Baby Jogger 2010 City Select Single Stroller, Onyx

<h2>Product Description</h2>



Color: Onyx



   

 

      From the Manufacturer
 
  The city select by baby jogger is a one-of-a-kind; multi-functional stroller that allows parents to mix and match seats, bassinets, and car seats to customize their stroller. The city select starts with a single capacity stroller but expands to a double by using a unique patented attachment method. As your family grows, simply snap on a second seat and you're ready to take on the town in stylish convenience. The city select presents 16 unique seating combinations from double tiered car seats to a bassinet and single seat combo. And with a variety of accessory options, the city selects offers premium versatility to suit every family's comfort and needs.
 
  <br /> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Baby Jogger 2010 City Select Single Stroller (Baby Product)</b><br/>
     

With an 18 month old and a 2 month old, we reluctantly retired our Bugaboo and began the search for a double stroller.  After much research we, like so many others, eagerly anticipated the release of the Baby Jogger City Select.  We bought it 3 weeks ago and have since sold it as it just didn't fit our needs.  The stroller is so superior on so many levels that I tried to overlook the flaws as much as I could, but to no avail. 
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<br/>Living in Manhattan, the two deal breakers for me were: 
<br/>1) as others have mentioned, the stroller is very heavy, esp with 2 kids loaded on.  This made for difficult maneuvering.  To be specific, if I was pushing it on a nearly perfect flat surface, it worked like a dream.  However, anything with even the slightest angle to it caused the stroller to veer sharply to one side which made my arm/wrist very tired trying to keep it straight.  And with most city sidewalks being anything but flat, it was very hard to overlook as I was constantly trying to correct it.  I don't feel like I am a physically weak person, so I was very surprised when neither me nor my husband could easily control the stroller.
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<br/>2)  Again, due to the weight, or maybe the weight distribution, the stroller is heavy.  So, it was very hard, if not impossible to lift it up over a curb.  Needless to say, going up a couple of steps here and there was a challenge I wasn't able to take on, and thus became very limited to where I could go, what stores I would enter, etc.  I had my husband also try this maneuver as well, and he had great difficutly too.  He had to stand on the lower bar under the seat to lift it off the ground and it was still very hard.  To elaborate, I had my 18 month old in the front seat, and my 2 month old in his car seat closer to me, so I didn't have it set up as the recommended weight distribution, but to be honest, that shouldn't matter.  The company boasts of its 16 configurations, so I believe for the money I paid, that I should be able to actually use all 16 configurations with ease; there shouldn't be an asterisk.  That it can serve as a double as well as accept a car seat was the appeal for us.  But, if doing that costs me the ability to walk around my neighborhood comfortably even if it was $1 it wouldn't be worth it.   
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<br/>3)  A few other less important complaints we had were that the seat height was rather short for my son who is only 18 months.  We did move the canopy up to its highest setting and moved the footrest down to its lowest, but it still wasn't enough.  The footrest is actually more annoying than helpful because it is so short that my son had to bend his knees to set them in there.  I can't imagine this working once he is 2 or 3 years old.  It does fold up well, however as another reader commented, it can't stand on its own so that made the fold rather pointless.  In an NYC apartment, space is everything. 
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<br/>Anyway, I am sorely disappointed as we had high hopes for this stroller.  I can definitely see the draw and while some may be able to overlook its flaws, I was not.  If they fix these things in v.2.0, then I very well may just entertain purchasing this stroller again.  But, until then, we will use our new Phil and Ted's Dash stroller, which pushes like a dream.
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