{"id":20808,"date":"2015-04-20T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/?p=20808"},"modified":"2015-07-14T16:36:53","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T20:36:53","slug":"sun_mountain_reflex_push_cart_review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/accessories\/sun_mountain_reflex_push_cart_review","title":{"rendered":"Sun Mountain Reflex Push Cart Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sun_mountain_reflex\"<\/a>Sun Mountain has redesigned the Micro Cart<\/a> with the next generation Reflex push cart. The Reflex has a new folding mechanism, a wider base when open, and folds up very small for easy storage in your car trunk. The dual strut design of the Micro Cart has been replaced with a single strut design for easier folding. Other additions are a second accessory compartment and adjustable handles.<\/p>\n

This review will take the Sun Mountain Reflex Push Cart<\/a> for a test drive and see how this next generation of push-cart from Sun Mountain compares to its predecessor and its competitors.
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\nNASA’s Opportunity<\/em> Mars Rover just passed a milestone. It has completed the first marathon on Martian soil! What does this have to do with a golf push cart? Opportunity<\/em> is a technological improvement over previous models. Viking<\/em>, the first lander on Mars, was a big bulky 1973 Chevy Conversion Van compared to Opportunity<\/em>. NASA made Opportunity<\/em> smaller, faster and better, which is why it has lasted so long.<\/p>\n

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The same goes for push carts. The first pull carts or trolleys, as they are sometimes called, were bulky welded steel frames with big rubber wheels. When you pulled them, they squeaked and squealed, the wheels would wobble and your bag would constantly spin. Eventually better pull carts were made out of lighter steel or aluminum and added some features like folding, a score card clip, and ball storage. Then came the push cart revolution. Push carts are more stable and easier to move around, and stressed the shoulders and joints of the golfer less.<\/p>\n

No longer just the realm of senior golfers, push carts help you navigate the course, carry your supplies and save your back for the end of the round. But there has always been the problem of whether the cart would fit into your car trunk. Folding pull carts can get narrow, but tend to be long. Three wheeled push carts can fold up, but their footprint is still large. The Sun Mountain Speed cart is 37″ x 16″ x 13″ for example.<\/p>\n

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Sun Mountain came up with the Micro cart to solve the storage issue. The Micro cart folded to a relatively small 25″ x 16″ x 12″. The next generation MC3 Micro Cart (on the left above) added larger wheels for more stability, but the size got bigger, 27″ x 15″ x 14″. Sun Mountain designers wanted the best of both worlds, more stability and smaller folded size. They achieved this by changing the frame from a two strut design to a single strut. This allowed them to increase the rear wheel base width by 3″ and front to back length by 1.5″ thereby increasing stability and fold smaller, 25″ x 15″ x 11″. The Reflex is on the left below. Pretty small, eh?<\/p>\n

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The small folded size allows the Reflex to easily fit in any trunk. Below is a picture of the Reflex in my Jeep. It also fits in my son’s Ford Focus with his bag and all that other stuff he seems to need in there.<\/p>\n

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For the Reflex, Sun Mountain added an extra storage compartment in the handle and kept the cup and umbrella holder. They replaced the magnetic scorecard holder with an elastic hold-down on the top storage compartment. The handle is a few inches longer as well. However, they removed the external storage feature for the umbrella holder. This appears to be done to allow the cart to fold smaller. The cup holder fits in the top compartment and the umbrella holder, the bottom. The red lever on the side of the handle, in the picture a few paragraphs below, is the brake.<\/p>\n

Reflex Features from Sun Mountain:<\/p>\n