Gear Alterrain Pro Jogging Stroller
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Comfy to push, squeaky suspension, poor hand brake.
I've had my BOB Alterrain for three months. It has great storage and is effortless to push while running. That said, the hand brake feels low quality, and the suspension has been squeaky—disappointing for a brand known for durability. Overall, it gets the job done, but I expected better.
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Glad we registered for this
We received this at our baby shower and our little girl just turned one. The only maintenance I’ve had to do is put a little air in the tires when the weather got cold. When she was a newborn and even now at the 96th percentile for height this stroller has fit her at every stage. I cannot even tell you how many miles we have put on this feels like 150,000. But it has served us well and still looks brand new. One thing I like is that the shade canopy can’t be put up a bunch of different ways to keep her in the shade But still have airflow. I also like how safe the harnesses but watch babies fingers when you click it because it is strong and could be a pinch hazard if a parent is not watching out. That said I do not think any single thing should be taken about this, except the height of the tray apparently is way too high based on reviews. But I don’t have the tray so I wouldn’t know. Anyways, I am 511 and my husband is 6 foot four and we both love the potential height of the adjustable handle as well. We have beat the crap out of this over this past year, almost daily!! like not taking care of it at all just throwing the baby in and going and like I said it still looks brand new. We’ve hardly even wiped it down.
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2 year old barely fits height wise
Honestly this is extremely overrated and over priced. Won’t even get a year of use in because my soon to be 2 year old barely fits in height wise. Extremely disappointed. I’ve searched for away to adjust the height of the seat and the only videos or information is lower the seat into a reclined position, my son want to look around on our adventures not lay down. Plus you’re not even supposed be jogging or going off road with baby less than a year, so you might get a year of use max. So very disappointing, especially buying new. Waste of money!
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Built for all terrains and weather
I have waited over 2 years to write this review. We have used this stroller exclusively since our son was born and recommend it highly. I purchased this stroller with the intent on jogging/running again once our son was born. Due to changes in health and lifestyle, I have rarely used it to run, but walked year-round every day with this stroller for 2 1/2 years. Our family runs as a single-car household, so this stroller has become our second vehicle We live in a 4 season Canadian town with plenty of hills, trails, and terrain changes. This stroller can handle almost everything. With the front wheel in the locked position, we can push through several inches of snow(provided I have proper snow cleats on). The hand break is especially useful for us as our town is built in a steep valley. The break allows us to stop quickly and to stay in control when going downhill. Durability is very important to us. We live tough and use our gear until it is worn out. This stroller is built to last. We stored our stroller outdoors undercover for the first 1 1/2 years we owned it, and since we have moved, now store it in our garage. It looks nearly as good as new. Nothing is faded or worn, it just needs a quick clean to keep the tires and breaks from building up with grime from the dirt roads and salt. All in all, we are very pleased with this stroller. The quality and functionality are truly impressive. We hope to get a few more years of use out of our BOB and then pass it along to the next family who is ready to start their all-terrain adventure.
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Sun shade is too short
Baby loves the smooth ride. My biggest gripe with this stroller and ALL strollers is the sunshade doesn’t extend all the way to the end of the footbed, so my baby’s feet/legs aren’t protected from the sun. Big missed opportunity in my opinion. We’ve also had trouble with the front wheel when walking in unlocked position - it gets stuck and sometimes fishtales back and forth.
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Decent stroller, but not worth the price
It's a nice stroller, but not worth the price. I've had to replace tubes in the tires at least 10 times in a year, but that has more to do with goatshead thorns being everywhere around our neighborhood. The first time I had to change the front tire though, the outer tire was warped just from finishing our walk after it going flat.
