Review

Maclaren Quest Sport Baby Stroller

Maclaren Quest Sport is a smart, Sporty baby stroller perfect for daily use around the city. It’s suitable from 3 months onwards, is lightweight and easy to manoeuvre.

Maclaren Quest Baby Stroller: The Pros

This Maclaren baby pushchair is suitable for 3+ month-old children to toddlers weighing up to 15 kg (3 to 4 years old). It’s a basic pushchair stroller that will suit those with limited storage space.

The hood tilts for added sun protection and has got a UV protective viewing window and can be adjusted. It also has a storage pocket where you can put small things like your purse or house keys. The raincover is zipped onto the hood and goes all the way down underneath the stroller.

The back support reclines in 4 positions, and is easy enough to prop up or down.

The stroller has the usual safety features typical of Maclaren Pushchairs, like a sturdy, aeronautical-quality aluminum frame, 5-point adjustable harness, lockable front swivel wheels, reflective strips for those gloomy British days, ergonomic padded handles, a removable washable seat cover, adjustable leg rest and calf support, mesh shopping basket, and foot brakes that are simple to put on or off.

The umbrella folding mechanism of the stroller is so easy you can do it with one hand. When folded, it’s only 27 x 104 x 32 cm so it’s quite compact. It weighs about 5.5kg without hood, basket or raincover so you can imagine how light it is to push, steer and even carry around or up and and down stairs.

Pushchair Accessories Included in Price (May vary from Merchant to Merchant):

• Hood
• Shopping basket
• Raincover

Maclaren Quest Sport: The Cons
The handles of this Maclaren stroller, although not adjustable, are ergonomically optimized and foam insulated.

The Quest Sport, although Sporty looking, is not an all terrain pushchair so if you know you’re going to use it on rougher surfaces like gravel, cobbles and country roads very often, be aware that the Maclaren Quest’s small wheels are not made for that sort of use.

Conclusion
The Maclaren Quest Sport Buggy is a great buy for those who are looking for reliable, compact, lightweight pushchair that can be used from 3 months onwards. I will recommend this baby stroller especially for those who want a buggy for daily city use, those who rely on public transportation, and for those who live in upper ground flats.

Specifications

Specifications

Maclaren Quest Sport is Available in the following colours:

• Black/Scarlet
• Silver
• Champagne
• Pink

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Accessories

Pushchair Accessories Included in Price (May vary from Merchant to Merchant):

• Hood
• Shopping basket
• Raincover

Optional Pushchair Accessories

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Alternatives

Maclaren Techno XT
If you want a more basic Maclaren stroller, the Maclaren Volo will be perfect.

Review

Jane Powertwin Pro Tandem 3 Wheeler Pushchair in Ebory

Jané Powertwin Pro Tandem Pushchair is a twin pushchair that also converts to a Travel System if used with suitable car seats. With its all terrain capabilities, you can explore any territory and have fun adventures with your kids.

Jané Powertwin Pro Pushchair: The Pros
You can adapt the Jané (pronounced Ha-ney) Powertwin to use for newborn and toddler, 2 toddlers, or 2 newborns. If using for newborns you’ll need to get the car seats which is sold separately or as part of a package. Both seat units have a max capacity of up to 15 kg, which is roundabout 3-4 yrs old.

Because it’s a tandem pushchair, you wouldn’t have to worry about whether or not it will fit through doors – which is a common dilemma of users of twin pushchairs.

The Powertwin comes with an elasticated, easily-removable raincover with opening flaps on the front and sides to prevent suffocation.

The padded soft-grip handlebar is easily adjustable from 96 to 107 cm and has got a bike-style brakes for the front wheel, making it so much more convenient to control and slow down the pram when you’re on a steep down hills or walkways.

Each of the 2 hoods has a viewing window and easily adjusts to several positions. The hood of the rear seat also has pockets – handy for storing your purse, keys or phone.

There are 2 recline positions for each seat unit, and the rear seat fully reclines. and also a removable bumper bar with padding. There are the usual features like a 5-point padded harness, removable and washable seat padding, adjustable leg support, head support, and a shopping basket underneath with reflective strips for greater visibility when it’s dark outside.

Always have your heavier child in the front seat. Also, when letting your kids out of the pushchair, remember to always get the child in the rear seat out first, as doing otherwise will likely make the pushchair tip! This is very important safety-wise so bear this in mind.

