Mountain Buggy Freerider

Fun concept poor quality – I got this hoping to use it! It’s such a fun concept. But I will give this a poor review. The hardware to mount the scooter is cheap in quality. The inside of the mounting bracket stripped and the screws were damaged just by screwing them in. Thus I can’t even mount it on my stroller. The scooter is really hard to click in and leans forward. We did not get any use from the product and I wrote and asked for a refund but it turns out they are not very easy to return even though it comes with a 3 year warranty.

A great idea.... but – We bought this so we could take our 3 yr old and newborn out. The concept is a fantastic one... however, the quality of the actual scooter itself and rideability falls short. Our older child much prefers the manouevrability and speed of our other scooter. Plus once you've paid for the attachment the total price is $150. When attached to the pram ( a MB swift in our case) the scooter is also right where you want to place your feet so you must walk with a wide gait. This might not be such a problem with the bigger prams or ones with the extension bar. We have several friends whose kids got sick of the ride on scooter within weeks of purchase. My advice would be borrow one or buy second hand. It is good for leisurely trips ie visiting the zoo/shopping mall etc where the older one can get on or off as they please and you are not pushed for time. Public transport or serious walking? forget it..... Great concept A little pricey and not the best scooter if your child really wants to ride fast.

It's great – I've been using the MB freerider for over a year now and my daughter loves it. My kids are 4 and 2 and I use it with the Urban Jungle. First of all, I would not use this in place of a double stroller unless you're confident your child won't run off. I bought this when my daughter was 3 and had somewhat grown out of her running off phase but it still took a while for her to get used to it.

My 4yo daughter generally likes the scooter, although it took some getting used to. I really had to force her at first because she resisted but I persevered and now she asks to ride it. At first she would sometimes bump her mouth on the bar but now she's learned to anticipate the bumps and I also try to go slower over uneven ground.

My 4yo generally walks most places now but is a dawdler which irritates me immensely, and I love the scooter for that purpose. I have even done some light jogging (over straight flat ground) with the scooter on and she thinks it's great fun. I wouldn't recommend it for serious runners. I have also used it in shopping centres and in some dirt road and it's great, providing the ground isn't too uneven. I also think this scooter would be great to use with the MB Duo if you had three children.

On the downside, the scooter does affect the strollers manoeuvrability, but it's fine once you get used to it. I found it easier to put the scooter further to one side but it took some time getting used to walking to one side. It also makes the pram feel quite heavy so be careful when turning or when going across sloping ground. It's also a little cumbersome when it's folded up and a little fiddly to connect and disconnect but this is a minor fault in my opinion. Since having children my whole life is cumbersome and fiddly so it just goes with the territory!!!! The pram cannot be folded with the scooter attached and sometimes I forget to disconnect it before folding, but that is my fault rather than the scooters.

We generally don't use the freerider as an actual scooter as my daughter doesn't quite get the concept of leaning to steer, and she has her own tinker bell scooter which she prefers. This was not a problem for me as I prefer not to have the handle bar attached when using it as a stroller board because it can't be folded up with the handle bar attached. The handle bar removes quite easily and slips into the basket but it's unnecessary for my purposes. Fun to use, makes life easier with two kids, I don't need a double stroller anymore Best for children aged 3+, affects pram manoeuvrability

From toddler board to scooter! – My little boys love the freerider, no other toddler board on the market can be removed from the stroller and used as a scooter! It is ingenious. I have two sets of connectors one to use on Mountain buggy strollers and another to use on different strollers such as bugaboo cameleon two products in one, toddler board and scooter