Quinny Zapp 20082009 4 Wheel Stroller at Amazon
| Most helpful customer reviews 50 of 53 people found the following review helpful. 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful. Weather: This stroller performs horribly in poor weather. The stroller places the child in a remarkably upright position, which isn’t itself a problem. Yet the Zapp leaves the child exposed to the elements. The cover that pulls out over your child is high and, for some reason, a bit small. This results in a cover that does not shield your child’s eyes from the sun and does not shield his or her legs and torso from rain and snow. The cover, to be frank, is virtually useless. (Only the back of my daughter’s head was protected from rain.) I suppose this is why the stroller comes with a transparent plastic weather shield which entirely incases the child. It rests on the stroller cover and attaches to the handles and base of the stroller by means of velcro strips. Two things to note about this weather shield. (Let’s assume that your child is comfortable with being incased in a plastic bubble.) The velcro straps are miniscule. The velcro patches with which you secure the shield to the handlebars are literally the size of a fingernail. I consistently have trouble getting these things to hold together so that sometimes the weather shield sits loosely on top of the stroller and shifts in the wind. The velcro straps that you use to secure it to the base of the stroller are much bigger, but this, as it happens, is no help. These straps come undone almost every time and are easily loosened by your child’s feet. While the stroller cover is a useless ornament, the weather shield was always aggravating. And, because of the child’s upright position, unless you take the time to attach the weather shield, the entire length of your child’s body will be exposed to wind (not to mention dust and debri). Lastly, you can purchase a winter cozy to go inside the Quinny Zapp, but Quinny does not make one specifically for this stroller, so you’ll have to buy one that requires you to fidget with the straps to get it in just right. Travel: This stroller does fold down into a medium-sized shoulder bag, and this is indeed convenient. But folding it down takes some effort. Even my best experiences with this required a kick to jar the legs loose. Apparently, they are supposed to pull free. This never happened. And you’re kicking a hard piece of plastic, which isn’t easy on your foot. (Seriously, if you plan to travel a lot–throwing this in the trunk or backseat, gate-checking it before a flight, or taking it on a train–you’re going to be breaking it down every time.) Also, the brakelines, as you can see in the picture, extend out from the stroller. A brakeline was clipped even though it was packed in the shoulder bag during our very first flight. (The brake didn’t work after this.) During the time in which the brakes worked properly, it still took quite a stomp to turn the brakes on and off. Daily use: Part of breaking the stroller down into the shoulder bag involves taking the front wheels off. After a few weeks of owning this stroller we had a problem with one of the wheels falling off at unexpected times: like while on a sidewalk or even while crossing the street. This eventually went away, as I learned to be especially firm when snapping the wheels back on. A few months later one of the wheels began to lock up. This has not changed in the years that I’ve owned it and after repeatedly trying to fix it. We’ve simply learned to live with it. But this can be dangerous. In addition to the inconvenience of locking up on a regular basis and jolting to a halt, I narrowly avoided falling over the front of the stroller as it locked up unexpectedly–while holding my child. Even if I had not had problems with the brake or with the wheels, the stroller cover and weather shield are enough for me to recommend that you not buy this stroller. Of course, if you don’t have inclement weather where you live or do not need sun protection, then this will not count against it. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. The tipping problem isn’t serious–just don’t hang anything from the handles. The problem is not when he’s in the seat, it’s once you get him out of the seat the balance goes away and it’s wheel’s up pretty quick. But there’s a storage bin underneath the seat that’s average size. We don’t carry a lot of stuff with us so this isn’t an issue. The one thing I wish this did was recline. There is no reclining option. But my child loves how comfortable the seat is. When we have it unfolded in the house, he’s constantly going over and sitting in it and laughs. We haven’t had any problems on flights. We never take our strollers onto the plane anyway. We always complain of those parents who do because any stroller takes up too much room on a plane. Not to mention we just chuckle when they ram their kids into the seats and knees of other passengers as they make way down the super narrow isles. I don’t want to stand behind a parent in the isle of a plane while I wait for them to get the kid out, placed into a seat, get all the bag out and up in the bin, then finally fold the stroller and spend a couple minutes trying to force it into a bin. Check it at the door of the plane and carry your kid the 100 or so feet to your seat. Come on, folks. No matter where you are, folks notice the Quinny’s bold color, and cool and unique design. We like ours and are happy with the $190 we spent. |
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