My Ride 65 in SRN, anyone see that?

thepeach80 · Apr 26, 2009

I got my Safe Ride News yesterday and the My Ride 65 was in it. It looks so small. I missed all the hullabaloo before on it so maybe that was mentioned earlier. Is it really going to fit bigger kids? It looked like a Comfort Sport to me.

Mama! · Apr 26, 2009

The pics of it look really small. The shell is far too short.

bobandjess99 · Apr 26, 2009

Although it was disappointing to those of us hoping for extreme erf, once we got over that, I beluieve it was determined the shell was similar to the marathon, and so one of the higher shells on the market aside from the truefit and radian. While it won't help those of us trying to keep our 4-5 year olds RFing, (except Christineka's

), it will actually keep most kids Rfing to at least 3, and will be an excellent choice for those 35-40 pound 1 and 2 year olds to keep rearfacing.

thepeach80 · Apr 26, 2009

I guess we'll see when it comes out. My kids' problems are generally torso issues, so 40# probably won't be that big. AJ has been my biggest and outgrew the AO at 34# at 34 mos by height, but at 34# that was great IMO. I like having my front kiddos rfing b/c it's easier to talk to the ones in the back row, hahaha, talk about great reasons to rf. I won't be needing a new seat anytime soon though, sigh. This time next year we'll probably have to ff Ilana b/c AJ will need a booster and I'll want a latchable booster so he needs her spot, we'll see.

bobandjess99 · Apr 26, 2009

Ya..I think most of us were just psyched because although it isn't as awesome as we had wanted, the HOPE is that now that there is 1 40-lb seat, others will follwo..and one of THEM will have the bigger shell. The 35 lb limit has been broken....and so now peer pressure demands other companies follow suit, LOL!

thepeach80 · Apr 26, 2009

Oh definitely and there are lots of kids that NEED that 40# limit just to get to 2, mine just aren't them.

Gypsy · Apr 26, 2009

I emailed Russ about the possibility of testing the Radian RFing to 40 pounds last week after the pics were posted of the MyRide, his response is:

Lisa,

It is definitely on our agenda to look at, but understand that we take weight capacity rating very seriously. So any changes are looked at very carefully.
You are right, with Radian’s steel frame and stability I am sure we could met the minimum govt requirements to rate Radian 40 lbs RF. But capacity rating is one thing, actual performance at that rated capacity is what really matters. We have to test first and make sure the performance meets OUR requirements…which, by the way are very high (eg. Radian seats are the only car seats NCAP crash tested at 65 lbs and 80 lbs. No other seat comes even close.)

Please definitely touch base with me in June.

Best regards,
Russ Berger

Pixels · Apr 26, 2009

Gypsy, do you have any idea why he said June?

bobandjess99 · Apr 26, 2009

hhhmmmm.....interesting...saying "june" makes me think maybe testing or whatever is actually in the works and not just an abstract possibility........dare we hope?

Gypsy · Apr 26, 2009

No idea, but we can hope!

munchkin · Apr 26, 2009

Can we hope that it will be retro active? I really hope so.

thepeach80 · Apr 26, 2009

Weight limits are pretty much never retroactive, too much liability.

katiesmommy · Apr 26, 2009

Gypsy said:
I emailed Russ about the possibility of testing the Radian RFing to 40 pounds last week after the pics were posted of the MyRide, his response is:

Yeah, now if only it wasn't so ridiculously over reclined in my mom's van. Ugh.

christineka · Apr 27, 2009

I emailed Russ a little earlier and he told me "touch base at the end of summer". Sounds like SK is stepping up to get the radian to pass 40 pounds rfing. I need another radian in fall, so I have time to wait. I am hopeful that it will rf to 40 pounds.

Kat_Momof3 · Apr 27, 2009

And I remember back when he told me they didn't see the demand for it... oh... I know he's eating those words now.

bobandjess99 · Apr 27, 2009

Kat_Momof3 said:
And I remember back when he told me they didn't see the demand for it... oh... I know he's eating those words now.

honestly, I don't know that the "demand" has actually increased all that much. I think it's pretty much the same C-S.org fanatics who are pushing hard for the higher erf weights and shells. I think that, even once released to the general public, most parents aren't suddenyl going to be demanding more ERF seats..not at all. I think that there will be some amount of pressure, somply because you'll have parents who see "oohh...40 is more than 35,this seat much be better" but most of them will NEVER actually USE the 40 lb limit, nor will they suddenly become safety advocates or whatever. I'm not saying I'm not thrilled the "peer pressure" to create more 40 lb seats will exist, just taht I don't think much has really changed, at least not yet.

Maedze · Apr 27, 2009

Now the Radian being 40 lbs rearfacing is something I could get behind. Nice tall shell, and all that leg room!

Synchro246 · Apr 27, 2009

thepeach80 said:
I got my Safe Ride News yesterday and the My Ride 65 was in it. It looks so small. I missed all the hullabaloo before on it so maybe that was mentioned earlier. Is it really going to fit bigger kids? It looked like a Comfort Sport to me.

Can you take a picture of the picture? Or would that be wrong or weird?

Pixels · Apr 27, 2009

Probably no increase in actual demand, but there is an increase in perceived demand. The MR is announced, and all of a sudden a bunch of people (us) say hay, I want the Radian to do that, too, and email them, and voila, there's a huge perceived demand. And yes, while it might not result in parents actually RFing their kids to 40 or even 35 pounds, they'll still see the difference in the numbers when shopping, and that will affect which seats are sold more.

heyruthie · Apr 27, 2009

bobandjess99 said:
Although it was disappointing to those of us hoping for extreme erf, once we got over that, I beluieve it was determined the shell was similar to the marathon, and so one of the higher shells on the market aside from the truefit and radian. While it won't help those of us trying to keep our 4-5 year olds RFing, (except Christineka's), it will actually keep most kids Rfing to at least 3, and will be an excellent choice for those 35-40 pound 1 and 2 year olds to keep rearfacing.

also, the pics with an actual child in it (I *DID* get to see them all before they were deleted!) actually gave the kid quite a bit more head room than the MA, if I recall correctly. it's not the goliath of a seat that we were all expecting, but the child in the seat had a lot of room. honestly, it looked pretty good to me.

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