Now let’s talk about the wheels. The front wheel swivels, is lockable, and as mentioned earlier it’s controlled by you via a bike-style handbrake. The front wheel is actually removable too just like the rear wheels, however it is not advisable that you remove it because it’s difficult to put back on and ensure the handbrake works properly.

All the wheels are pneumatic air tyres, so your tandem comes with a pump. The foot brakes for the rear wheels are located just above the rear wheels and is easily applied and taken off. You also have suspension for the rear wheels and yes they are removable – handy for making storage less of an issue.

Folding this tandem pushchair requires 2 hands, but it’s simple and easy enough. Just make sure that when folding, fix both seats on upright position and pop your front seat’s hood forward. Failing to do so can damage your treasured pushchair.

Jane Powertwin Pro Tandem Pushchair: The Cons
One thing I don’t like about the Powertwin is the jutting front wheel when folded. It would have been good if you can push it in somehow or remove it.

Because it’s a Twin Pushchair, there’ll be problems inherent to it such as being harder to steer than single buggies, harder to fold, it will be bigger and heavier and so will be more difficult to lift, store, or use for public transport.

If you’re not very strong, it’s likely that you’ll find it hard mounting kerbs, changing directions, and rounding tight corners – however these issues are common to most twin pushchairs.

One issue I’ve noticed about it though is that you may have problems as your front child’s legs get longer. Although Jane have now improved this model by creating a bigger and wider footplate for your front child, if your child’s legs are long, your child’s legs could still end up touching the front wheel when they snooze off.

Specifications

Specifications

Jane Powertwin Pro is Available in the following colours:

• Noir
• Neo Classic
• Pigment
• Ebory

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Pushchair Accessories Included in Price (May vary from Merchant to Merchant):

• Shopping basket
• 2 x Hoods
• Machine-washable seat covers
• Raincover
• Air pump for the wheels

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Alternatives

Silvercross POP Duo

Maclaren Twin Triumph

Mountain Buggy Urban Double

Review

Micralite Toro Baby Stroller

The Micralite Toro is a luxury buggy stroller that’s capable of taking on any bumpy surface and still offer a very comfy, smooth ride. It’s perfect for those who wants a great all-rounder lightweight pushchair suitable for air travel, convenient and stylish enough for city use, and sturdy enough for off-road use!

Micralite Toro: The Pros

The Toro is a luxury pushchair designed to adapt to your child’s changing needs. It’s been designed to function as a 4-in-1 system:

1. a newborn system if used with the carrycot
2. a travel system if used with a car seat (e.g., Maxi Cosi Cabrio car seat)
3. Stroller / Buggy
4. All terrain pushchair, especially if bought with the all-terrain kit

What we are reviewing here is the stroller component only.

The first thing you’ll notice about the Toro is its good looks. It looks unique and trendy, and many parents who own it admitted how it turns heads anywhere and get a lot of compliments from strangers.

The Toro pushes extremely well and although it is lightweight, it feels very stable and sturdy. It’s one of the easiest Baby Pushchairs to steer – so much so that you can even manoeuvre it effortlessly with one hand. The raincover is included in the package too and can be zipped onto the hood.

The stroller is suitable from 6 months until your toddler reaches 40 lbs. (roughly 4 years). The seat is quite roomy, it’s made with waterproof fabric, comes with a removable bumper bar, matching front apron, a 5 point harness, and the matching hood has a sun visor that you can flip in or out from under the hood and offer good coverage.

The handlebars are not height-adjustable in the traditional sense, but the handle grips can be angled to point downwards, at 90 degrees, or to point straight up.

The seat recline is one of the easiest and smoothest I have come across. It has 3 recline positions and allow your baby to lie completely flat. You can even adjust it without disturbing your sleeping baby.

Like the Micralite Fastfold baby stroller, the rear wheels are pneumatic and air-filled, and the front swivel wheels are lockable (The front wheels are wider than the rear wheels). If you want to convert it to a full all-terrain pushchair, you can replace teh front wheels with pneumatic tyres.

Folding and unfolding it is very easy, and is secured in place with a clip when folded. It also stands upright on its own when folded. Its dimensions when folded is 96 x 38 x 41 cm and can fit in the boot of a medium sized car no problem.

Weighing only 8.5 kg, it really is easy to take it in and out of the car, taxis or even up and down stairs.

Other Pros worthy to note:

• Effective, easy to apply brakes
• Comes in a wide range of colours and trendy accessories
• Super comfy seats

Micralite Toro: The Cons

Now for the Cons. One thing we noticed right away is that the bumper bar is a bit high for a small baby.

