Maclaren Grand Tour

[suzie38]

Doubting i'll get a response but has anyone any experience of a Grand Tour...I've never even seen one in real life...Loved the look of them ever since someone mentioned them in a web thread a long time ago before they were available in the UK...I'm thinking of selling my Frog and Super Dreamer to fund one.

[MonkeysPunk]

i heard they were very heavy!

[suzie38]

I know that's my dilemma...I've recently given away a Britax Ultra system that was hard to push or at least it was after using a Frog...I used to push the Britax with 150 newspapers on it so i guess it's what you get used to.

[suzie38]

Plus i've a Nuna and Bee Plus at my disposal if i wanted a lightweight pushchair to use...My pushchairs have specific uses...The Grand Tour would be my rainy weather pushchair as DD hates being behind raincovers...So i use Frog or Dreamer facing me, with hood pulled up, apron over bumper bar or apron that came with Dreamer and she's ok with this.

[MonkeysPunk]

Have you seen the babyjogger city summit? Makes a fab bad weather pushchair (that's what I have!) - lovely suspension on all wheels, you can fit a bar or a tray - and get a parent console for the handlebar - really useful you can fit the pramometer(strollometer?) if you really want by buying it seperately at mothercare and fitting it yourself. As for headlights - see your bike shop! We have tyre sparx on our rear wheels (motion activated flashing lights).
It will still be cheaper than a maclaren grand tour and much easier to push no doubt!
Once kiddicare had the grand tours for about £299 - might be worth keeping an eye on them incase they get them cheap again.