Three-wheeled carriages: features and tips for choosing

A baby carriage is a thing about which nothing new can seem to be said. Especially to come up with a modification that would be fundamentally different from what is presented on the market. But manufacturers, which employ an entire army of designers, marketers and engineers, continue to fight for our sympathies.

The three-wheeled baby carriage is a relative novelty in our market. In the west, it has its own consumer segment, which has been conveniently located for a long time. For our country, it still remains a relatively exotic commodity.

The main feature of these devices is that they are not designed for motion sickness or sleep. This is a stroller for active walks with a child who is at least six months old. For older children, who have already formed a strong spine, models with a less rigid back are provided.

Many parents use transforming prams, often complaining about their cumbersome and sluggishness, as a result of which going to the store or to the clinic turns into a severe test. But the stroller-cane, on the contrary, successfully solving the designated problem, is bad in another: it does not have a stable and well-reinforced back.

Therefore, the strollers become the golden mean in this case. Imagine that a child is about a year old, and his mother leads an active lifestyle, loves movement in the fresh air and is ready to overcome decent distances for a couple with a baby. Now she can be completely sure that, enjoying a favorite lifestyle, can not worry about her son or daughter: the wind, rain and the sun's rays can no longer cause any trouble.

Since tricycles are rapidly gaining popularity, mothers with such devices can be seen more and more on the streets of Russian cities, let's try to figure out what the reason for this popularity and what qualities of this product have earned the trust of customers.

• Maneuverability - five plus! The front wheel can rotate around its axis, with the result that the wheelchair changes direction, while having a relatively small angle of rotation. This, of course, significantly reduces the energy consumption of the parent and helps to avoid many inconveniences on the road.
• This is really a compact design! When folded, the stroller takes up quite a bit of space, which is very important for small apartments. No one wants to clutter their homes.

• Appearance: you will be a star! Stylish, unusual strollers - not such a frequent phenomenon on the streets, usually mothers walk with the standard and familiar to all models. You will definitely pay attention. These models are most often decorated quite unusual, the design is made for buyers, for whom not only convenience and functionality, but also effective design are important.

• Weight: lighter! Really important aspect for fragile mummies.Lightweight designs, in addition to the obvious advantages in the form of reducing the number of problems with raising and carrying the stroller itself, are much easier for ordinary models to control in motion and overcome obstacles encountered along the way. Considering the conditions of our Russian road realities, this is an important advantage.
• Price: quite affordable for things that have competent technical performance, spectacular appearance and decent quality. This stroller may well afford an average family. Of course, there is a wide range of models on the market, prices for which vary, but in principle this category of goods is in a fairly affordable price segment.

Now let's talk about the cons - where do without them? As you know, there are no ideal things, and this fully applies to wheelchairs.

1. Trips to the subway with such a stroller will certainly be accompanied by inconvenience.
2. The ramps, which are equipped with all modern entrances to the buildings, are designed for four-wheel devices, so that they will not be able to use them, and you will have to look for other ways to lift the wheelchair.
3. Borders of sidewalks, elevations, various small obstacles, through which four-wheel counterparts easily move, for a three-wheeled carriage can become insurmountable - yet the stability of this device can pump in the most crucial moment.
4. Extremely impassable roads not for a three-wheeled carriage. It can cope with a moderate relief, small obstacles, but in overcoming serious difficulties this stroller is not your assistant. We will have to avoid the snowy and stony areas and stay close to the asphalt.

Well, now we are close to the most interesting. Let's see what are the types of tricycles and what they are interesting.

It would seem that maybe less compatible than walking with a stroller and sports? Manufacturers of wheelchairs did not agree with this, and as a result such a phenomenon as a sports three-wheeled baby carriage appeared. There is even a separate name for it - the word “jogger” came to us from a foreign language (derived from an English word meaning “running”).

If you see a model in the name of which this word will appear, you should know - there is a sports car in front of you. Abroad (both in Europe and in the United States) they are very widespread. Everyone knows how people all over the world are now obsessed with a healthy lifestyle, so this type of model had no chance to remain without its share of popularity.

The distinction of this type of stroller lies in its special technical characteristics, thanks to which it enables the parent to combine walks with the child and playing sports: you can both run and rollerblade. First, the stroller has more substantial stability than its “non-sports” counterparts, due to the increased weight. Secondly, the front wheel is swiveling or tilting (they also say "thrusters").

Not every parent believes that walking with a child is a reason for physical activity on their own. Perhaps a walk for someone is extra time that can be spent reading or surfing the Internet. Of course, all this is possible under the condition that the child in the wheelchair will feel comfortable and protected.

For such cases tricycles are also provided. These are classic, quiet modular models that exist as if out of time - they always look great, command respect with their solid and respectable appearance, have a certain segment of their adherents.

It is impossible to tell about all the technical innovations used in wheelchairs in our time. There are countless of them, and every day more and more new things appear - the imagination of designers and engineers is limitless.As long as there are gadgets and technical devices among parents, the industry will offer more and more new solutions.

Various electronic devices, flashlights, displays, the mass of various technical devices. What is, for example, a model equipped with its ... power station! The engineers thought that they installed a device on the wheelchair that converts the energy of rotation of the wheels into electricity. As a result, the wheelchair itself provides itself with energy for the operation of any accessories: there is a backlight, there is a charger for the phone. Initially, this miracle of science and technology was developed for a four-wheel base, but eventually migrated to three wheels.

American manufacturers offer options for the most technically advanced parents. As you know, such people themselves will give odds to any seller of technical devices. Therefore, the manufacturer offers such consumers to determine for themselves the complete set of strollers: any whim for your money.

Let's sum up. Models, as we see, are many. Some place care and comfort at the forefront, others функциональн functionality, and others эффект an external, spectacular design. Of course, you will not please everyone, and no model in the world will combine such qualities in order to please everyone without exception.

We have already touched on the issue of manufacturers, discussing the topic of models.

Of course, in terms of the number of products manufactured, China leads the world, producing an incredible number of wheelchairs, and in terms of pricing it has no equal. For 6,000 rubles, you can purchase a completely acceptable option: low weight, decent maneuverability, there are even additional accessories (for example, a cup holder or a built-in table). No cost and without drawbacks: often these products are not sufficiently insulated, the hood can close the child badly.

Quite another matter - solid German manufacturers. Care and comfort are here in the first place. Insulated back (material is both breathable and absorbent at the same time), fixation of the back in a million positions, brakes are not worse than a Mercedes car and very light weight. Just a dream, not a stroller. But not everyone can buy it - prices start from about 23,000 rubles.

Italian models are in the same price category. The quality is impeccable - excellent wheel cameras, beautiful appearance, elegant cushioning, handling and maneuverability are beyond praise.

In the same price segment there are models made in the UK, Spain and other European manufacturers. In general, the characteristics are similar, the quality is very good, the prices are high.

You will learn more about the stroller of one of the Chinese brands by watching the following video.

Of course, you will have to choose something in between, try to find a "middle ground" that is acceptable both in price, in quality and in appearance.

But when you look at a particular stroller, deciding whether it is your child who will go for a walk, pay attention to the following:

• whether the brake lever is designed to lock all wheels;
• the width of the wheelbase should be decent;
• the front wheel should not be fixed (otherwise there will be a loss of maneuver);
• choose a model with less weight.

There are a couple of ways to improve cross-country ability: when overcoming relief areas, learn to lift the front wheel, while snow and sand are best overcome by fixing it. This should be done carefully. Climbing the stairs will be easier if you act upward with double wheels while using the handle.