I was shopping for a buggy & testing the “kerb pop” for a toddler who is large for his age. I was unable to kerb pop at all on the Joie Mytrax with my whole weight pushing down on the handle. Then I tried the miniuno and was able to kerb pop that buggy pretty easily so I’m wondering what factor I should be looking for to determine if a buggy will have a good kerb pop especially if I can’t test it in person?
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ELI5 – To do the kerb pop you need the handles further back than the rear wheels, the further the better. This will make the front rotate around the rear wheels when you push down on the handles.
ELI20 – The horizontal distance forward from the handle to above the rear wheels. The larger the distance the more torque you are creating around the rear wheel, resulting in it rotating towards you, lifting the front up. If the handles are over the top of the rear wheels, then you essentially have no component of the force rotating about the rear wheels, instead it all pushes the rear of the buggy down.
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