Steelcraft Strider Plus

[ControlFreak]

Has anyone had a look at this pram? Looks to be a promising alternative to the Phil and Teds - with a reclining second seat and the ability to have a newborn facing mum! Betcha it costs a bomb tho! There are lots of videos and pics on the website - links via britax or striderplus dot com dot au

[Sophia73]

Looked at the brochure for this one...due in the shops mid November. Costs around $830 all up and is very WIDE but otherwise looks good!

[Isabel B]

I love this pram. We have a strider 3 and i wish that this pram was around when we were buying ours as depending on when we get pregnant we may need to buy a double pram. I love the strider so much and was at a loss as to what pram i would buy after having my gorgeous strider but now i know!!

The strider is wide but it has never really caused me an issue. You get used to it.

[widdly]

I was looking at this pram in the Mother and Baby mag, looks awesome! Love the colours too

[Eluned]

We've been considering the Phil & Teds but now that this one is coming out, I'm definitely going to have to check it out. It looks great! I have a Strider 4 and I love it, so hopefully the Plus is going to be just as good if not better.

[Papaka79]

I really want one of these !! our bub is due in Feb and we were tossing up between the strider 3 or 4 but now we are gonna get this one, as plannign another bub within 2 years.. hopefully the fertility gods will help us out !!

[Eluned]

Anyone seen one in action yet? My local baby store is getting them in in a couple of weeks. Very keen to see and play with one. I like how you can have baby facing you which you can't do with the P&T.

[ControlFreak]

I asked at our local Babies Galore yesterday - they have the demo model...but aren't allowed to show it yet It should be released at the end of the month! The sales ladies comment was that it was very wide - but so is the regular strider?

[Papaka79]

I dont think they are actually released until the end of this month - but Ive been stalking all the baby stores trying to find one *giggle*
Doesnt the Kingfisher colour look awesome !

[Eluned]

I've got the Strider4 CF and haven't had any probs with the wideness of the wheels, still fits through checkouts and doorways. Will be interesting to see if the Plus is any wider.

[tuesdaynite]

I think if this were my first baby, I'd probably buy the Strider Plus but it's my second and I've just bought the Adventure Buggy with a reclining toddler seat. The second seat faces me and the normal pram seat faces away.

Either child can go in either seat so this gives me the option of having the baby fully reclined and facing me if he's fussy that way, or if he's not he can go in the normal part of the pram and my daughter can sit facing me so we can chat.

With the Strider Plus, I could only have my daughter facing me, but not the baby, when there's two in the pram because the second seat has to be fully reclined when the normal seat is facing me (or with the bassinet or infant carrier on), and I doubt a 2 yr old would stand for being fully reclined. It would be fine for twins though! Much more manageable than a side-by-side pram.

*Edit - I'd buy it if this was my first baby because it seems to have all the features I'd want, but with my daughter I could not put her in a pram facing away from me without her getting really upset until she was over 12 months, so I know this time to ensure that I have a pram where the baby can be facing me - which the Strider Plus won't be suitable for with both seats on