Firstly its an easy pram to assemble, it took me longer to get through the sellotape holding the box shut than it did to get it up once I'd got it out. However within three minutes of me having shut the door to the courier I had it out its box, up and child two sat in it. Now I should mention that child two is two and a half and quite tall for his age, he also walks mostly and therefore it'll be child three who does the majority of the pram sitting while I test, but he wanted to get in and I thought it'd do for its first test-will it accomodate a tall toddler? The answer? A resounding yes, he fits quite comfortable with clearance above his head for the hood. I had a little push around the living room and as is the case with most small wheeled strollers, it was a little hard to push over the carpet, so we took a little trip into the kitchen (tiled floor) and of course it became much easier to manouver. The handles are something that may or may not be a problem for me, they are hard and although they have attempted ergonomic-i find them quite uncomfortable. I am used to bar handlebars though so maybe with a bit of use my opinions will change. I will say though, I am 5ft 8 and they are at a comfortable height for me, although this may cause problems for significantly shorter mums than myself.
Out comes child two and in goes child three (15 months old), thumb promptly goes in mouth which can only mean one thing-he thinks its comfy enough to go to sleep in (its nearly nap time and child three is a thumb sucker).
Once child three has gone down for his nap and child two is happily playing with his trains I get down to the business of checking it out closely. Firstly Maxi Cosi get a point for putting a raincover in the box, there are far too many about who think a raincover should be an added extra. The wheels seem to be well made, and because of the shape of the frame hopefully the back wheels won't suffer from premature wear unlike many of the well known brands of umbrella fold strollers. The frame itself is coloured in a gorgeous red, such a nice change from plain silver, it appears that the pushchair companies are starting to realise that we like our prams to be stylish. The seat fabrics are made from a practical canvas material-well who doesn't give their toddler the odd thing to eat whilst out and about? Its also well padded for comfort and Maxi Cosi have thoughtfully added strap pads that don't slip around. There is is a square of black rubber wipe clean situated by the footrest-again very practical and doesnt detract too much from the looks of the pushchair. The hood is made from two materials, the outer a gorgeous soft black one (no idea what it is but its lovely to stroke!) and the inner what feels to be a slightly more wipe clean red (again I'm assuming this is for practicality reasons-little sticky fingers and all that!). The hood itself functions well and moves with ease, and would offer a reasonable amount of shade from the elements. The basket is easy to access but with regards to size and capability I will have to get back to you on that one. Lastly for today-the brakes, they are press on/press off brakes and although a little stiff with "newness" they work reasonably well on my level floored house.
I am planning to take it for a little walk to the shop later, and judging by the look outside I may even get to test the raincover.
Stay tuned in as I am testing it for a whole month (my poor bee plus is going to feel terribly left out for a bit!)
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