Silver Cross Dazzle

If you are tall, the (non-adjustable)handle height is practical. I'm not that tall, only five nine, but my forearms were horizontal whilst pushing, which is a comfortable position.

The height of the buggy is unusual, it's like pushing a vertical column, therefore, again, if you are tall, your feet will crash into the back of the buggy if you have a long stride.

Again, because of the height of the buggy, the centre of gravity is a bit skewiff, so it makes for a hard push, definitely not possible one-handed,and your wrists will ache with hard use.

The seat width and height are the most expansive I have found on a pushchair and I speak as a veteran of at least 50 different models over the years. This makes for a very comfortable ride.

However ... in fully upright position, the actual seatpad area (where child's bottom is) is quite short, and when harnessed in, I found that my child kept slipping forwards in the seat.

This is neglible if your child is still small enough to sit legs outstretched in front of them on the adjustable calf rest platform. But older toddlers with the calf rest fully folded down so their feet are on the foot rest, like mine, may slip down a little. Mine's never complained though, I just see the harness is tightly wedged around his groin area and wonder because it looks uncomfy. Some other online reviews notice this.

The fully flat recline is brilliant. My amlmost 3 year old still fits with room to move, and with the hood on it makes for a lovely, comfy, padded nap. The wafts of fabric covers on this buggy makes it look so comfy.

Raincover is enormous and a bit stiff, even folded will fill up the shopping basket. However it covers the entire buggy.
I don't understand why all manufacturers don't have little clip-on pouch bags for raincovers as standard (like Micralite do), freeing up basket space. Still, you can always stow it in net bag.

I've owned 3 Dazzles. One of them, the brake was so stiff it had to be pushed down with my hands. The other, it was going that way. Both were secondhand however. I'm sure a little 3-in-1 oil could solve that.

On newer models (which are preferable), the hood comes with fold rods, essential for keeping the hood in open position, as older models the hood just will not stay open!
Also on newer models, the shopping basket comes with velcro side flaps, making easier access, as nevermind full flat recline, the basket is very difficult to get to even in seat upright position!

Overall, this looks so funky, child will be very snug with room to fidget about, fantastic recline, and could be ideal for taller people. They are now discontinued but always available secondhand online, where they average around

i love it. i have used this pram for 2 years. i do hammer it, i use it every day taking my daughter to nursery and back. i love the fact it lays down flat. my daughter is very comfortable in it. even at 3 years old. the brakes broke once, silver cross fixed the problem even though i was out of my warrenty. i laso love the fact the handles are not form. as when they are not on the prams i think it looks very bad.

In a sentence - unless you want to throw money away don't buy this pushchair.

OK, so let's start with the good - it's lightweight which makes it easier to buy than 1 normal pushchair and a travel buggy. It lies flat from birth & handy having a facing you carry cot option.

Once our son moved out of the carry cot, he found the push chair comfortable and the 5 point harness was easy to adjust. It would be nice if all pushchairs had the complete cover rain cover (instead of just the front section so taking ages for the rest of the chair to dry out).

However, none of this amounts to much if you can't actually use the push chair. I was shocked at how easily it just fell apart (especially considering Silver Cross' reputation for quality). The zip on the carry cot section broke within weeks and the brakes went within 6 months. When we went to get it replaced under the year's warranty, they sent back a new pushchair (instead of just replacing the brakes). The brakes went almost instantly this time, showing that the "updated" model was even less reliable than the 1st.

The side arm sheared in half after about 8 months and like another reviewer, we haven't been bashing it, using it 24hrs a day etc. Normally this would annoy me, but it went while our child was in it which was frankly dangerous!

Afterwards we fulfilled the prophesy of a friend of mine - in the end, everyone buys a McLaren

In a sentence - unless you want to throw money away don't buy this pushchair.

OK, so let's start with the good - it's lightweight which makes it easier to buy than 1 normal pushchair and a travel buggy. It lies flat from birth & handy having a facing you carry cot option.

Once our son moved out of the carry cot, he found the push chair comfortable and the 5 point harness was easy to adjust. It would be nice if all pushchairs had the complete cover rain cover (instead of just the front section so taking ages for the rest of the chair to dry out).

However, none of this amounts to much if you can't actually use the push chair. I was shocked at how easily it just fell apart (especially considering Silver Cross' reputation for quality). The zip on the carry cot section broke within weeks and the brakes went within 6 months. When we went to get it replaced under the year's warranty, they sent back a new pushchair (instead of just replacing the brakes). The brakes went almost instantly this time, showing that the "updated" model was even less reliable than the 1st.

The side arm sheared in half after about 8 months and like another reviewer, we haven't been bashing it, using it 24hrs a day etc. Normally this would annoy me, but it went while our child was in it which was frankly dangerous!

Afterwards we fulfilled the prophesy of a friend of mine - in the end, everyone buys a McLaren

This was good to start off with: the carry cot allows the baby to lie completely flat and it's light and manoeuvrable enough to use on a bus and fit into the car boot. But it's flimsy. The brakes were never reliable and the frame sheared in two after we had been using it for 6 months, without ill treating it.

This buggy is a great buggy for either newborn or toddler. it has a good size seat unit. good height handles and adjustable backrest and footrest and looks funky.

This is a lightweight stylish pushchair. It folds away quickly and simply. It lies flat making it suitable from birth. The Dazzle comes with a soft lining and has a 5-point safety harness. The Dazzle from Silver Cross has all round suspension. The one hand fold makes it easy to store and the Dazzle combined with a soft carrycot gives the perfect combination.

This chair has the from-birth cot attachment, and the pushchair, but no car seat. Mostly we're very pleased with it.

Pros -

The cot is comfy, we've used this instead of a moses basket as a day cot, and so we've got loads of use out of this bit at least!

The buggy is easy to steer, not too bulky so good in crowded / narrow places. Handle height is good for both me (5'5") but also DP - (over 6')

Cons -
Very little shopping / storage space, although this will improve once we start using it as a buggy (rather than a pram)

The from-birth cot attachment is difficult to get in at first, until you get the knack of it.