Jane Slalom Pro Review

Overall Rating

Very maneuverable. Incredibly comfy for baby especially with cosy toes. Great for rough terrain. Attractive looking pushchair

Small shopping basket. Punctures. As baby gets bigger the seat could be a little more upright. Matrix car seat when in upright position looks terribly uncomfortable. Matrix car seat a nightmare to fix into car.

As we would be living just over an hour away from our families when we had our first baby we opted for this pushchair because the travel system included the lie flat car seat.
This Matrix seat was a god send when traveling and having to visit a multitude of relatives. Baby always slept well. However, as my baby was a 9lber when born he grew out of the car seat at 4 months, not the recommended 6. Also whenever we put it in the upright position it looked so uncomfortable. In addition it is an absolute nightmare to fit in the car and take out. However, once fitted and lying flat it's great.

With reference to the pushchair, I love it and now no.2 is on the way I'm sad to give it up. It is so comfy. Loads of room for my baby and the cosy toes is lovely. It goes up and down pavements without any bother and we frequently take it out in muddy, rough terrain with never a problem.
We put ' Slime' in the tires and as a result the punctures haven't been too bad. Despite almost daily use over rough terrain we've only had two punctures. These occurred as the thorn hedges had just been cut. While you can repair most punctures yourself with a bicycle repair kit, I took the tire to a local bike shop who replaced the inner tube for £6(it was riddled with thorns.) It can be expensive if you buy spare parts from Jane directly.
I found that the buggy fitted easily into my boot (I drive a VW Golf) though there was room for little else. However this is the same with my sister's Mamas and Papas buggy.
The rain cover is fine and easily used. It seems to be pretty hardwearing as I was out with the buggy everyday in winter and its still, almost, like new.
The only disadvantages I've found so far are 1.The small shopping basket beneath. However, I'd already read this in reviews pre-purchase so wasn't surprised.2. Now my son is 11 mths old he likes to be as upright as possible to see around him. I find in the highest position the Jane still has a miniscule tilt. However, this is easily resolved by placing a soft blanket, folded in two, behind his back. 3. The recline works by unclipping straps. No problem when going back but they can be a little fiddly when placing baby upright again as his weight works against you. But this still isn't impossible.

I've now tried the Jane twin but have opted to not go for this as the front seat is too small for my son. I love my Jane Slalom pro and would happily buy it again. In fact I'm holding on to this one so that I can return to using it once my son is old enough to walk and I only have the younger baby to push. An expensive option this is true but I found it worth the money as I've never bought a cheaper, lighter buggy for travel, holidays etc. I prefer to use my Jane.