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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
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!
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 :)
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!
Thanks guys, I look forward to hearing from you.
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
i can't compare the two sorry FG - but can say the dlx is very easy to use - i assembled, played, and completely disassembled damn easily! was impressed!
i think it looks fantastic, is easy to use (when you weork out where the bits and bobs are!) - love it!
and sooo purddy!
haven't taken it on the road or anything yet though, so won't comment on how it handles - but inside (in a really crowded room - worse than a shop really) it was great! very small turning circle!
what colour did u get briggsy's girl? we got the kingfisher, is soooo cheery!!!
as for different to strider 4 I cant compare it either cause I've not looked at that one sorry! I know the wheels come off the strider delux if u need to and they're easy to get on/off
i got it in toffee - goes with everything else we have. liked the kimgfisher but it didnt go with the red/black car we have!
I can't wait for mine to get here!
The main differences I could see with the Strider 4 ...dlx includes the foot muff, rain cover and shade cover where you have to buy them separately for the str 4...and the material on the dlx is a little bit better quality. Dlx also gives you the option of the capsule for the car which the str 4 doesn't offer. Both have a bassinett option. Can't think of anything else at the moment....too HOT here to think :)
what color you getting Ellie? and when is it gonna be in? it's all so exciting when it arrives - makes everything feel so much more real!
Kingfisher...trying to leave the poor lady in the baby shop alone...I'm sure they think I'm a looney coz I call them so often :)
hun, we KNOW you're lonely!
but you're also PG - so you will call the baby shop - that's what preggers chicks do!
LOL...love the new ticker BG!
hehe hope it arrives soon Ellie!
The toffee is very nice, but yeah we were so in love with the kingfisher colour we had to get it hehe! our car is 'morning dew' - basically a pale silvery green, but the inside is grey so it'll go nicely ;)
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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
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!
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.
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!!!
Ooooo so excited...get mine tomorrow...finally!!!!
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!
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!
WOo Hoo it's here! I'm so impressed with how easy it was to put together and fold up and down. Love love love the bassinette, so glad we got it...now I just need a little person to put in it!!!
nto long to go now Ellie:
so glad you've got it and been able to play - makes it all more real (as if the huge tummy and rib kicks aren't enough! lol)
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!
The cheapest place I could find (even including the delivery) was from the babyzonedirect website. If you google it you can find it easily. It was on a really good special when I got mine so hopefully you can find it cheap too :)
What ever you do make sure you open it in the shop and check it! We got the boxes home and unpacked only to find the mesh part of the bassinette had got caught up when it was stitched and had a hole in it...I have spent the morning sending photo's trying to show it is a manufacturing fault...not mine!!! All sorted now but could have been avoided if I'd just checked it and now I have to wait for a new one and bub will be here next week :(
Oh I'm so glad you gals like your DLX prams. I'm thinking the kingfisher colour even though we dont know the sex yet, I also think it's a nice bubbly, fun colour.
Cant wait to hear more reviews
Is it true that the Strider DLX does not fit through normal checkouts at the shops? Has anyone tried yet?
I haven't actually tried it yet, but was assured by the sales lady at the store (while we were still looking and before I bought it online) that it fits easily through a standard door frame and checkout counters...:
Thought I'd drop in and let you know ...I love our strider.
We are using the bassinette for sleeping in down stairs during the day...fits through all our doors no worries. Haven't done the check out yet...but so easy to change from bassinette to pram etc...just love it!
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 :p
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.:D
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
hi Sanchez,
yep amloving it!!! sooo happy with it :) Susanna sleeps in the bassinet bit during the dayso she can be with ud, and we used the capsule in the pram out shopping last nightand was so quickto set up and fold down too!! havent tried itthrough a normal register yet though. we'e had lots of great comments on it too!
hope that helps!!