Mothercare Urban Detour Glacier Three Wheeler

Although I already have 2 pushchairs, a travel system and a lightweight buggy purchased to take on holiday; I wanted a buggy that would enable me to walk on the many rough tracks around where I live. A three-wheeler was the obvious choice. A friend recommended the mothercare glacier urban detour model. I also checked the reviews on this site and as they were all positive decided this would be a good choice. The buggy is sold exclusively by mothercare and costs £160.However I was lucky and managed to get one of last year?s colours for £110.The only difference is that mine is navy blue and has metal spokes and the new models are two tone blue with plastic wheels. ...  Read the complete review

Forgive my pre-amble, I thought it might be helpful advice to some! Our son is just about to have his 3rd birthday and we've just bought this, our 3rd buggy type thing - what's that all about? We started off, like many, buying a complete travel system for about £300. This enormous set incorporated the frame & wheels, a baby seat which could move from the car onto the wheels, a pram top and a pushchair top. It was very useful when the little fella was a baby, and we'll certainly use it for the next one, but the pushchair was a different matter. You soon realise that when you're out and about, a few simple things are vital from a buggy; ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, I should tell you I have four children, so have gotten through quite a few buggies and prams and pushchairs and the like in my time; I'm an officionado! We had a sprung pram for our baby, which was a bit cumbersome and heavy, so decided to go and buy a lighter pushchair when he got to the age of 10 months, so I trekked off to Mothercare in search of one. I had considered buying a 3-wheeler, but looked in various pram shops and was a bit over-awed by the prices of them..... some of them are averaging £150. I thought of buying second hand, but have had a few bad experiences in the past with dodgy wheels and stuff, so thought I'd just get a cheap ...  Read the complete review

We bought the down-market version of this pram - the Urban Detour Arctic Jade (£79). It is basically the same except for a fixed front wheel and cheaper/thinner material. It is by far the cheapest three wheeler I found after trawling the Internet in the UK and has proved to be a brilliant buy. Before our baby was born in June, we went out and bought a big expensive travel system - it's great for town/pavement use, but it was starting to get a bit wrecked after I decided to take the baby for walks in the woods/off-road. The wheels were starting to rattle and kept on jumping out of fixed wheel (essential for off-road). This pram just glides ...  Read the complete review

It's reasonably Lightweight (have compared to v expensive Mammas & Pappas does everything but change and feed the baby "travel System" and it feels like half the weight) I find it really easy to fold and lift. I did worry as people told me that some 3 wheelers wont fit easily into the boot of a car, but this fits easily into the - not huge - boot of my Polo. The real bonus is how easy it is to steer, just getting through a door can be a real nightmare with a buggy, but with the swivley front wheel it's a piece of cake. Also getting round the supermarket when all you want is a loaf of bread and a bottle of milk is a breeze as you can literally steer ...  Read the complete review