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I really love this stroller but its cons are big deals in the moment
I bought this stroller brand spanking new when the model first came out and was available in Canada. For a TRUE Canadian winter and rest of our short seasons, so this was in mid spring 2020 for my third baby. We are an outdoors family, rugged stroller to hold up like my previous much loved Bob stroller did, but I parted with it too early (before I knew I was having a third). At first I was completely in love with this stroller, it was/is the ultimate 'truck/suv' stroller. Weightless to push around on the rough uneven terrain, went through wet and powdery snow like a hot knife in butter, oily mud-gravel-dirt-unpacked trails - THIS is the perfect stroller. Complete with a hand brake for going down steep hills or getting too close to something, plus the great shocks for the uneven terrain. This stroller performs amazing and was well worth the high price tag to make carting the littlest boy around to keep up with his older two brothers, the dog and outdoorsy mom. At the time my only complaint about the design was that the seat folds outwards exposing the seat to the elements or debris collection when compacted, so always needed to brush it out and clean it. I did/do use my old Bob sherpa pad from previous model I owned and it has helped with this tremendously. However, and initially I chalked it up to being new and kinda stiff hoping it would get a little easier over time, and at first the kid was too young to fight as much about being put into the stroller so he had the patience to wait for me to struggle - the buckle is insanely HARD to click in on one side. Doesn't matter what side, but always the second side strap to click into. As a mom to three VERY active and VERY high energy boys this is a recipe for chaos and disaster as the fighting with a very mobile 9 month at the time to present and now at 2.5yrs, can easily escape and run off while I am struggling to click him into the buckle. He was almost hit by a car because I couldn't get the buckle done up fast enough or stop him from escaping. This one piece of safety is crucial to be consistently in very easy to use working order - EVERY parent with kids in and past toddlerhood understands this I am sure. Next piece I am frustrated with, mostly for resale value of an expensive stroller - the gorgeous beautiful waterproof UV fabric used. Mine is the beautiful shade of blue, if this makes a difference. The fabric coating on the underside of canopy where it folds is very cracked. I use this stroller ALL.THE.TIME and the canopy is folded up more than it is not in the last almost two years, and where the fabric folds is all cracked there. Canopy is still functioning to my knowledge, as in it is still waterproof and we've never had any burns or heat (I do live in snowy cold Alberta) build up under the canopy when it is open out for naps, but visually it looks awful. When I got this stroller covid closures where in full effect, so the company was on a hiatus or something and stopped with the design or attempt to release any more useful attachments, I even emailed asking when or if the trays would be released in the near future. This was very disappointing to not be able to get a snack tray for this stroller, as it would have helped me with the buckle issue. As much as I would still love to have a snack tray to add on, my kid is now 2.5yrs and we are working on transitioning away from a stroller for shorter excursions. So now it would almost feel like a waste to buy one. Next is the knob for fixing the pin into a locked front wheel - I attached a picture for this one. It snapped right off like cheaply mixed with fillers steel - this is NOT solid steel. Married to a highly skilled welder who refused to weld back together because it was not solid metal - even though he could've fixed it. This happened at the beginning of this past winter, stroller was in regular use for 2.5yrs at this point. There was nothing out of the ordinary done, went to move the piece as normal with a normal amount of gentle ease. I have to carry around the piece to unlock the wheel when I miss steering it correctly chasing after the boys. On the contrary, it is also quite difficult to engage when I need the front wheel locked too. I am really super unimpressed that this piece broke off. This is why I do not love this stroller anymore. It is a big deal to need to steer in a specific way so that the pin to lock the wheel doesn't drop down while steering, mixed with the buckle issues for a busy active family and I can't give this stroller the 5 stars I initially wanted to give it. As an all weather, all terrain stroller this is a 5 star phenomenal stroller, I don't know if it was because it was first generation of its style or what, but the wear and tear is not the greatest for what the name has stood up for since their strollers came out, in my experience. This was not my first Bob stroller, and I spent the money on this one expecting the same quality and durability, hoping the poorly folding/open canopy issue was fixed (and that issue is!).
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Squeaky axle & flat wheels - only downsides
I was so excited to get this jogger stroller since I’ve been trying to get back into running after having my baby. But after using it twice, the rear wheel/axle started started squeaking. If I lift up on one side while jogging it stops momentarily but returns as soon as I set it down. The rear wheels don’t hold air either; I’ve unfortunately not used this as I had planned because of the embarrassing and disruptive noise and the fact that I have to air the tires every time I do attempt to use it. Very disappointed. *I was told to use wd-40 on the axle which worked for about 2 min before the noise returned.
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