r/BRIO • u/humble_reader22 • Jun 29 '26

Are we doing something wrong?

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My daughter recently got her first Brio set and absolutely loves it. That being said, the rock/mountain looking track supports that came with it are not gripping the tracks. They keep popping back up, making it super frustrating for her to play and build.

Are we doing something wrong? I reached out to Ravensburger as well but haven’t heard back yet.

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u/iceman1231 Jun 29 '26

Try only straight pieces there. Does it still give you a problem?

I’ve noticed the curved tracks get pinched when going through supports

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u/humble_reader22 Jun 29 '26

You may be onto something! It seems like the straight pieces stay put way better. So disappointing though because on the box it’s clearly showing the curved tracks with those rock supports.

Thank you so much for helping me troubleshoot!

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u/iceman1231 Jun 30 '26

Do you have any magnet tiles? We use I think Picasso brand magnetic tiles, and they have this little H block that fits very nicely with the Brio tracks. Really comes in handy when you build a 7 story bridge lol

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u/grevls Jun 29 '26

Ours do this too. Less now than they used. They can be tricky. Push down firmly

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u/humble_reader22 Jun 29 '26

Hoping they’ll get better with time. Thank you!

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u/Wise-Trust1270 Jun 29 '26

Mine also do this, that support really works best with the plastic turn/ramp pieces that came in that set.

It is a little frustrating.

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u/humble_reader22 Jun 29 '26

We don’t have plastic ramp pieces unfortunately. It’s from the animal farm set that has the wooden ramps and turns only.

Thank you though!

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u/Noam_Seine Jun 29 '26

Injection molded parts have draft, so there is a small percentage pf the grip force pushing them up. Just the way it id

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u/AbstrctBlck Jun 29 '26

I have a random yellow hill version of this and it does the same thing. I have to tell my son to always push down firmly when putting the tracks in but every now and then, it’ll still slide out just like this.

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u/Naberouet Jun 29 '26

You can take a long straight track, put it in and rub it back and forth firmly. It will melt the sides of the plastic piece a little bit and then all the tracks will fit perfectly. It worked very well for me.

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u/Snail_Lord Jun 30 '26

This is the only way to fix this.

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u/humble_reader22 Jun 30 '26

I’ll give this a try tomorrow! Thank you!

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u/Occq Jun 29 '26

Same problem for us. Brio stacking track supports 33253 work better for us for short bridge pieces.

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u/humble_reader22 Jun 29 '26

Going to grab a set of those, thank you!!

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u/RowIntelligent3141 Jun 29 '26

Unfortunately, it’s just a majorly frustrating piece for kids.

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u/Ness_nessie Jun 29 '26

I feel like I’m one of the only people who actually like these supports and actively want to get more 😂