I had a Steelcraft Strider 3 and it was good but I found the front wheel used to stick a bit. Got it fixed under warranty and then sold it on ebay. We bought the URBAN MOUNTAIN BUGGY recently and it's awesome but quite pricey.
The only con in my eyes is the back wheels are wide, I went to a Kmart once (cranbourne) and it would not fit through the register, this is the only time this has happened though.
Everything else about the pram I really like though. If I had to buy a pram again I would buy the same one. It folds easy, I love the way you can turn the toddler seat to face you or to face outwards (DD has been in the toddler seat since she was 3 and a half months), you can lay it back to almost flat for sleeping or sit upright, plenty of space underneath for shopping etc.
Any other specific things you want to know I am happy to answer.
Antheia
We have a strider 4. I love it.
When we went pram looking, I didn't want to buy a pram, so it was more DH looking than me, but this is the one he liked.
We had to get something that was wide across the back, as the one we had with DD, DH would always kick the wheels.
The handle extension is good, as DH is taller, so he extends it out when he is using it, and I just push it back in when i use it.
We got the matching foot muff, as DS was a winter bub, and it kept him nice and snug and warm.
We both love how it pulls apart. Our house is highset, so I can take the frame down and open it out, then take the seat part down separately. After DS was born, and DH went back to work, I was walking DD to school. It was easy enough for me to get it down and upstairs after my c/s.
It turns so nicely (The selling point for DH I believe) I could walk DD to school and push and steer with one hand. I've heard some people say it's horrible to steer, but I think it is fantastic!
DH also loves how the wheels can be removed. When we have the car packed to th max, he takes the wheels off so we can fit the pram in a whole lot easier.
I didn't want to buy the bassinette part of it, so we just got the foot muff. I still have the bottom part of the foot muff attached to the pram.
I emailed britax a couple of months ago and asked if they made a sun shade/cover for the strider, to which they told me no, and that I would just have to buy a one fits all size. I think the new strider deluxe, comes with a sun shade?
The only thing I have a dislike for is the brake. I find it a little hard to lift with my foot - which honestly is a good thing, at least you know it won't take off on you! I have to keep reaching down to let the brake off. but that is such a picky thing, it's no biggie really.
The main reason the strider appealed to me, was we could turn DS around to face us or face out, without having to move the handle.
The storage is a little less than I had with DD's pram, but I'm getting use to it. I just have to learn how to pack it a bit better - or maybe not buy so many groceries when I go in with the pram!
The only downside to the storage, is the bar that goes across, it makes it a little difficult to pack some green bags of groceries in it, but like I said, I tend to go overboard when i was meant to only go in for a few groceries! I can get 3-4 bags of green enviro bags in there, depending on what groceries I have.
Can't think of anything else at the moment, will come back if i think of something else
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