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“Urban Detour Xtreme 3 wheeler Pushchair Review”

written by deansmark on 31/08/2005

Good Points
Very comfortable - the boy prefers to sleep in here in the fluffy cosy-toe than in his cot.
Fine for general use on 'street' walks and local paved parks.
High quality of frame and fabrics

Bad Points
Heavy.
Quality of wheels and tyres. The wheels and rims are plastic and as a result allow the tyre wall to bulge out. This causes the wheel to 'bump' everytime it is turned. Have had to replace two complete wheel units (£22 a time). This was not covered by the guarentee.
This is NOT an off-road pram.

General Comments
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 could use the pram right from when he was born, it had a swivel front wheel so the grannys could manouvre it easily, looked cool (always important!), and its big wheels would be able to cope with moderate off road use.



Unfortunately the build quality (which is excellent for the body and fabric of the pram) is let down by the wheels. The plastic is quite soft and when you have to fix punctures and lever off the tyre the retaining wall weakens. As a result the side of the tyre bulges out and creates a rythmic bumping motion as you walk. This gets progressively worse the more punctures you get (we got lots - maybe another quality problem? Our friends with a different brand have had 1 in one year - we have had 20 +). We have had to buy 2 replacement wheel units at £22 each.



We have subsequently found out that the wheels are too small for anything but the smoothest of tracks. If you are a walker don't buy this pram.



The pram is too large to be used in shops really as well.



BUT BUT BUT we still use it everyday and Joe loves the silky fur muff to sleep in. If we were starting again however we would probably get a proper off road 3-wheeler with a fixed front wheel and large radius rear wheels.

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A little buggy for about town use and getting on and off train/public transport.

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Buy a seperate car seat.



I priced these up after the first wheel replacement and in actual fact if you shop around you can decent quality gear for the same price we paid for the 'Urban Extreme' package.