Pushchairs for tall people: bugaboo cameleon review 5
Update: Someone stole our Bugaboo pushchair from outside a church. Can you believe it?!? I'm looking for a tall thief ...
I'm tall - 6 foot 4. Pushing pushchairs gives me backache as (1) I have to bend over because the handles aren't high enough and (2) I have to try and stand back from the pushchair otherwise I kick the axle. These two aims conflict.
Very few pushchairs are designed for tall people.
The ideal pushchair for tall people
After a lot of trial and error - in shops, borrowing other people's pushchairs, buying the wrong ones, reading pushchair reviews - I've decided there is only one pushchair for tall people: the bugaboo cameleon.
Yes, it's expensive. But the handle extends so high that I don't have to bend, and I don't kick the axle. The key thing about the handle is that it extends, rather than rotates. Pushchairs with handles that rotate are useless if you're tall - although the handle becomes higher, it also makes you stand nearer the pushchair. So you kick it.
No other pushchair comes close to the Bugaboo Cameleon if you're tall.
No axle pushchairs - Quinny and Stokke
You might think that a pushchair with no axle would be good for tall people, such as the Quinny. The problem with Quinnys is that if you put the shopping bag underneath, it goes where the axle would be ... so you kick it.
The Stokke Xplory is another option if you're tall. This is probably as good as the Bugaboo, although I haven't used one that much so I can't promise. It does look a bit wierd though - still, we bought the bloom fresco highchair, so what do we know!
If you're tall, what do you think? (And if you're interested, check out my review of the maxi cosi priorifix).
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The back axle would be a problem if I wanted to power walk but other wise the Mamas and Papas Skate was looking good for me (6'1") as the height of the seat came up and down as well as the handle height. So you can have the handle at a good height and still reach the child. Was a bit pricy for me and I am looking for a 3 wheeler. Otherwise it woould be my first choice.
I can't believe that someone would actually a pushchair, and from outside a church. That's appalling.
I hadn't realised that there was such an issue with the Stokke and Quinny if you're a taller man and woman, but now you've said I can see the problem - hopefully manufacturers will catch on soon and build more suited for the taller parent!
Agree totally with this. I'm 6'4" and every other pushchair we tried, I kicked. I still kick the bugaboo every now and then and it annoys me intensly every time so I think I'd be half insane by now if we'd bought a different model.
We've also got a Quinny Speedi SX 3-wheeler for muddy walks and light off-roading which isn't too bad but could do with just that bit of a longer handle extension to make it perfect.
We've got the Bugaboo Bee which is also good. My husband is 6"6 and it seems to be fine too.