reckon, and we loved the cheerfulness of it we dont know if we're having a girl or boy yet either!

[Ellie]

We're getting the Kingfisher too and we don't know the gender...it's definately ok for either...just such a bright happy colour!

[KKB]

Hi

We are also looking at purchasing the Strider Dlx with the infant carrier (we used one of these with our second child and it was priceless in the early weeks!!).

We were wondering though whether anyone had any experience on using it in the shopping centres and fitting it through the checkouts or through doorways? This is the only thing holding us back from buying one as the rear wheels look quite wide.

Thanks
KKB

[babybell]

I am loving the capsule that comes with the steelcraft strider, similar to the maxi cosi in Europe. Baby sleeps in the car and can easily be put on strider frame without being woken up. Great! I bought mine at pramwarehouse.com.au (861 dollars for capsule, bassinette and stroller) It is toffee colour as kingfisher seems very popular and was sold out, but I love the colour. It is very neutral and modern.

[Sanchez]

HI everyone

I was hoping you could give me some new reviews on whether the Srider DLX system has worked well for you all.....for a few of you your babies have been born for a little while.

So any new feedback or is everyone loving it as they did when they unwrapped it?

Any advice would be appreciated

Sanchez