InStep Safari Swivel Jogging Stroller (Yellow/Grey/Black)

InStep Safari Swivel Jogging Stroller (Yellow/Grey/Black) This luxurious swivel-wheeled stroller is the industry benchmark. For both parents and children the safety and maneuverability of this item in stroller and jogger mode is unmatched. This go-anywhere, do anything stroller has loads of storage and features parent & child trays.

Features:

• 12 inch swivel front wheels allow for easy maneuvering in tight spaces while large 16 inch rear wheels smoothly handle any terrain
• Folds quickly and stores easily with one-hand fold design
• Convenient parent tray and child tray plus spacious under seat basket provide extra storage
• 5-point harness offers a safe and secure ride
• Recommended age of 6 months old
• Fabric in rear for sun
• Alloy locking hand brake and tether included
• Quick release wheels
• Plush, comfortable cabin has removable seat pad and convenient child tray

Customer Review: Great stroller for the money
This was a great stroller for the money. It is very light weight and very mobile with a fixed or moving front wheel. Our daughter loves it and seems very comfortable in it. It folds up for transport.
Customer Review: Wobbly POS
We got one of these five months ago. At first it seemed fine. After a couple months the frame loosened up. It's all rivets in plastic and aluminum, so there's no way to tighten anything. Now it's wobbly. With all the wheels locked it sways back and forth due to the flex in the frame. The front swivel wheel is worthless, because it shimmies and shakes the whole stroller like a paint shaker if it's not in the locked (non-swivelling) position. What a waste of money...



Here's an update. After a week InStep answered my e-mail, and they advised me that I should tighten the steering/swivel head. Remove the foot rest (four Phillips screws), and there's a nut on top of the bolt that holds the front wheel's swivel head. It's just a nylon "locking" nut. Too tight, and the front wheel won't turn. Too loose, and the front wheel wobbles like mad. Why they didn't spend 10¢ more for a castle nut and cotter pin, or why they don't mention this in the "troubleshooting" section of the owner's manual, I don't know.



Even without the front wheel shimmying like nuts, the stroller is still wobbly and excessively flexy. We've got a $600 Hartan that put up with a lot of hard use and it's still as solid as a vault. The InStep is simply cheap.