Customer Reviews

Kolcraft Contours Options 4-Wheeler, Ruby

5 star:		(36)
4 star:		(19)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Overall, I love this stroller.

Pros:
- Good looking stroller
- Relatively inexpensive
- Tons of accessible storage space
- Child tray
- Parent cup holder
- Stands straight when folded
- Five-point harness
- Generous canopy
- Infinite recline
- Very tight turning radius

Cons:
- Brakes are challenging to release by foot (especially in flip-flops!)
- Folding and unfolding are not intuitive, but just read the directions and if you do what they say, you won't have a problem with it!

Ok as a mom I have been thru 5 strollers and my childs just two. This is going to be my final stroller!!!!.

Ive been thru chico trevi -steering was awful

Ive been thru graco quatro tour steers wonderful and good for the car seat use but doesnt set comfortably my chid didnt like it

Ive had a jeep umbrella stroller grea for running into dollar store but no storage


Ive also owne the Kolcraft contours 3 wheeler in the baby blue and I you debating on the 3 or 4 wheeler definately go with the 4 wheeler . the seat on the 3 wheeer is so much smaller than the 4 wheeler and while the 4 wheeler offers a full paret tray it fell off so much it wasnt worth it buy the joovy caboose cup holder and use it with this oe if your looing for a full console.

the folding is very easy pull up on both red bars push bar down and grab the handle on the baset and walla your done and you dont even have to take the seat off but it does need to be facing forward takes 3 seconds

Its beautiful bright red and a huge.... I mean huge basket. nice parnet cupholder easy removable child cup holder and foodtray. It steers wonderfully did it with one hand on gravel road. Im short 5'2 and my husbands 5'11 handles in the perfect place . Its not hard to put together at all did it by myself in less than 15 minutes. Seriously I cant say enough about htis stroller . It folds more compact than my graco and about as small as my old umbrella stroller. Im one happy mother and my child loves this stroller shes the true tester she didnt want to get out she wanted mommy to push even more

I bought this stroller for my boys (newborn and 3 y.o.) as second one since we had already double stroller. Very easy to assemble (my wife did it alone for less than 1/2 hr), great appearance and maneuverability. Extremely eye-catching. Worth every penny. I highly recommend this stroller to anyone who prefers comfort for "passenger" and for "driver". The only thing this stroller doesn't have full "parent's" panel, it' a lil bit uncomfortable, but sure it doesn't affect this stroller's characteristics.

I have owned, Peg Perego two of those, and Chicco which is pretty good. But this one by far is the best. My husband even loves it and he has not cared for the others. It is easy to put together and easy to push, store. It is great looking, everyone thinks it is the $800 bugaboo. I take it for runs, walks, etc... It is great. My son loves it and he hates all strollers. You can face them out or towards you. This stroller definitely wins the prize. Definitely worth the money..... I would have paid more for this stroller.. It is definitely worth it.

This stroller is great - I was shocked at how easily it turned and handled. For a heavy stroller (29 pounds!), it glides really smoothly. It is somewhat hard to get in and out of my trunk, but I just consider it my weight training for the day. It's not the easiest stroller to fold and you have to be very careful to lock it into place once you unfold it or you can run the risk of the stroller folding up on your child. (This nearly happened to me until I saw a great big WARNING label on the back of the stroller - somehow I had missed it the first time.) I really like the look, the ride, and my daughter seems to be very comfortable.

I knew this stroller would be bigger than an umbrella stroller. But I was disspointed to find that its actually bigger than our full-size travel system stroller and is much heavier too! It does have a super smooth ride, is very easy to steer and I love that the seat can be placed facing forward or backwards. The quality and look is very good too. Its just a lot bigger and heavier than I wanted. I was also dissapointed to see that the recline mechanism is just the typical strap that is loosened or tightened to adjust the recline. I was hoping for a one-handed lever-style adjustment. Kolcraft's Contour Duo double stroller has this feature so I expected it on the single stroller.

Ultimately, I am returning this stroller. I really like the stroller but I just don't need another big, heavy stroller. What I wanted was something with more comfort and features than our umbrella stroller but smaller and lighter than the travel system stroller. Sort of a compromise between the two extremes. This stroller was nice but too big.

This is a fabulous stroller. I am one of those moms that swore off the whole travel system stroller, so , in order to have my child facing me I was looking at spending $500+ on a stroller. I was so happy to come across this one!!! It is excellent. Nice sturdy construction and much less expensive.
I would highly recommend this stroller. In fact, I already have!!!!!

We searched long and hard, and test drove dozens of strollers before choosing this one. It is a great stroller for the price. We get a lot of compliments on it. It feels well constructed and sturdy. It handles like the $500 ones (or better, in my husband's opinion, and far better than their 3-wheeled version). It rides easily over cracked sidewalks and rough terrain (though it isn't a true jogger). It switches from rear facing to forward facing fairly easily. My daughter loves the snack tray/roll bar. It looks great, even after a summer of heavy use (and many snacks). My only problems with it are: it is heavy, and it doesn't fold/unfold easily. We also need to take the roll bar off to fit it in our trunk. Maybe it's me, but I it seemed easier to fold up in the store than it does now. I just don't like the 2-step folding mechanism, and so I don't fold it down unless absolutely necessary.

Positives:
- highly manouverable and great rear wheel size
- seat can face forwards or backwards for infants
- able to use stroller with even a newborn child


Negatives:
- my 3ft 2yr old's legs no longer fit within the foot rest
- cheap plastic hinges on footrest broke after 18 months. This was mostly due to rough handling by airport security
- wheels are not made of rubber so grip floor poorly
- We used this stroller in Europe and there are no shocks to speak of to handle all the cobblestone
- not easily collapseable. Has 2 separate parts to transport
- Seat does not fully recline
- Wheels don't easily lock

I did an excessive amount of research about strollers prior to my baby's arrival, and this one was the winner. I've been using it for 3 months now and love it. Most of our stroller trips are from home, through our urban neighborhood. We also have limited space at home. I like that it stands up when folded---fits nicely in the closet. It's pretty big for putting in the trunk, but we never really do that anyway, so it wasn't an issue for us.

The wheels handle well on our sometimes-rough sidewalks. Though if you're looking for something that will bounce over every bump with ease, get air-filled tires. This one occasionally gets stuck on some sizes of bumps. MUCH better than the travel system strollers I've seen tooling around the neighborhood, though.

I love that the seat is reversible, the amount of recline is totally customizable, and the canopy can be positioned in any number of ways to block the sun. The big basket underneath and cupholder are also nice. This stroller could almost pass as one of the fancy $800+ strollers, but it's surprisingly affordable.

One tip: read the instructions carefully, and practice the fold/unfold a couple of times. It's not intuitive, but it's not hard once you figure it out the first time. All in all, this stroller is totally worth it!