bruin stroller (Babies R Us Alpine Stroller)

Member Name: scottsmum

Product:	Babies R Us Alpine Stroller
Date:	21/10/08 (47 review reads)
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Advantages: lightweight, small, easy to steer, easy to fold

Disadvantages: rubber handles split easily, hoods easily detaches

After having my first child once he turned around 6mths i was getting fed up of lifting the big bulky travel system into and out of the car I decided I wanted a stroller. We looked at loads and seem to be one extreme or another, the cheap ones all looked awful and not very strong, whilst the better looking more durable ones were really expensive. Finally we came across this one in toys r us and really like it and was pice about £70 at the time which included the raincover so didnt seem to bad and the best bit was how light it was and how small, when folded was 105x27x25, so fitted easily into the smallest of cars.

This was more favourable as opposed to many others which only had 2 recline positions this had 5 and could be sat quite straight up, something my son loved, but also laid flat for when asleep as well as many inbetween. Each were easy simply by lifting the bars on the side.

It has double wheels both at front and back, the front can be locked or swivel, which means it is really easy to steer and feels light. It has an umbrella fold system so easy to collapse and a handle on side to hold, great for public transport. The basket underneath is only small, but is with all strollers. Comes with a raincover and detachable sun canopy, which can be folded over or left folded back.

The only bad things I found was that the hood sometimes can detached easily as no real clips to hold it on. The other thing is the handles have rubber grips, however these spilt really quickly. Other then that it is a great stroller which we got plently of use from and is suitable for both babies and larger toddlers. We had just gone to get it out the loft for daughter but unfortunately my partner had put something on top and had bent the frame quite badly so had to buy another else would of used it again.

Summary: a fab stroller which stands the test well