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Any four wheelers OK off-road?
MrsMiyagi · 26/02/2011 16:01
Not so keen on three wheel pushchairs, they feel unstable to me going up kerbs.
I walk a lot, primarily on pavements, but also on grass and the beach. Any tips for a four wheeler than can cope off-road?
MrsMiyagi · 27/02/2011 08:55
Had a look, and the Easywalker looks great. V expensive though, any ideas for a cheap one?
enimod · 27/02/2011 10:55
There is a lady who i see on the beach with a mutsy that has 4 wheels- seems to cope really well. not sure what type of mutsy except its red and got 4 wheels
maxybrown · 27/02/2011 12:17
quinny freestyle XL 4
here
a decent 3 wheeler shouldn't feel unstable though going up a kerb! What have you used?
YouCantTeuchThis · 27/02/2011 12:24
I have a Hauck Traxx 4-wheeler, because our 3-wheeler kept blowing over in the wind!
It is fantastic off road, but not so great for pavements because of the suspension, I reckon. Worth a look though.
It is like this but without all the bits and bobs - we just got the stroller bit.
You can ignore anything with 3 wheels that hints at 'city' or 'jogger' as these are narrower and less stable.
Go for something with proper air tyres.
maxybrown · 27/02/2011 12:39
not true youcan't - I have a baby JOGGER CITY classic and have also had the elite- they are SOLID no way would it blow over and would easily fit a 4 or even 5 year old in - if you really wanted to! And it has been on a pier in high winds not budged.
The baby joggers are mega roomy - theya re solid as they are quite heavy - not to push, a doddle to push but a weighty pushahir to lift!
maxybrown · 27/02/2011 15:47
I'm just amazed you have had a baby jogger blow over! They are a heavy poushchair, even my black lab tied to it really struggles to pull it over!
Tabitha8 · 27/02/2011 15:51
I used a M&P ultima on xcel chassis. Fab through thick mud. Always lots for sale on Ebay.
YouCantTeuchThis · 27/02/2011 20:05
More than once! There were tears, there was even blood once, the buggy was chucked and the wheels kept for a bogey! 
maxybrown · 27/02/2011 20:38
what an actual Baby Jogger Elite? 
this? sorry am really in shock as reckon the base of back wheels are wider than a traxx, it is certainly bigger all round than traxx - my friend could not even get her elite thorugh her front door and I have been known to get stuck in a shop door 
maxybrown · 27/02/2011 20:38
I am also in shock that you would throw away a £400 pushchair arrrgh!
YouCantTeuchThis · 27/02/2011 21:22
Christ, no! It was some other make that I can't recall but it was "Whatsitsname Jogger"...was red and black right enough!
The one you linked to does look very sturdy, and maybe more suited to the OP requirements.
I just found that 3-wheelers, with a raincover on, are less stable in strong winds.
MrsMiyagi · 28/02/2011 08:24
Thanks for the suggestions. Will check them out.
My bias against three wheelers is based on the Baby Jogger pushchair we have (it's one of the jogging ones, I think they're called Performance now), and having tried three wheelers in Mothercare up and down the plinth they're displayed on. Coming down onto the front wheel just doesn't feel as secure to me, particularly if the wheel is on swivel. Perhaps you're only supposed to come down kerbs onto the back wheels?
maxybrown · 28/02/2011 10:16
ah the performance ones are quite different yes! I don't know - I have never had problems with my baby joggers. Though a fixed wheel 3 wheeler would feel better for you? The Nipper fixed wheel if you can get one second hand (they don't make them now) is great for ramming on anything - or fixed wheel mountain buggy? You can also get a rollerbug - 4 wheel mountain buggy but they don't come up very often
greenlegs · 01/03/2011 11:53
easywalker qtro is a pleasure to push, very stable and the seat is nice and big too. folds easily too
i've seen them on ebay a couple of times
MonkeysPunk · 01/03/2011 12:36
We used our Bugaboo - with the off-road/snow wheels this weekend off road. It was really muddy - the track was rough and uneven - with some steep slopes - and a bit of rough grass and some woodland (lumpy floor - lots of sticks)... It was really good.
The fabrics got a little muddy - but it all wiped off easily with a damp cloth when we got home.
I was impressed. (used in pushchair mode - and with toddler onboard).
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