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| Value for Money | 6.2/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 6/10 |
Full review by
lzhx0y
on 24th Jun 2008
User Rating : 9
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Good Points: Travel system includes everything you could want. Optional extra of carry cot. Easy to stear. Easy to fold. Easily accessible & good sized shopping basket. Performs well off road (bridal paths for example)
Bad Points: Heavy and bulky to put in and out of car. Hood on car seat doesn't stay up. Carry cot is narrow.
General comments: Comes with everything included in package and can purchase carry cot which clips in the same way car seat does. Only thing I'd say is that carry cot is narrow compared to others I've seen and my wee toot outgrew it by 3 months (he is a BIG baby though!)
Car seat is a breeze to clip on and off, as is carry cot, and easy to put in and out of car. Only thing is the hood on the car seat doesn't stay up on its own which is pain in the rain or when its sunny.
Pram looks good, its a breeze to steer, even one handed while carrying child, or walking with a dog. One handed folding mechanism too which is smooth and easy to operate.
Comprehensive rain cover keeps entire pram dry, other people have complained about it letting in water but I've never had problems and I've been in some down pours with it!! Bonus is the special pocket above shopping basket to store raincover when not in use. Never seen that in any other pram so saves it flailing around in your shopping basket.
Good sized shopping basket - I thought access to it was limited until I worked out that it can unstud at the back to lower it enough to get things in and out of the side so now its great.
Never had any punctures with mine and I have taken it off road several times - saying that its only 4 months old. It performs well off road if you lock the front wheel. Wheels are easy to take on and off to get in car if space is limited.
Limited space to clip a parasol on when using the car seat, rendering it useless when using car seat on pram, however parasol works well in pushchair mode. I got the standard mothercare parasol.
Someone else mentioned seat position in pushchair wasn't very upright, I disagree although I had to fiddle with the srap at the back of the seat to get it as tight as it would go but once I got it the chair is very upright and my son can see everything going on around him.
All in all I love this pram and would highly recommend as good points far outweigh the bad ones.
lzhx0y's review and ratings | 439 words
Review by
wolfiefish
on 23rd May 2008
User Rating : 2
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I have the Urban Detour normal version, not Xtreme, but I suppose it's nearly the same. There were too many things that annoyed me with this pram, especially the seating position. I want my 7 month old baby to look around at things when I take him out for walks, but because the maximum upright position is basically nealy lying down, he doesn't get to see much and so decides to fall asleep. I should have bought a Maclaren like I was going to. Yes it's cheap this pram, but you get what you pay for ...
wolfiefish's full review | 145 words
Review by
Guest.
on 1st Feb 2008
User Rating : 1
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Plenty of punctures and then the tyres wear out (thread bare) so I need to buy more wheels (costing around £45). Put the new wheels on, got more punctures, before I knew it, the new tyres are wearing out AGAIN. I am disappointed in the poor quality of the tyres, expensive to buy. My daughter is not 2 yet and I will need to buy more wheels.
The wheels were not the only problem, the list goes on but I can't be bothered.
Guest.'s full review | 92 words
Review by
lubybell
on 24th Feb 2007
User Rating : 8
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I love his pram despite the bad points. I would definitely recommend it. We find it okay for walking (I have just read someone else saying it isn't a very good off roader).
The pram is big & bulky but then I think most travel systems are. I love the look of the pram & I find it really comfortable to push & steer. Overall I am very pleased with it.
lubybell's full review | 149 words
Review by
deansmark
expert review 
on 31st Aug 2005
User Rating : 6
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Urban Detour Xtreme 3 wheeler Pushchair Review
We went looking for a pram that fulfilled all the functions we were looking for. We go on lots of walks - some around our local area and park, some on bridleways and footpaths - and wanted an 'off-road' pram. Yet we also wanted something that would be fine in town and in shops, that could be used with a new born and that Granny 1 and 2 could use easily.
This pram seemed to meet all those specifications. Its slot in car seat mean't young Joe c ...
deansmark's full review | 457 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
ewans mummy
on 3rd Feb 2005
User Rating : 10
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Urban Detour Xtreme 3 wheeler - This pushchair is great. I love mine. I have 3 pushchairs altogether and I always chose this one unless I'm going to a bus that isn't buggy friendly or a the train.
My son sleeps in ours for hours and always wakes in a good mood.
ewans mummy's full review | 105 words
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