Thule - Spring

I live in a city and the stroller is my child’s primary form of transportation on a daily basis, and we bought the Thule Spring based on the Wirecutter reviews (used it with a chicco keyfit 30 until she was big enough to sit up in the stroller itself at around six months old). It has a true one-handed fold and works well in a crowded city environment. Different people have different needs when it comes to what stroller is right for them. The reviews on Wirecutter were really helpful for me in terms of figuring out what features are important to me, like a true one handed fold.

I just know they had a sale around Memorial Day. My stroller is a Thule Spring and I’ve been getting their marketing emails since I bought a snack tray for it recently. I remember they emailed me about a sale for Memorial Day. I don’t know if they tend to have other big sales throughout the year.

I think it really depends on your lifestyle and what you’re looking for, what kind of car seat you have, etc. I love my stroller but you might want something different. The resource that helped me think about what features I wanted in a stroller was the series of articles on Wirecutter recommending different strollers for different types of purposes. I decided I wanted a three wheeled stroller that isn’t tiny but also isn’t super huge for navigating narrow city sidewalks, that works with our car seat with an adapter, and has a true one handed fold. The one handed fold was really important to me. The Thule Spring checks those boxes for me and we still use it every day at 18 months old. She could sit up in it without the car seat from about 6 months old. We never got a bassinet attachment but next time I probably will.

I learned in my mom group that lots of people were buying the uppababy secondhand! I was surprised that so many other parents in my neighborhood could afford the uppababy stroller when it’s so expensive, but it turns out lots of people don’t get them new. It seems silly in retrospect but I didn’t realize strollers were durable enough for that. We have a much more affordable Thule, and we love it.

We bought the Thule Spring. It has car seat attachments you can purchase separately and then when old enough they can be forward facing. We’re pretty active so a three wheeled stroller worked well for us. Bonus is that it’s not super heavy and easy to fold! I looked at BOBs but couldn’t lift them myself. We’re currently using ours with our 3+ old and it’s practically still new!

We got a Thule Ultra Glide 3 and a Thule Spring only because I get a pro deal with them for ski patrol. It was a solid choice

We try to avoid them in the Spring. Tends to wake the little guy up. The suspension in the Spring is just the cushion of the wheels

Depends what you want. Ultimately, I think kiddo will fit in a BOB longer so that may be the way to go at this point. That being said, both strollers work great for walking my neighborhood with bumpy sidewalks and no curb cuts. Kiddo can climb in and out by herself. The sunshade comes down farther on the Thule. I will say my BOB is 18 years old and has been used by many families (got it used for $50). So it’s not particularly comparable to a brand new one. But that is a testament to how durable they are!! Bob is a smoother ride because of the air tires, but they require more maintenance than the compressed rubber tires on the Thule. I have put many hundreds of miles on the Thule with almost no maintenance whatsoever and all it has is a bit of sun fading.

I hate uppababy strollers with a passion. I had a Cruz and a vista and they are heavy, clunky, and the quality you get isn’t worth the price in my opinion. I had a bugaboo donkey for awhile and that was okay as a double, but to be honest my favorite stroller for both travel and home was the very reasonable Thule Spring. It isn’t a double, but we managed fine with two under two since I wore one and used the stroller for the other, especially traveling in Europe. It survived Air France twice, managed cobblestone and narrow streets in Florence, and was light enough but substancial enough to handle just about all terrain. I live in MN and it handled snow just fine, is easy to fold and stores small. The Cruz on the other hand has been regulated to the stroller my parents use for grandkids because I dont want to store it and I sold the Vista and Donkey.

Thule Spring. Best stroller we have used. Sold it to replace it with a Thule Urban Glide because my husband takes kiddo running with him.

My parents have a Thule Spring at their house and it meets all your requirements. The list price is higher than $300 but you can find them on sale or second hand for around $200-300.

My 6'4 husband has no issues with either Thule stroller we have owned. Both the Spring and Urban Glide 3 have adjustable height handlebars and he doesn't use the highest setting.

LOVE my Thule Spring! My 3.5 year old still uses it all the time.

I reply to all the stroller posts with my love for the Thule spring. We got the converter attachment for the car seat in the beginning. My kid is almost 4 and still loves it. We walk a lot on a lots of different terrain and it’s great. It has a nice sized basket and handles really well!

I love love love our Thule spring. My son is almost four and still rides in it all the time. It handles all sorts of terrain and it’s easy to push.

We have a Thule spring and LOVE it. My son is 3.5 and still uses it. I was extremely overwhelmed with purchasing a stroller but I’m still thrilled with my purchase. I’m really short and I like how short the handle is but it also extends pretty far. It’s smooth, easy to push with one hand, and folds up easily.

Love our Thule spring! My almost 4 year old (who is little) still loves it. It’s probably the favorite thing I bought for him.

We have a Thule Spring and love it. My 4 year old still uses it and I’m looking to use it with my next (also due in February!). I’m also 4’11” and it’s one of the only ones I tried (in the old days when buy buy baby was still around) that felt really comfortable for me. It’s not parent facing, but that was never a problem for us. It folds easily and isn’t that heavy.

Agree! We’re in Denver and have a Thule Spring. It’s perfect for around the neighborhood and I even take it to the DOLA areas around Denver that have gravel. It’s the prefect all in one imo. Folds up pretty small and very easily for travel as well.

A friend gave me her old uppababy system and while it was lovely, it was far too heavy for me and barely fit in my car. Once bub was done with the infant seat I sold it and got the Thule Spring (for neighborhood and longer walks) and the gb pockit (to keep in the car)

Wirecutter has a good variety of options based on compact vs running vs more all-in-one. Personally, we went with a Thule Spring-- it's expensive but we go on a LOT of walks and having a stroller that I believe I could modify into a running stroller once I'm healed was/is a HUGE bonus. So far, very easy to use, but it is a little annoying having to have the special modifications to make it work with our car system!