To hate three wheeled /over sized buggies with a passion

[Ryoko]

I know I'm going to get flamed over this but I don't care.

I can't stand the things, I think they are stupid, day after day I see them clogging up the shops and buses, they are nothing more then the baby version of a Chelsea tractor.

I hate walking past them in the shops what with them having spikes on the wheels for off road and they take up far too much space on the bus, the things can't even be folded properly not that anyone even tries to fold em even when someone gets on the bus with a wheel chair.

Why do people buy them? they are so stupid, this is London, there is no off road to be had, why do you need a Travel system that costs more then a small second hand car with your carry cot attachment, car seat attachment etc and then spend all day clogging up small shop aisle with it and blocking the gangway on the bus with it?.

Whats wrong with a simple small, light folding buggy that can be bought for less then half the price and in most cases can carry a child up to an older age then the Travel Systems.

[NormalityBites]

Still don't get the argument, sorry. But then I have never taken a pushchair on PT, so what do I know really? Been a parent for nearly four years, no car, use buses and trains every single day, and yet there has never been an occasion I've needed to....

[weegiemum]

I know part of the problem is that people don't look at a Major as a wheelchair (which it is classified as) - but pushing a wheelchair down the street is much harder than a buggy.

In several cities (on holiday - including London) I've come across the "well your child can walk and mine is a baby so can't, so you should fold" attitude.

Erm .. I can't. (or couldn't, thank the Lord now I can as dd2 is allowed to walk again).

For all that people here say they fold or get off for a wheelchair/disabled buggy - well, they just don't. In Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol, Coventry, London, and Oxford. Cos I've faced down people with children in monster prams in all these places.

Like I said, maybe I just look like I'm spoiling for a fight!

[Morloth]

I wonder if there are just so many mums with buggies in SW London that they have taken over and have everyone else trained.

There are 4 newborns on my street (including my own) and an uncountable number of toddlers/preschoolers/school kids.

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

I haven't actually come across that attitude, but DD maybe does look like she has SN as she has a bib and is generally shouting nonsense and shaking her head lots etc.

[lisianthus]

Morloth Re your Stokke question- yes, the seat can be lowered all the way down (and turned to face either way!)

Another point on "big" prams- sometimes the big pram is necessary for the person pushing it. We have a Stokke as DH has back problems and is tall. Pushing one of those little maclarens any distance would result in him spending the rest of the day in pain. We know because we tried on a variety of prams before deciding to buy the Stokke. When I had trouble walking for weeks after giving birth it was great for me to have a pram solid enough to lean on while I hobbled behind it as well.

And we've not been on a bus with it - rubbish bus coverage where we are.

[nappyaddict]

If you do a lot of walking pushchairs with air wheels are lighter and easier to push especially with an older child. They are also usually roomier. They are better for newborns cos they don't rattle around on pavements like umbrella fold buggies. They are better on the grass at parks and in woods and essential if you visit the countryside/beach a lot or go caravanning/camping. Anyone with a pushchair should fold for a wheelchair user no matter what pushchair they have.

[nappyaddict]

BTW some people prefer to walk a few miles than a) waste money on public transport b) faff around getting it on, folded, unfolded, off the bus/train c) be lazy if they are capable of walking the distance d) wake a sleeping baby/toddler even in towns and cities where there is public transport a plenty.

Big shopping baskets are good if you walk to get your weekly shop. Big wheels are good for bumping down the steps at train stations.

If you do miles of walking in a day many 4 year old aren't going to be able to keep up, some have no road sense and won't hold hands or walk on reins and some will still be having naps in the day. I do draw the line at 5 year olds though unless it is a one off or they have SN.

[CantSupinate]

Which 3 wheeler buggy has a shopping basket that can daily take 30kg of shopping?

[Trikken]

Mine is huge, yet I would fold it.