As mentioned earlier, the handle bar angle position can be adjusted, but with an alan key. I think this is rather silly because it just makes it inconvenient, but in the bigger scheme of things it’s no big deal.

In fact I have a few improvements to suggest for the Toro, but they can all be regarded as minor flaws:

• The leg support is not adjustable
• The hood would have been better with a viewing window
• The shopping basket is prone to getting kicked by older kids as their legs grow and therefore have longer reach. It’s also got a capacity of 2 kg which is much less than many buggy strollers, and can be accessed only from the front of the pushchair. This set up makes it rather awkward to access. Now because of the limited storage you might be tempted to hang a bag or shopping bag over the handle bars. The manufacturer discourages this as this will make your pushchair buggy prone to tipping.

Taller people might struggle a bit with this pushchair. If you are taller than 5′8″, you might find the handles a bit low and you could find it easy to end up kicking the back wheels as you walk.

Conclusion

We recommend this baby stroller to parents who needs a pushchair that can take on any surface, is great for public transportation and one that can be opened and closed fast while on the go. If you want a pushchair that “does it all”, is big in style and functionality and yet still practical, portable and compact, then the Micralite Toro is for you. It really is as good as it looks!

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Specifications

Micralite Toro is Available in colours:

• Yellow
• Burnt Orange
• Green
• Black
• Stone
• Red

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Accessories

Pushchair Accessories Included in Price (May vary from Merchant to Merchant):

• Shopping basket
• Front Apron
• Hood
• Car seat adaptors
• Air pump for the tyres
• Zip-on Raincover

Optional Pushchair Accessories

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Micralite Fastfold baby stroller

Review

Micralite Fastfold Buggy and Carrycot in Red

Micralite Fastfold buggy is a semi all-terrain pushchair that is very easy to move around, looks unique, easy to fold, and can be manoeuvred with one hand. It’s a very popular favourite of many mums and dads who have used it, and even won the Best Buy Award from Which? Consumer Reviews!

Micralite Fastfold: The Pros
The Micralite Fastfold pushchair is suitable for children from 6 months onwards, but the carrycot of course can be used from birth.

The buggy is small to begin with and so it’s even more compact when folded, making it ideal for those who will be using it with public transportation. It’s also ideal for those who live in flats, as it’s a cinch to carry up and down stairs.

It’s ergonomic design makes it so easy to be folded with one hand, as you can see in the video demo.

Weighing only 7 kg, it is a very lightweight buggy. It’s very easy to steer even around corners or tight spaces. It’s got a big hood with large window opening so you can always keep an eye on your little one. The window’s flap opening is held by velcro.

The seat of the pushchair is a simple fabric that can be attached and detached onto the chassis easily, almost like a hammock. There’s a secure 5-point harness with generous padding and a headhugger to support your child’s neck. The fabric that makes up the buggy can be tucked away and stored in a little hold-all bag included in the package.

The rear wheels are air-filled pneumatic tyres, while the front wheels are lockable front swivel wheels. This makes it very easy to use on tricky surfaces like gravel, sand, snow and even country roads. If you want to make it a full fledged off-roader however, you can also purchase the “All-terrain Kit”: a set of air-filled, pneumatic tyres to replace the 2 front wheels. Also, the wheels are removable so it’s handy when you need to make more room in your storage space.

The brakes are foot-operated and simple enough to engage and disengage. The Fastfold pushchair stands on its own when folded.

The carrycot comes with a removable hood that also adjusts to various positions. The front apron is included in the package. The woven fabric is waterproof, the padded liner is washable, and it comes with a nice comfy mattress. The carrying handles is made of fabric so it can be tucked away by folding it on the side. It’s easy enough to take off the chassis and weighs only 4 kg.

Lastly, the raincover is also included in the package and is fully aerated on the side. It’s elasticated and attaches by velcro. There’s also a nifty little carrying bag included for the raincover, and a little hand-operated pump for the air-filled tyres.
Cons

The only disappointments we have about this pushchair is the underseat basket and the handle height being in a fixed position at 102 cm.

The shopping basket is small, looks cheap and is not easily accessible. However there is an attached purse included for your small bits and bobs, plus you can always just hang a bag on the handles to make up for this flaw.

Conclusion
The Micralite Fastfold with carrycot is a great buy if you’re looking for a reliable, convenient, easy-to-use package that you can use from birth until your baby is a toddler. The baby stroller is perfect for those looking for a lightweight, compact, easy to fold buggy that’s suitable for both off-road use and great for public transport use.

