Baby Trend Expedition LX Jogging Stroller, Skylar
From Baby Trend
| Price: | $144.95 |
Product Description
The Skylar Expedition LX Jogger accepts Baby Trend Skylar infant car seat to form a travel system. It is sold separately.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #57672 in Baby Product
- Color: Skylar
- Brand: Baby Trend
- Model: JG97045
- Released on: 2009-02-01
- Dimensions: 33.00" h x23.00" w x54.00" l,29.00 pounds
Features
- Lightweight sturdy construction
- 16" rear and 12" front all terrain bicycle tires on light weight wheels
- Extra wide open wheel base offers exceptional stability
- Locking front swivel wheel for easier low speed strolling
- Quick release wheel system
Most helpful customer reviews
34 of 34 people found the following review helpful.ORIGINAL REVIEW:I love this stroller. I got it when my son was about 3 weeks old and he is 8 weeks now. We have been using it a couple times a week since we received it. It has a really smooth ride and the front wheel pivots which makes turning really easy. It folds up really easily and the front wheel comes off so it is easier to load into a car trunk. The seat doesn't recline flat, but it comes pretty close. Because my son is a newborn, I use a car seat/stroller padded insert; he always seems happy and comfortable. The parent cup holders are too small for my camelbak water bottle, but a standard soda or water bottle fits. I also really like the closing storage compartment in the handle. It is a great place for cell phones, keys, etc.Overall this is a great stroller. I would buy it again and highly recommend it.EDIT December 11, 2011:2 years later, I have dropped my rating from 5 stars to 3.We used this stroller a lot, about 5x a week, for strolls around our neighborhood. After having the stroller for a few months I attempted to jog with it and this was the beginning of my realization of its poor construction. The front wheel locks in position for jogging, but even at my extremely slow pace there is play in the wheel that causes the stroller to shake violently. The few times I attempted to run/jog with it I always ended up popping up the front wheel and jogging with it in wheelie-mode; not the most comfortable way to run.Besides the Jogging issues, we had lots of problems with the tires. One of the back tires got a huge bulge in it that would not go away (my husband is a bicycle guy and tried several tricks to no avail), and eventually a leak. The front tire deflated and needed to be pumped up, but the diameter of the wheel was too small to fit a pump nozzle in (we tried 3 including the one that came with the stroller, which also broke before it ever aired up a tire). Since we mostly used it on pavement at a slow walk it still rode ok, but it would not have worked for running or rough terrain.We definitely got our money out of this stroller, but we also got what we paid for. When I bought this I wondered why people would pay so much for a BOB or other fancy jogging stroller when this one worked fine, but now I can understand. If you want a cheap stroller for walks/strolls on pavement or small gravel (NOT running or jogging or off-roading) then this stroller will do the job. If you want to run, hike, or keep your stroller for multiple kids, look for a higher quality model/brand.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful.We live in a third story apartment, so there was no way I was going to haul it up all those stairs every time I used it. So we bought this jogger so we could fit it in the trunk of our Toyota Camry (it just took a little practice). It is really easy to collapse and unfold. I highly recommend getting the infant seat to go with it if you are getting it for a baby. The baby trend one locks in, but we had our Graco car seat before we bought this jogger and it still rests in it great it just doesn't lock in. We use it mostly for walks outside, but it's not much bigger then a stroller and has worked pretty good inside so far as well. We love it and have no complaints. In fact every time we use it we discover something else we like about it.
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful.pros -remote swivel wheel lock and release (high end strollers don't have this)solid parent console with lid and 2 cup holders (again, surprisingly, you wont even see this in most high end strollers)seat positioning - able to recline fully and sit up fullyspeakerscup holder for child (when our boy got older he loved to collect rocks and put them in there)able to accommodate car seatseat pad is nice and fullmaneuvers turns easily with a smooth ridefairly decent sun shade5 point harness and padded straps for childnumerous pockets for storageheight of handlebar (husband is 6'5" and it works well for him and for me.. I'm 5'6")cons -does not pack down easily - need to remember to recline the seat and unlock the wheel and it is rather bulkysunshade/rain guard has cracked - the clear plastic has somehow cracked over the course of 2 yearsrubber handle is falling apart - not a big deal but pieces of rubber come off a lot now (after about 8 months this began to happen)when front swivel wheel is locked stroller does not push completely straight - maybe this is an unrealistic expectation but it tends to do the 'grocery cart' thing where it swerves a tad bit either to the right or left, pumping up the tires more on one side than the other helps this problem thoughPedometer that it came with did not work for us (not a big deal)honestly the more I know about strollers now the more I like this one. I changed my review from 4 stars to 5 recently because I have just recently seen what is out there in the world of strollers as we have 2 kids now and needed a double jogger. honestly for this price range this stroller is great. all strollers with a swivel/lock front wheel tend to go to either the right or the left when in fixed position unless you are going to spend $500+ It would be nice if the sun shade could come down further... we would have to put a hat on our boy when we knew the sun was directly in front of us. However, we fully appreciated the nice parent console and I utilized the remote swivel/lock control every time. We didn't realize how much we loved these two perks until we didn't have them (see below)after 2 disappointing double Joggers I remembered how we really had no problems with our single (this one) and I went ahead and ordered the baby trend double expedition (despite more positive reviews from the schwinns I was looking at) when our little one was a few months old. we love it. My husband said "why didn't we get this one in the first place?"
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