This stroller was given to us by a friend whose kids have grown out of it. I didn't even pay for this stroller and the last month of using it has made me so angry, I had to write about it. I must say, I cannot understand ANY of the positive reviews, except for people really wanting to justify their expensive purchase.
First, there is no storage space below. Forget using this for shopping at the mall, or where you need to carry anything. Our Graco stroller has enough room for our large baby bag and a few other items, this stroller cannot do even just the bag, AND is more cumbersome for storage and to fold up. I have spent many hours reviewing the instructions for folding, unfolding etc, this stroller and it is always awkward. It always folds in a manner that makes you bend down to the ground, and the fulcrum point where the handle frame bends from the base is very uneven. Add to that the short wheelbase and it is difficult to get any decent leverage or angle, and that's while you are holding the pegs in on the handle. Our Bigger and more comfortable Graco stroller has one small switch, and it folds up quickly, and very easily, all while taking up LESS space broken down than the Bugaboo. Furthermore, the canopy is not fixed and the bracing plastic bent rods provided to anchor it to the seat are also awkward, and must be threaded through sometimes when it falls off.
The only redeeming features of this stroller are that it is light and easy to push and this could be a decent choice if you need a stroller for hiking and that's about it. (My experience using my sisters Bob stroller was much better than this IMO and yet still easier to push). The one wheel in the middle of that stroller does not provide the resistance the 2 front wheels do when you need to make a sharp turn and the wheels must turn first before it moves well. Second, it is neat that you can use this stroller to turn the seat around and face your baby toward you instead. Yet, my baby still likes looking out instead. Oh, and this stroller is definitely not that safe, and certainly not any safer than others. It's light aluminum beams would bend very quickly if hit by anything of weight and if there were falling objects, I think my fixed Graco Canopy would not fall off or cave with it's bracing metal supports, while there is nothing holding the Bugaboo one on.
This is a VERY expensive stroller and the only thing it does slightly better than my Graco handle slightly rougher terrain, and who REALLY needs that? Don't buy into the hype. You are MUCH better off adding the extra $500 you saved and putting it into your kids college fund.
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Once you have it, you can't go back!
When my husband first heard about this stroller, he absolutly refused to even concider it. The price completely turned him off and he vowed that he would never spend that much on a stroller. When we were in the store picking out strollers, I was looking at the bugaboo (out of curiousity, there was no way I was getting it at that point) and a shopper came over to me and told me it is a terrible stroller because it is hard to open and close. We ended up getting the peg perego venezia because i wanted a lot of features, and I was willing to suffer with a larger stroller if it had good features. I used the peg perego for 6 months and I hated it. It has terrible meneuverability and is an extremely inconvenient stroller (and it wasn't cheap either!) so I finally convinced my husband to take a look at the frog. We bought it and now he doesn't know how he ever used anything else. He loves it and he tells all our freinds about how worth while a purchase it is (if you can afford it). It is so easy to open and close and I am able to do it while holeding my daughter - its tricky, but once you get the hang of it, its a breez! The frog has a reversable handle, and i cant tell you how many times that came in handy, at resteraunts, on the train, at the doctors office - sometimes you need that handle out of the way! The seat is reversable, which is great for keeping the sun out of your little one's eyes and also its great to have the option of whether to looka tyour baby or to let your baby look at the world. The menuevarability is unbelievable, it goes over bumps, snow, ice, sand- everything! It is like the SUV of strollers.If you were hesitant before, I hope thsi convinced you - it is an expensive stroller but worth every penny!
