The Urban Glide 3 is Thule’s all-terrain single pram, listed at $1,379 in black. It scores 7.9 in our pram group test and takes the Best all-terrain award, on the strength of running gear no other pram in the field matches on the spec sheet. It is also, on those same figures, a pram that cannot take a newborn until you spend more money.
Assessed on specification, 30 July 2026. Prices are as at 30 July 2026, lowest listed Australian retail.
Bench Score
| Criterion | Score |
|---|---|
| Conversion and versatility | 6.5 |
| Fold and footprint | 8.0 |
| Push and wheels | 9.5 |
| Build and materials | 8.5 |
| AU parts and service | 7.0 |
| Overall | 7.9 |
Award: Best all-terrain.
The case for it
The 9.5 for push and wheels is the highest push score in the field, shared only with its own double. It is earned on hardware rather than adjectives. Thule publishes 16 inch air-filled tyres and an all-terrain suspension system, with a swivel front wheel that locks. Nothing else assessed here combines all of that. The UPPAbaby Vista V3, which wins Best overall, runs all-wheel suspension and takes a 9.0. The Bugaboo Donkey 5 runs puncture-proof wheels and takes an 8.5. Air tyres are the reason the Thule sits half a point clear of the Vista and a full point clear of the Donkey. On gravel and the broken kerbside footpaths that pass for infrastructure in most Australian suburbs, that difference is the whole point of the pram.
The rest of the running-gear package is consistent with the intent. There is an integrated twist hand brake on the handlebar, a feature the Vista and Donkey spec sheets do not list. The handlebar adjusts. The seat reclines. Thule quotes 22 kg on the seat, matching the Bugaboo benchmark, so you are not buying a shorter service life for the extra tyre.
Storage and shade are handled properly. The cargo basket is large and takes a zip-top cover, which matters more in a car park than it sounds, and the canopy is full coverage with ventilation and a peek-a-boo window. Reflective details are listed as standard. Build and materials takes an 8.5, level with the Donkey 5 and the Cybex Priam and above every Australian-brand pram in the field.
Fold and footprint takes an 8.0 on the published one-hand compact fold. That is behind the Bugaboo Dragonfly at 9.0 and the Joolz Aer2 at 9.5, but ahead of the Bugaboo Donkey 5 at 7.5 and its own double at the same figure. For a pram running 16 inch wheels, an 8.0 is a good result. Something has to give when the tyres are that size, and on paper it gives less than you would expect.
The case against it
The 6.5 for conversion and versatility is the lowest conversion figure recorded anywhere in this field, shared with its own double, the Bugaboo Dragonfly Plus and the Babyhood Air Compact, and it comes down to one line on the spec sheet: suitable from 6 months. The Urban Glide 3 seat does not take a newborn. To use this pram from birth you need either the Thule bassinet or infant car seat adapters, both sold separately.
That changes the price conversation completely. The stroller-and-bassinet bundle in black is listed at $1,699.95, so the newborn-ready Urban Glide 3 costs roughly $320 more than the seat-only pram. At that money you are $200 past the UPPAbaby Vista V3 with bassinet at $1,499, which scores 9.0 and includes the bassinet in the box. You are also $300 past the Bugaboo Donkey 5 Pram Complete at $1,399, which scores 8.3 and ships with both bassinet and toddler seat fabrics. Buying the Thule as a from-birth pram means paying a premium for tyres and accepting a lower overall score.
AU parts and service takes a 7.0, level with Cybex, with only Joolz at 6.5 and Rever Bebe at 5.0 below it. Thule is a Swedish outdoor-equipment company whose Australian presence is built around roof racks and bike carriers rather than nursery retail. Compare that with the 8.0 held by Mountain Buggy, the 8.5 held by Babybee and Valco Baby, and the 9.0 held by Babyhood, all of which run local parts and service operations. If a wheel bearing or a brake cable fails in year two, the parts question is a real one.