[multimummy]

cantSupinate it's either an easylifesport or Bjcelite with the toddler seat on. Sit child in toddler seat. Lay back main seat and use like "shopping cart". These two models have a good weight capacity for the main seat and you can still put some shopping in the basket beneath too. Fresh fruit and veg and gallons of milk are heavy esp if you are shopping for a large family!

[nappyaddict]

P&T is another one.

[Baisnsvwisn12]

I hate Prams, I hate the women pushing them, I think they are rude and annoying and half the time it's just a glorified trolley/barge pole, the kids are usually old enough to walk and look chubby and lazy being pushed around. I'm having a baby soon and my biggest problem will be how to avoid having a pram. As soon as my kid can walk that's it.

[EdmundCleverClogs]

Did you have to reanimate a six year old thread to make your smug point, Baisnsvwisn12?

I have both types of pram, the three wheeler is just not easy to use in a city environment/on public transport. It's a shame, as it looks big and cosy (really don't think my kids gives a hoot, out like a light whatever they're in within 10 minutes!).

[queenofthemountains]

I had a 3 wheeler 13 years ago it was a Jeep one. I live in the countryside, it was brilliant and is still being used by my neighbour now.

I don't like those ones where a kid is underneath and can't see out the front, I saw one the other day covered in shopping and a little boy trying to see out the side, he looked really pissed off.

There's hardly any public transport round here so can't comment on that.

[queenofthemountains]

Oh bollocks didn't read the date! So sorry

[imjessie]

Because they are so nice to push and so stable !! They often require zero effort to glide along compared to a bastard stroller that gets stuck on every bump !!! I Have a son with sn and have the biggest normal pushchair available . It is huge and expensive but I can push a 5 year old along with very little effort!!

[MerchantofVenice]

What a monumentally stupid post with which to re-activate a 6-year-old thread, baisnsvwisn12

You think most of the babies in prams are old enough to walk? Really? And you think these little infants are chubby because they're being pushed around? Or could the chubbiness be because,you know, they're babies?

You are a dick.

[orangeyellowgreen]

Chelsea tractor buggies infuriate me. 2 metres long and a metre wide yet the child is sitting in a tiny seat with feet on top of each other. Nowhere for another child to hitch a lift or for shopping. Bloody stupid fashion statement.

[Katarzyna79]

LOL@chelsea tractor

i have 4 kids and i kind of agree i hate big buggy systems not necessarily 3 wheelers, coz some 3 wheelers can be compact depends on the model.

over here (edinburgh) everyone uses light buggies folding ones, have to on buses, and wee ones are on mum or dad on a carrier, a lot of carriers. older kids walk. lots of adults on bikers with tagalong systems, or their wee ones already riding alone behind their parents its so cool ;)



i used to walk 45 mins each way with my 3 year old to the nursery. she did find it hard but after 2 weeks it was easy for her. i didnt get her a scooter because the paths were very bumpy it was an accident waiting to happen.

getting on and off a bus with a 3 year old on foot is bad enough i couldn't deal with a buggy, especially if there were rude ppl unwilling to make room, and ive seen that happen a lot. i didnt want the aggravation so i chose to walk, kids out of their buggies by 2.5 yrs old.

if i had any more babies i would get those carriers that look like hiking backpacks i like the look of them, although it looks like you could knock someone out with it by accident ROFL

[honkinghaddock]

I have have been pushing the same child in a buggy for nearly 10 years. Who knows how long anyone's child is going to need one. He is very slim though so they certainly don't make the child fat. And his enormous 3 wheeler is fantastic to push.

[GoLightlyHollie]

If you have more than 1 kid then sometimes 3 wheelers are actually the slimmest double buggies. I had a bugaboo chameleon and it was fairly chunky but there was no way I was putting my newborn in a lightweight fold buggy just to suit other people on the bus!

[Astoria797]

I don't like it when I'm run over by one. If you're going to be driving a buggy the size of a fiat, the least you can do is apologize when you mow someone down.

[Spiderpigspiderpig]

Ffs this thread is older than my children!

[pillowsand]

zombie thread

Six years old!
I repeat....

six years old