Baby Trend Expedition LX Jogging Stroller, Vanilla Bean

by Baby Trend

Product Features

• Lightweight sturdy construction
• 16" rear and 12" front all terrain bicycle tires on light weight wheels
• Extra wide open wheel base offers exceptional stability
• Locking front swivel wheel for easier low speed strolling
• Quick release wheel system

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 54 x 23 x 33 inches ; 29 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 30.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001NIZSBE
• UPC: 090014010379
• Item model number: 9153
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,274 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Vanilla Bean Expedition LX Jogger accepts baby trend vanilla bean infant car seat to form a travel system. It is sold separately. This is made up of a lightweight sturdy construction and comes with a 16" rear and 12" front all terrain bicycle tires on light weight wheels. It has extra wide open wheel base which offers exceptional stability. The locking front swivel wheel is for easier low speed strolling. It has a quick release wheel system.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great inexpensive jogging stroller, October 8, 2009

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R. K. G. "r.k.g." (La Jolla, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Trend Expedition LX Jogging Stroller, Vanilla Bean (Baby Product)

We have had this stroller for 2 years and were really happy with it. We did a lot of walking and jogging, on and off pavement, since we live next to a nice trail. While it's true that the front wheel wobbles when jogging fast, this is actually a feature. Let me explain. A lot of jogging strollers, including the very expensive ones (more than 3-5 times the price) do not have a front wheel that can rotate. This can really limit the maneuverability of the stroller, forcing you to lift the front wheel to turn. If you read the instructions on the stroller, you are supposed to LOCK the front wheel when jogging, and this eliminates the wobble problem. Then you can unlock it when you are just walking around or shopping, and you can have the better maneuverability. All in all, for the price, this stroller is a great deal which has held up quite well. My only complaint is the front wheel had no protection between the rim and the tube, and eventually popped. We had to order a new tube from baby trends since it is a non-standard size. I just added some electrical tape between the tube and rim to fix this problem for the future. If you buy one, I would recommend doing this to save yourself the hassle later.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty and practical, but poorly made., March 24, 2009

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Tara Pierce (Norwich, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baby Trend Expedition LX Jogging Stroller, Vanilla Bean (Baby Product)

We purchased this stroller last fall. It looks good, and rolls wonderfully across northeast sidewalks, which can be a little rough. It was exactly what we wanted in a stroller for those roughly 2 miles we were able to use it.

This spring when we are ready to use it again, the second walk we take this spring and all of the sudden; the front wheel locks up and is leaning to the side, causing the stroller to not run straight. The fork bearing was shot. I contacted baby trend and the replacement part, while covered under warranty, is on back order. So, I have no stroller for the spring. I even volunteered to drive to Binghamton (40 miles) to return it to Toys R. Us. But the warranty only covers the replacement part, which they don't have in stock. So, I can suffer and spread the word. Or I can spread the word and buy another stroller and have two.

Sum it up as a nice looking model with nice features, but poorly built. It's a lot of money, put to far better use. Our similar stroller for the first child was an In Step. Used it 2.5 years and gave it to my sister who used it for 2 more. I'd have to say your money is better spent on a better brand.

Save yourself from the same fate as I.

(Edit to add: Still no response from Baby Trend, and no replacement bearing. I will do my best to keep this updated when/if I receive parts.)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT STROLLER with GREAT Customer Service!!, June 9, 2010

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Rhonda "lucas' mom" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Trend Expedition LX Jogging Stroller, Vanilla Bean (Baby Product)

About two months ago we bought the Expedition LX Jogger for our 2.5 year old son. It has been absolutely everything we had hoped for, inexpensive, smooth gliding, manuverable, and comfortable for our son. The wobble that you experience in the front wheel when jogging was fixed when I removed the plastic foot rest cover (4 screws from underneath) and tightened the "front wheel wobble adjustment nut." Most people don't even know that there is an adjustment for the front wheel, I didn't until I looked closely at the wheel. So this being said, here is the best part:

A few days ago, I accidently hiht a raised sidewalk while going pretty fast. No one was hurt, but the front wheel took a very hard hit. This hit caused the fork holding the front wheel to stop spinning smoothly. The stroller would pull and lock-up continually. So I took apart the front fork and found that the lower ball bearing had busted open and was now causing resistance instead of allowing the fork to move smoothly. I called the customer service number that was provided with the stroller information, fully expecting them to tell me that I caused the problem and it would cost a ton to purchase the replacement parts. Well, I called this morning and was greeted by a very pleasant young lady. She took down my information (model, ser #, manufacture date, etc) and looked up the parts. She told me they had them and that she would send them out at NO CHARGE to me because the stroller is still under warranty. I couldn't believe it when I said it, but I said to her, "wait, no charge? Even if it was my fault for hitting the raise sidewalk?" She plainly responded that these strollers are designed to be able to take a hit like that, and if the bearing broke because of this hit, it obviously was defective. And so they are shipping out TODAY a replacement set of bearings. YES, that is right the set of bearings, nnot just the bottom one that broke. She told me that the bearing are match from factory and that if the bottom one had a problem, the upper one would probably have the same problem. Better safe than sorry -- she literally said that!!!

Well, needless to say that we are now COMPLETELY sold on this stroller. It gave us everything we needed, and now we see that BABY TREND backs up their products with STELLAR customer service. You really can't ask for more that that.