Combi Cosmo Dx Stroller Key Lime

by Combi

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000BUU5OA
• UPC: 044929001830
• Item model number: 2485-62
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,791 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars User-Friendly (lightweight & compact and padded) UPDATED One Year Later., June 22, 2006

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Alpha "Jason's Mommy" (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Combi Cosmo Dx Stroller Key Lime (Baby Product)

I actually have the Merlot version - which is the Fall 2005 complete travel system with matching car seat and base. My doctor' office staff actually recommended the Combi brand to me because of the lightweight infant carrier seat and the matching umbrella stroller with all-round swivel wheels and individual brakes. The Combi car seats come with the base - and it fits into the stroller easily - no special clicks. You just pull up on the red bar behind the seat to release the "vacuum hold" from either the car seat base or the stroller, and lift UP the seat.

Since my son is only 4 months old now, I haven't encountered the safety issue mentioned (about a baby/toddler being able to pedal away from mommy during a shopping trip).

The COMBI strollers aren't for shopping marathons - they are built to be lightweight with "little baskets" for a reason - so you can take your baby here and there without throwing your back out.

** A baby travel system is not a pack-mule.**

My four brothers are over 6 feet tall and they love pushing Jason in his Merlot Combi - they've told me that (1) they wished they had Combi for their children instead of falling for the Graco "SUV"s that they have had to then buy mini-vans to haul or risk a hernia, and (2) because of the ability to use one hand. Moving Jason up the stairs in his Merlot travel system is also a breeze for Jason's parents and grandparents. We have also taken Jason "off-roading" through parks and beaches (sand!) without fuss and muss.

The Combi Stroller folds down to size and takes up very little space in my Focus hatchback - there is enough room back there to haul groceries, and/or stuff from IKEA at the same time. We've also taken the Stroller on planes - and both the airport screeners and flight attendants love the compactness of the Combi.

I have a Lands' End "little tripper" diaper bag that I hang over the handle bar - instead of the big diaper bags that many parents with Graco systems seem to use. My diaper bag holds 3-bottles (1 on each side and 1 inside), 6 diapers, travel packed wipes, travel sized baby toiletries, change of clothes, disposable camera and parents' stuff like wallet, cell phone, keys.

If you cannot fit your diaper bag into a Combi basket or hang your diaper bag across the Combi handle bar - perhaps you are packing more stuff than is needed on your baby's day out.

The COMBI brand competes with the Peg Perego and Bugaboos - and is a much better value - most of us don't make a $1-million/year. Think of the COMBI as Lexus with Peg Perego the BMW/Mercedes Benz and Bugaboo the Bentley - they all stand out in style and ease of use - and spend according to your budget.

JUNE 5, 2007 UPDATE:
My son is now 15 months, 23 pounds and 30 inches. He went from rolling around (spent Christmas week crawling) to RUNNING at 11-months - and this is still the only stroller he would allow himself to be placed in. Most COMBI Strollers hold up to 45 pounds or 4 years old (whichever comes first). Our Merlot Stroller still looks great, even with all the off-roading we have done through parks, beaches, cracked/broken sidewalks, bumpy driveways and people-movers/escalators. The Stroller does have a slight recline which helps when your toddler falls asleep and his head doesn't flop forward. We wipe clean the Stroller once a week and we also use the garden hose on the wheels after a "dirty excursion". As for the wheels not aligning, one trick we use is to straighten the front wheels first and then put the front wheel brakes down - this way, only the back wheels swivel and you can still push your toddler with one hand.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for traveling!!, June 22, 2006

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Riley's Mom (Sayville, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Combi Cosmo Dx Stroller Key Lime (Baby Product)

I took this stroller on a trip to Seattle with my 18 month old... I am 5'9 and had no trouble getting used to the wheel width, you usually have to adjust your stride to any new stroller. My daugther and I walked everywhere, it was so lightweight and easy to fold up and then carry with the backstrap. I even took a city bus carrying my daughter in one hand and the stroller over my back, it was great!!!! I got so many compliments on it and my friends are all going to purchase one. It does not have a tray but you can make due. Also the orange and grey is so stylish. I highly reccomend this stroller. Also it folds flat! So it was not a hassle to put in the cab trunk with our luggage.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Combi took a "wrong turn", December 13, 2006

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Audrey (Chicago, IL, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Combi Cosmo Dx Stroller Key Lime (Baby Product)

We inherited a 10 year old "City Savvy" Combi stroller and loved it. It was incredibly light, approx 5 lbs, and manueverable (could be steered with one hand). But after the wheel fell off for the 15th time, we decided to buy a new stroller. I was so happy with our old cloth Combi that I was determined to stick with that brand. I thought the new strollers were quite cute.

Unfortunately, I ended up returning our new Combi after just a few weeks. Full disclosure: our new stroller turned out to be defective, so this obviously colored my opinion, but I think I would have returned it anyway. Why?

The new lightweight strollers are too heavy. They've added a lot of features, but added the lbs as well, defeating the purpose of a lightweight travel stroller that you can just throw in your car, carry up and down the front steps multiple times a day, etc.

The wheels have gone downhill. What used to be nice solid wheels are now those hollow plastic jobs, almost like a toy stroller. They did it to reduce the weight, but they seem flimsy, like they would last a winter of use. Our stroller didn't track straight (granted, it was defective, so who knows...maybe they aren't usually that hard to steer).

The hallmark of the Combi is one-handed steering with the bar. The new bar was so big in circumference, that it made it awkward to hold and steer with one hand.

The nylon fabric is so lightweight that it doesn't hold its shape, i.e. the sun canopy seems to collapse. Granted, our old cloth one wasn't waterproof, etc, but it felt sturdier than this new lightweight nylon.

The reclining mechanism felt flimsy...it is just a cord with a sleeping bag type pull on it.

The seat seemed too narrow.

As you can see, I'm comparing it the my original little Combi, so that might not be fair, but I think the company has tried to add lots of bells and whistles while keeping costs down, and have sacrificed basic engineering and quality.