Schwinn Safari TT Swivel Jogging Stroller (Blue/Black)
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Description of Schwinn Safari TT Swivel Jogging Stroller (Blue/Black)
This luxurious swivel-wheeled stroller is the industry benchmark. For both parents and children the safety and maneuverability of this item in stroller OR jogger mode is unmatched. This go-anywhere, do-anything stroller has loads of storage and even features parent & child trays. Includes adjustable handle, removable padded seat, under the seat storage basket, quick release wheels, padded push bar, canopy viewing window, and fabric in rear for sun protection.Find the time to take a stroll or go for a light jog with a child in tow with the Schwinn Safari TT swivel stroller. Also great for ferrying your child while walking the dog or ambling to a picnic spot, the stroller features a lightweight aluminum frame with a swiveling front wheel that's ideal for flexible steering. However, you can also lock the front wheel into the forward position should you want better control while jogging. The interior, meanwhile, boasts a well-padded seat with an adjustable recline setting, along with a secure five-point harness.
Parents will love the parent console, which safely stows drinks, keys, and other valuables, and the front bumper bar, which acts as a substitute seat belt when your child is hyper. You can even keep your boy or girl distracted by hanging toys from the bumper bar while you run errands. Other details include air-filled rubber tires for a smooth ride, a tinted sun visor in the canopy, a zippered storage compartment behind the seat, an adjustable footrest, 16-inch rear wheels and a 12-inch front wheel, an adjustable-height handlebar, and a handy folding design for easy storage and transport. The Safari TT, which offers a maximum weight capacity of 50 pounds, weighs 21 pounds and is backed by a one-year warranty.
About Schwinn
Founded in 1895, Schwinn is an American icon that has been synonymous with quality and innovation. They have built some of the best-known and best loved bikes of numerous generations--Aerocycle, Paramount, Phantom, Varsity, Sting-Ray, Krate and Homegrown. Today, Schwinn continues to be a leader in the industry with innovative bikes such as the new Sting-Ray, Rocket mountain bikes, and Fastback road bikes. With a continued dedication to quality, forever synonymous with the Schwinn name, America's most famous bicycle brand looks forward to providing another century of innovation, freedom and performance to people of all ages.
Sports reviews of Schwinn Safari TT Swivel Jogging Stroller (Blue/Black)
Customer Review: Great Stroller
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I purchased this one year ago on Amazon for $80. What a deal! This stroller is great, easy to fold, easy to get the child in and out, easy to lock or unlock the front wheel. My daughter will be in this stroller for years! Great quality.Customer Review: the fun stroller
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
A great alternative to any stroller you're thinking about! Comfortable out walking, plenty of trays & pockets, easy to collapse, works in stores. I should have known I'd pick a Schwinn the bikes have been good products. Karen G.Customer Review: A Comparison with the Jeep Front Swivel Stroller
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
About a year ago, we looked at front swivel wheel jogging strollers. We wanted one with a supportive seat that would allow our son to sit more upright than most jogging strollers allowed. We also wanted one with a child tray. We opted to get the Instep Safari TT Single Stroller (which I think is the same as the Schwinn Safari TT Swivel Stroller) over one of the Jeep® Liberty® Limited Urban Terrain Strollers. We were able to buy the Instep much cheaper than the Jeep. Also, the Jeep we saw had speakers for a cd player which we had no interest in using. We have just recently purchased a used 2003 Jeep stroller. For our current off-road, non-jogging purposes, this is working out better.
I would like to offer our comparison of the Instep/Schwinn Safari and the Jeep. There seems to be a few choices in Jeep models. Ours is used and I don't know which we have. Therefore, these are just basic guidelines.
We've taken both strollers around a neighborhood with sporadic sidewalks and no curb cutouts and both have handled the mixed/rough terrain well. We've also walked on the university campus where there are small (2') hills and both strollers go up and down them fine.
My main complaints with the Instep, and what I like about the Jeep, are little things. The cupholders are so shallow that bottles of water fall over. The child tray is not removable. When our son falls asleep we have to lift him out over the tray. The sunshade is beyond stupid. We live in Arizona and the Instep shade provides no protection from the sun. It actually curves upwards. We bought a Kiddopotamus sunshade. Although it provides ample sun protection, our son must essentially look out a tube. I don't know if the Jeep sunshade will be better, we haven't used it for daytime walks yet. However, it seems bigger and does not curve up and let the sun in. I will address the bad Instep brakes later.
The Instep is bigger and the seat for the child is roomier. However, there is more head clearance space under the Jeep Canopy. I wonder if the foot rest on the Jeep will be outgrown faster than the footrest on the Instep.
The seat on the Jeep seems better padded. The one we bought was FILTHY when we got it and it cleaned up easily. I had been certain it would be covered in stains, but it looks brand new. The Instep has a thin seat cover that can be removed for washing. However, it is velcroed in place. When our son sits down, we have to hold the pad in place or it slips and wads up underneath him.