Two further gaps are worth naming rather than papering over. Thule does not publish a kerb weight for the Urban Glide 3 in the material we assessed, only the claim that it is lightweight for its category, so we cannot tell you how it compares with the 9.9 kg Bugaboo Dragonfly or the 6.5 kg Joolz Aer2. Folded dimensions are likewise unpublished. If boot space is your binding constraint, that absence is a problem, because the Bugaboo Dragonfly quotes 36 x 52 x 90 cm and the Joolz Aer2 quotes an IATA-compliant 44 x 53 x 23.5 cm, and you can plan around numbers like those.
How it compares
UPPAbaby Vista V3 Pram + Bassinet, $1,499, scores 9.0. The Best overall pick and the more complete pram for $120 more. Bassinet included, a one-step self-standing fold, all-wheel suspension and a 13.6 kg basket, plus the capacity to carry up to three children with accessories. The Vista gives away half a point on push and wheels and takes back three full points of versatility. Unless your walking routes are genuinely rough, this is the better buy.
Bugaboo Donkey 5 Pram Complete, $1,399, scores 8.3. Twenty dollars dearer than the Thule and a different proposition. It ships with bassinet and toddler seat fabrics on all-terrain puncture-proof wheels, and it converts from single to side-by-side double in three clicks if a second child arrives. It scores 7.5 on fold and footprint against the Thule’s 8.0, so you trade some boot space for the ability to serve two children later.
Mountain Buggy Swift V4 Pram, $729, scores 7.8. The Best value pram in the field and the cheap route to competent all-terrain. It runs puncture-proof 10 inch aerotech tyres on an aircraft-grade aluminium frame and folds one-handed to stand, for $650 less than the Thule. Push and wheels takes an 8.5 rather than 9.5, which is the honest gap between 10 inch airless tyres and 16 inch air. If you want most of the Thule’s ability for a little over half the money, this is where to look.
For a newborn at similar money, the Babyhood Doppio Plus Stroller at $1,499 is the opposite proposition. It scores 8.1 overall on 18 modes, a from-birth 22 kg seat, measured fold, foam-core wheels, independent suspension and the field’s best AU parts and service score at 9.0. The Thule still owns the rough-ground comparison on 16 inch air-filled tyres and a 9.5 push score; the Doppio owns the single-to-double and local-support case. Babyhood is an agency client of this publication’s owner, and the higher current Doppio score reflects newly published evidence rather than that relationship.
Which Urban Glide 3
The single in black is $1,379, and the Mid Blue version with the new magnetic buckle is listed at $1,329.95, so the cheaper listing is also the newer buckle. Our 7.9 was assessed on the black single; nothing on the Mid Blue spec sheet changes the hardware that earned it.
The double, listed at $1,599, scores 7.8. It carries the same 16 inch air-tyre running gear and the same 9.5 for push and wheels, with independent reclining seats and 44 kg combined capacity, but the seats are still 6 months plus and fold and footprint drops to 7.5. If you are shopping doubles, the Mountain Buggy Duet V4 at $1,259 takes the Best double award on 8.2, running air-filled tyres and a 6060 T52 aircraft-grade aluminium frame on a wheelbase the width of a single buggy, for $340 less. The Thule double answers to a narrower brief. The double with bassinet is $1,999.
Verdict
Buy the Urban Glide 3 if the surfaces you walk on are the deciding factor and your child is already sitting up. On the manufacturer’s figures it has the best running gear of any pram we have assessed in this category, and the 9.5 for push and wheels is not a close-run thing. Buy it as a second pram, or as a first pram for a family that walks trails and gravel more than shopping centres.
Do not buy it as a from-birth all-rounder. The 6 month seat limit forces you into a $1,699.95 bundle or a capsule and adapters, and at that money the field has better answers with more in the box. The Bench Score of 7.9 reflects both halves of that: excellent hardware, narrow application.
Thule Urban Glide 3 Black Pram: 7.9 overall. Best all-terrain.
Assessed on specification, 30 July 2026.
Disclosure: The Baby Bench is owned by Xpand Digital, whose clients include Babyhood and Kaylula. Scores are set from published specifications and are not influenced by that relationship.
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Sources checked
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