Jog Strollers?

[scoober]

Suggestions? What do you have? What do you like about it? What do you hate about it?

All I know is we want a fixed front wheel and a single seat. Price will come into play, but I want to get a feel for the product offerings before deciding on a limit. My other priority is that rattles are non existent, i.e. I want the thing to feel solid in hand, in motion. This will only be used for jogging and off-road strolling, we already have a mall stroller.

InStep seems to get good reviews and is reasonably priced, but I keep gravitating to BOB because of their origin in the bike industry...

[Conundrum]

I almost went to work for BOB. After doing some due diligence on each co., I would go with BOB if I had kids. I've been rolling one of their bike trailers recently and it's pretty cool.

[RedRocket]

We've got one of these in our stroller quiver - http://babyjogger.com/performancemain.htm. Specifically, the performance single with 20" wheels. This one is only used for jogging and walks around the neighborhood. It can be disassembled/folded up, but we seldom use it like that.

Edit: Found our;s on Craigslist for $125 in excellent condition. If you have an infant, be wary of the older models because they only have a 3-point harness. The newer ones have a 5-point and support the kid alot better.


Likes - Effortless to push while running, very easy to maintain with a few bike tools, light, simple, sturdy, accomodates up to 75 lbs., so the kid can use it for quite some time.

Dislikes - Bulky when folded (i.e. not easy to fit into a sedan), sun protection for the little one could be better, if you're running into the wind this thing acts like a sailboat. I'm not sure any other models are better.

Good luck

[scoober]

I will most likely be holding out for a Craigslist or Play It Again score. That Baby Jogger looks nice, I like the idea of the 1 piece frame and 20" wheels.

Looking at a few now it seems that "adjustable tracking" is only offered on the pricier models. Is it really that big of an issue if the tracking is off a bit and is not adjustable?

[scoober]

I almost went to work for BOB. After doing some due diligence on each co., I would go with BOB if I had kids. I've been rolling one of their bike trailers recently and it's pretty cool.

Other than your experience with your trailer, any specific reason why you would go with one? Cool company? Excellent product?

I don't really feel like paying for a company ethos, I just want a good product.