There are reflectors attached all over the Jeep. The Instep has no reflectors that I've ever noticed.
The handle on the Instep is adjustable, so you can make it taller. You can also position it facing backwards and be further back from the stroller. This is probably advantageous for joggers. The Jeep is okay height for me 5'7" and I think my 6' husband is okay, but much taller and the Jeep handle might be too short.
The back wheels on our Instep are bigger than the rear wheels on the Jeep. That might make a difference for someone who jogs. I haven't jogged with either stroller.
Our Instep has a locking front wheel as does our Jeep. I don't know if all models of each brand lock or not.
The brake system on the Jeep is better. Although they both have foot brakes that interact with the rear wheels, the Instep partially falls into place when you go over bumps. You then get a bump-bump-bump rhythm in the stroller. My husband actually stretched a bungie cord between the handle bar and the foot bar to prevent this. I haven't noticed the Jeep brake falling into place.
I like the cargo basket better on the Jeep because it is bigger and much more accessible. Another advantage of the Jeep is for our son. He loves to push the stroller like he does shopping carts. He grabs the horizontal bar at the back of the stroller and pushes. On the Instep, this is the brake so he sets the brake. On the Jeep, he grabs and pushes with the cargo basket so he does not set the brake. The cargo basket on the Instep is very inconvenient. It's small and it is hard to get stuff in and out. I suspect for someone jogging, they would collide with the Jeep basket but not with the Instep basket.
We've never used the Instep as a jogger, but rather as an off-road stroller. Now that I have used both, I think the Jeep is better for off-road general stroller, but the Instep is probably better for jogging. I still like the cup holders, sunshade, brakes, and removable tray of the Jeep MUCH better and think the Instep would be a superior stroller if it had those. Although I like the jeep cargo basket for my purpose, I think the Instep cargo basket that doesn't stick back, the handle that folds backwards, and the large rear wheels could possibly make a difference for a jogger.
As of this writing, amazon does not offer the front swivel Jeep. However, it can be ordered from other sites. Some models are as cheap as $100 at some retailers.
Customer Review: How did we live so long without this stroller
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
My three year old son has been suffering in the first stroller we ever bought him: he couldn't sit up straight with the hood open any longer. My husband and I are training to walk a marathon in January, and it broke our heart that our son looked so uncomfortable. I researched with Consumer Reports and found that most all terrain/jogger strollers that rated high were very expensive. This was the hightest rated all terrain stroller at this price point with the exception of one other that was sold through Walmart. The Walmart stroller didn't have as much storage space. My husband had the stroller set up for use within five minutes. We absolutely love this stroller. Our walking speed has increased, my son is comfortable, and no one wants to pass the stroller off to the other because it's so effortless to push. Another plus, we no longer feel the need to rent a stroller when we travel to theme parks, which we do often. Here are the problems with the stroller and the reason I didn't give it five stars. Folding could be better. It's akward to fold, and the child's tray should be removed when you fold to avoid putting pressure on it when you put it in the trunk of your car. The child's tray is not too easy to remove and I've already pinched my hand once. If you've been walking in wet or muddy areas, when you fold the stroller, the dirty wheels end up against you while you're loading it in the car. You can't avoid using your body as a stabilizer when folding, and I find it icky to press my son's stroller against my sweat-soaked body. When we took the stroller out of the box, the foam handle cover was split in two places due to not enough wrapping in the box. They don't replace the foam, they send you a "repair kit" which is actually just handlebar tape. I'm not happy that for the money you start off with a defect like this. And finally, I drive a Buick with a huge trunk, and I have difficulty getting the stroller in there when it's empty. I don't know how someone with a smaller car would pull this off. Having said all that, I still think it was one of the best investments we've made.Customer Review: Good, not great!!
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
I really like this stroller. It is almost like a jogger at a stroller price. The handles are adjustable so persons of different heights can use it. The back rest is adjustable too, from a low incline to upright for a bigger child. The swivel wheel at the front which can also be a fixed wheel with just the flick of a small switch. It is easy to set up, easy to handle and folds quickly with one hand. Does not take up a lot of space when folded. The large wheels allow me to go over all kinds of terrain and my son who is just 2 months seems very comfortable.
It is not great because I find that the canopy does not come down far enough, sometimes only shielding half his face. Maybe it is because he is still little, I don't know.
It is too cumbersome to get him in and out. I can just lift him over the infant console for now, but when he is bigger I will have to pull off the front console every time
I put him in and out and I find it difficult to put back on.
The parent console is an excellent idea but the bottle holder is not deep enough to hold my 1/2 liter bottled water. The bottle keeps toppling over.
The storage basket could be bigger, and I find it interesting that the company sells a bigger basket separately as an additional accessory. The company also sells mosquito netting, rain shield and thicker padding as additional accessories.
I do not usually buy a product without customer reviews. I took a chance and am still happy with it. It is a fairly good product 4 stars, but if they could just remedy these issues, it would be excellent.
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