BOB Gear Wayfinder vs BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0
The Revolution Flex 3.0 costs $30 less than the Wayfinder, $650 against $680, and is 2.6 lb lighter at 28.5 lb. So why pay more for the Wayfinder? Folded size. The Wayfinder folds to 16.5 x 22 x 32.5 inches and stands; the Flex 3.0 folds to 38 x 25 x 16 with the wheels on, and BOB's page does not say it stands. The Flex 3.0 has a wider adjustment range on the handlebar, 34.5 to 48 inches against 34.5 to 45.5, and takes 75 lb against 65. For infants, the Wayfinder wants an infant car seat until the baby has head and neck control; the Flex 3.0 allows a car seat for walking only and the seat for jogging from 8 months. A hatchback, a small closet or an apartment hallway tips it to the Wayfinder's upright fold, and $30 is a small premium for that. A tall runner with room to store a long fold gets more from the Flex's longer handlebar travel and higher child limit.
Folded, the BOB Gear Wayfinder makes a 6.83 cu ft box to the BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0's 8.8 cu ft. Neither fits a 22 x 14 x 9 in carry-on sizer: the BOB Gear Wayfinder misses by 10.5 in and the BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0 by 16 in. The BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0 is 2.6 lb lighter by its maker's figure (28.5 lb to 31.1 lb). For taller parents, the BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0's handlebar reaches 48 in against 45.5 in.
BOB Gear
BOB Gear Wayfinder
~$680
BOB's slimmer jogger pulls its rear wheels in to save 3 inches of width, folds with one hand into a 16.5 x 22 x 32.5 inch package, and keeps a handlebar that runs 34.5 to 45.5 inches.
Best for: Runners who need a jogger that fits a hallway
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BOB Gear
BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0
~$650
BOB's long-running jogger: mountain-bike-style suspension, air tires, a 360-degree swivel front wheel and a nine-position handlebar from 34.5 to 48 inches.
Best for: Tall parents who run on mixed terrain
Check price on Amazon| Specification | BOB Gear Wayfinder | BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$680 | ~$650 |
| Type | Jogging | Jogging |
| Weight | 31.1 lb | 28.5 lb |
| Newborn option | Newborns ride in an infant car seat | Newborns ride in an infant car seat |
| Folded size | 16.5 x 22 x 32.5 in | 38 x 25 x 16 in |
| Carry-on check | Over by 10.5 in (3 sides over) | Over by 16 in (3 sides over) |
| Folded box | 6.83 cu ft | 8.80 cu ft |
| Fold | One-hand fold, stands when folded | not published |
| Handlebar height | 34.5–45.5 in | 34.5–48 in |
| Basket | 10 lb | not published |
| Max child weight | 65 lb | 75 lb |
| Recline | One-hand near-flat recline | One-handed near-flat recline |
| Car seats | 4 seat families: 4 with an adapter | 6 seat families: 6 with an adapter |
BOB Gear Wayfinder: what it gives up
- 31.1 lb, 2.6 lb more than the Revolution Flex 3.0
- Basket rated for just 10 lb
- No stroller-seat use until the baby has head and neck control
BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0: what it gives up
- No hand brake, unlike the Alterrain Pro
- Folds long at 38 inches with wheels on
- 28.5 lb, 2.3 lb more than the Thule Urban Glide 3
- BOB's page does not describe the fold
Full pages: BOB Gear Wayfinder · BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0