We love to run. We have a 7-month old, but want the stroller to last till she’s 5 or so. I don’t want to spend like 0 … amazon.com has bargains, I see.
Ideally, a jog stroller should have these features:
- locking and un-locking front wheel;
- hand brake
- full recline seat
- good sun cover
- some suspension (?)
- easy to fold and store in the car
- not too heavy; my wife’s 115 pounds
- comfortable seat and good harness
Do all these features make sense? Can you recommend a great buy? Thanks so much!!
First you have to ask if you are only using this for jogging. If so, a non-swivel wheel is fine. If you want to use it for walking as well, a swivel with a locking feature is great.
Features for a fixed or non-fixed jogging stroller need to be:
Reclining seat
Ample room for kids legs (baby trend does not provide this)
Sun cover (however a kiddopotamus shade that attaches can solve this)
Suspension will also come from the tires.
A hand brake is not super important unless you plan to run marathons.
The problems with joggers:
None of them fold well and fit into a lower budget.
Most joggers will weigh about 25-30lbs
You wont find a super comfy seat. Jeep just came out with a new Liberty that is the softest I have found yet. It isnt online yet, but is in most stores. It is black, gray and bright green.
Actually the Jeep Liberty, priced at $140-150, is a good choice. It will give you most of the features you want, at a good price, and is made to last until your baby is older and maybe still be passed on.
I got mine at Target for $99. I dont know the name, but its gray and red.
Works ok, lightweight and easy to fold and unfold. Its really too bulky to walk around the mall, but it works fine for jogging or walking.
Needs some adjustment of the front wheel to get it to track correctly. Hubby does it once a month or so for me.
Check the resale shops…they pop up there all the time in my area because people think they can use it like a regular stroller..they are too long and bulky to walk the mall with.
Not all 3 wheelers are jogging strollers, I would do my research very carefully and look at the wording on the instructions/warranty and even phone their customer info line to find out if it is meant for jogging. Alot of them are called jogging prams and are NOT. And just rememer you get what you pay for.