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Britax b dual

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Katsand · 31/12/2012 04:07

I'm trying to make my mind up what double tandem to go for. Really like the idea of the b dual but have read that the seat is to shallow. Anyone using one with older (3 years) children. I got 16 month daughter and 3 month son and would like my choice to last me.

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Tiggywunkle · 01/01/2013 19:43

Have you got a budget and are you in a rush ie do you need it now?

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Katsand · 02/01/2013 02:20

Budget is £400 ( £500 max if its amazing :-) )
Could wait a couple of months as I keep little one in baby Björn.
Ive seen oyster max and it looks beautiful. Also thinking of britax b ready. Seen you can buy it new from eBay. ( not sure what happens if it breaks though). It has the foot rest that's missing on the b dual.

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Moominsarescary · 02/01/2013 02:48

I've just bought the Bduel and haven't noticed a problem with the seat, although ds is only just coming up to 2 but he's big. Is it the seat at the back that you think is shallow?

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Katsand · 02/01/2013 02:53

I haven't seen it. Just read reviews and they mentioned that as it doesn't have a foot rest they find the child "sloping" in the seat. Think it's the front seat but not sure....
What's your verdict of the pram??? Good points and bad points. :-)

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Katsand · 02/01/2013 02:55

Oh by the way. Moomins are lovely l

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Katsand · 02/01/2013 02:56

Lol. I'm Swedish and we were brought up with them. :-)

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Moominsarescary · 02/01/2013 03:25

Ah yes so you will be used to moomins.

The back seat does slope a little now you mention it, it doesn't sit as up right as the front one, but all the ones I looked at were the same. I think it's because of head space as they are all quite close to the front seats.

Baby isn't due for another 4 weeks so we havnt used it much yet. I'm planning on having the toddler in the back until the baby is old enough to come out of the carrycot, which we've bought to go on the front. Ds3 doesn't seem to mind the slope, but I think as soon as the baby can sit up I will probably swop them over.

It was much lighter than the others we looked at, although I haven't seen the oyster other than pictures, the back seat looks like it would slope a little too.

I really liked the jane twone but that was £500 without the rain cover and would have cost an extra 300 for carrycot and 80 for carseat so would have worked out too expensive for us. Again though the back seat was the same.

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Ihateparties · 02/01/2013 08:17

I have the twone and the back seat is nothing like the b dual! The recline is totally different and it sits bolt upright (extremely close to the other seat but meh.. ) The rear seat of the Oyster Max is also upright and has one slightly reclined position. When i had a b dual i made the lower seat more upright by putting a strap around the seat frame that pulled the seatback up more.
OP if it was me i would most likely wait for the max given a choice of what there is on sale right now, i think it offers the best choice of features for the best price plus it'z pretty and functional. I put two main seat units on my Twone instead of the smaller original lower seat and it has been great like that, two same sized seats, two proper reclines etc. I wish they had made it like this. I'm not recommending this at all by the way but it has worked for me whilst my two were well under the weight limits for the seat.

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Katsand · 02/01/2013 12:34

@ihateparties. Why did you get rid of the dual??? Do you know someone that tried the b ready. Do you know what happens re customer service if you buy from America???

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Moominsarescary · 02/01/2013 12:46

Ds3s head was too close to the seat/carrycot when it was upright with the Jane twone, but it was more the expense that put me off as I wanted a carrycot too

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Tiggywunkle · 02/01/2013 13:02

I agree with ihateparties. There's no comparision between the B-Dual and the Twone. The Twone seats are much more upright and are a better seating position for the children. However I don't like how close the seats are on the Twone.

I would wait for the Oyster Max - that's why I asked the original question - especially given you want a pushchair to last. The front seat of the Max is brilliant for older children. Also look at the Micralite Twofold. It should be out very soon too.

Katsand if you buy a pushchair in the US it usually needs returning to the country of origin for repairs. However some companies are extra lovely and will deal with issues here in the UK but it may take some negotiation. I wouldn't bank on it.

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Ihateparties · 02/01/2013 17:50

The b dual and i had to fight the dining room doorway everytime we came in or out, it was driving me insane and there was no chance of putting the wheelguards on ever. Personally i think it's too wide for a tandem that you may need to use for a couple of years. Again i would wait for the max. One more thing i'm interested in seeing is the smyths toys mobi tandem, the dimples duo had great features for the money, the mobi looks smaller and as your youngest is not a newborn it may be worth a look. Both seats suitable from 6m..

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Moominsarescary · 02/01/2013 18:32

Yep the duel is 5 cm wider than the twone without the mud guards and 12 cm longer which is why there's a little more head space.

Looking on the reviews for the oyster it's width is smaller than both and it's length is in the middle of the two. It looks really good.

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Moominsarescary · 02/01/2013 18:39

Is the twone 6 months +? it says so on the reviews but noone mentioned it when we were in the shop.

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Ihateparties · 02/01/2013 18:40

Tbh i have used the twone mostly in adapted format, which gives lots more space between the seats. When i did use it with the original lower seat it was basically always set one notch back to give a little more headspace. Also dc3 was tiddly at that point so short in the seat and her head was nowhere near the upper seat in any position.
I would have kept the b dual if they had set the wheels in 2cm at either side, liked most things about it and it pushes nicely.

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Ihateparties · 02/01/2013 18:46

Yes the twone is 6m plus, the lower seat reclines but nowhere near flat, mine arrived when dc3 was 4 or 5 months ish and she was fine. When she was little i also used to parent face the upper seat with the footrest right up and put her in there with dc2 in the lower seat. I do this all the time with my illegal 2nd main seat unit too because there is more space to. I wish they had made the lower seat a little better in the first place, it doesn't need to be so low or so close :- l

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Ihateparties · 02/01/2013 19:46

I've just put some Twone pics on my profile for anyone who might want to see them. I'm supposed to be selling it but now I'm looking through all the pictures again it's reminding me why I've liked it so much!

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Moominsarescary · 02/01/2013 20:53

They are lovely pushchairs, we did look at buying a used one but there were none around at the time

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Katsand · 02/01/2013 21:20

Well I am working on slowly convincing my partner to go for the oyster max :-). I have showed him the b dual, the b ready and the oyster max and my selling point to him is that if we get the oyster we can get rid of my large mamas & papas sport 03 ( which I do like) and the maclaren triumph as the oyster folds smaller so we can travel with it too. I think with some time I can convince him :-). I do like the b dual/ b ready too though so they are still options if I can't convince him. I will check the other once mentioned now :-)

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Ihateparties · 02/01/2013 21:23

I remember reading about a compact version of the b ready somewhere... no idea if it's out or could be imported. Or from where for that matter.

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Ihateparties · 02/01/2013 21:26

here it was australia. Probably expensive to bring over :-(

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Katsand · 02/01/2013 21:27

They are very cheap. I like cheap but they look almost a bit too cheap lol. Are they trust worthy??? I mean do they last lol

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Ihateparties · 02/01/2013 21:32

What's cheap, are we talking about the Smyths ones now?!

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Katsand · 02/01/2013 21:35

Yes sorry the smyths one :-).

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Katsand · 02/01/2013 21:36

So why does britax have the b dual here and the b ready/ strider in other places???

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