Question Britax Roundabout 50 or Graco My Ride 65?

piano_mama · Jun 2, 2009

My 15 month old will soon be outgrowing her infant seat (She is tiny for her age), so its time for me to be thinking about getting her another seat. I have been doing a lot of research, and I feel like I have it narrowed down to the new Britax Roundabout 50 or the new Graco My Ride 65. The Graco has higher weight limits for both RF and FF, but I'm not sure that will matter, as my DD has consistently remained, since birth, in the 3rd to 5th percentile in weight and the 10th percentile in height. I would eventually like to get two seats, one for my car and one for DH's car. His car is an older Subaru Forrester, and has a very small cab space, the less room it takes up, the better when RF. I was even thinking of getting one of each for that reason, but I was wondering, is the new Roundabout 50 more compact when RF like the old Roundabout, or is it bulkier? Any thoughts or suggestions on this matter would be greatly appreciated!

BookMama · Jun 2, 2009

piano_mama said:
is the new Roundabout 50 more compact when RF like the old Roundabout, or is it bulkier?

The new Roundabout 50 is the same size as the big Britax convertibles - Marathon, Boulevard, Decathlon - so it will fit the same as those seats RF. (Why they named it the Roundabout 50 is a bit of a mystery.

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wendytthomas · Jun 2, 2009

The My Ride, at least in the store, is pretty big front to back. Not the biggest by any means, not like the Radian, but I can see it being difficult to fit in smaller back seats. It's super reclined and the shell is tall enough that it's pretty darn big. Like I said, fine in your average car, but if you're concerned about cramped quarters then you might want to do the MR in your car and the RA50 in your DH's.

How heavy is your DD? The True Fit might be nice since you can remove the headrest to 22 pounds. She may be small enough to be below the shell of the small portion, and light enough, that you get a tiny seat now, and then a bigger seat when she's bigger, all out of one seat.

Wendy

yetanotherjen · Jun 3, 2009

I just got the Roundabout 50 for my husbands car and I LOVE it already!!!It is about the same size as my Britax Boulevard. The specs are almost identical to the Marathon. I chose the RA 50 over the My Ride because it can be tethered rear facing and thats a plus for me!

piano_mama · Jun 4, 2009

wendytthomas said:
The My Ride, at least in the store, is pretty big front to back. Not the biggest by any means, not like the Radian, but I can see it being difficult to fit in smaller back seats. It's super reclined and the shell is tall enough that it's pretty darn big. Like I said, fine in your average car, but if you're concerned about cramped quarters then you might want to do the MR in your car and the RA50 in your DH's.

How heavy is your DD? The True Fit might be nice since you can remove the headrest to 22 pounds. She may be small enough to be below the shell of the small portion, and light enough, that you get a tiny seat now, and then a bigger seat when she's bigger, all out of one seat.

Wendy

Thanks for your input! My DD is 18.8 pounds, so she could still fit into the true-fit without the headrest. That's a good suggestion....one I hadn't thought of. Also, I have been looking a bit into the Sunshine Kids Radian 80. Do you know anything about that seat? People seem to say that its compact, but do you know if its compact when rear facing, or is it only compact because its narrow? Thanks again!

DahliaRW · Jun 4, 2009

It's compact because it is narrow. It's hard to install more upright than 45 degrees rfing (depends on your car) and takes up a lot of room front to back. Though I do love my radian!

dhardawa · Jun 4, 2009

I'd get the Roundabout 50. The rear facing tether is a seller for me. Although, if you can wait for the True Fit Premiere, that would be a great option too.

emandbri · Jun 4, 2009

I wouldn't let the forward facing weight limit keep you from getting the roundabout 50. The my ride and roundabout 50 have harness slots about the same height and almost all kids would get too tall for the my ride before 65 lbs anyway.

My almost 6 year old got too tall for the marathon this past winter and is also too tall for the my ride and is 48 lbs and 48 inches.

For such a tiny child I would choose the roundabout 50. If you had a heavier child would say a my ride.

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