Specifications

Specifications

Micralite Fastfold is Available in the following colours:

• Black
• Red
• Olive

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Accessories

Pushchair Accessories Included in Price (May vary from Merchant to Merchant):

• Raincover
• Hood with viewing window
• attached purse
• Shopping basket underneath

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Alternatives

Think this pushchair isn’t pressing all the rigth buttons for you? You might like to consider these Stroller Pushchairs…

Maclaren Techno XT

Maclaren 4 Seasons

Silvercross Dazzle

Micralite Toro

Review

Graco Quattro TourDeluxe TSB in Air (Grey)

I love the Graco Quattro Tour Deluxe because it’s a great off-roader and travel system in one. It’s very versatile, feels sturdy, ultra comfortable, and extremely easy to use on Public Transportation. If you want a reliable, good value pushchair and you don’t mind it being heavy and bulky, this is definitely a suitable Best Buy.

Graco Quattro Tour: The Pros

First off, you’re getting a lot for your money. Included in the package are your: Pushchair with hood, large shopping basket and apron, carrycot, baby safety base, and junior Graco autobaby car seat. As mentioned earlier because it comes with a car seat it also forms a travel system.

The safety base just remains inside your car, attached to the passenger seat. This enables you to conveniently get your baby in and out of the car with the least fuss possible.

The Graco autobaby car seat fits easily into the pushchair. It’s suitable from birth to 13 kg and comes with a head hugger to support your newborn baby’s neck during those early crucial months. What’s brilliant about it is that it can also be used as a feeding station and a rocker – very handy especially when you want to conveniently send your baby to sleep. It also has an adjustable hood and a level indicator that lets you know whether or not you have fixed the car seat at the proper recline angle.

The soft carry cot come a skirt of fabric that attaches via a zipper onto the hood of the pushchair to extend the hood to cover the carry cot , allowing you to use it like a pram with the baby facing you.

Now let’s talk about the pushchair. It has a foam-covered, ergonomically designed handle positioned at 107 cm in height. The hood has a mesh viewing window which also provides good ventilation during hot days. The mesh window can be closed and opened up by a flap that can be rolled down or up and secured by velcro.

The pushchair also has a well-padded seat for luxurious comfort, an adjustable 5-point harness, and what with it being an off-roader buggy, it has rubber wheels to give a more comfy ride and all-round suspension, too!

Yet another great feature of the pushchair buggy unit is the play tray which can be easily opened up and taken off, and the calf support can also be set in various positions and can even be tucked in to offer more support and stability to the soft carry cot when it’s in use (see video).

On top of all that, the pushchair can easily and conveniently be folded with just one hand, and the back support of the seat can easily be adjusted to recline up to 5 different positions (from completely flat to completely upright). The brakes are easy, too – just push on one side to lock or unlock.

But the best thing that tickles my fancy about the Graco Quattro Tour DeLuxe is the uniquely adjustable shopping basket. As you probably already know, accessing the shopping basket whenever the pushchair’s seat is fully reclined is awkward, if not impossible. Well, not with this pushchair, because the basket can be put up or down, allowing you to easily get things in and out of it without disturbing your sleeping child. How brill is that!

Other pros worthy to note:

• lockable swivel wheels
• freestanding when folded
• sunglasses case
• bottle holders
• clock
• temperature gauge
• a pocket for your small bits and bobs like house keys or mobile phone

Graco Quattro Tour: The Cons

The only downside to the Graco Quattro Tour is its weight and size. Even when folded, it’s still a chunky good-sized pushchair that will easily occupy the boot of a medium sized car leaving not much room for anything else.

Weighing about 13.5 kg, some parents find it rather heavy and especially difficult to carry up and down stairs. So if you want this travel system but live in the upper ground floor flat, well you better get ready for some good exercise!

Conclusion

The Graco Quattro Tour DeLuxe TSB is an excellent off-roader Travel System with lots of great thoughtful features and useful accessories all included in the package. It gives an absolutely comfortable ride for your child, it’s so easy to use, simple to fold and unfold and is reasonably priced, too. I would recommend it to anyone who wants an all-in-one package that can be used from birth until toddler years but doesn’t mind a heavy and bulky pushchair.

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Specifications

Graco Quattro Tour Deluxe: Specifications

Graco Quattro Tour is Available in Colours:

• Air
• Fudge

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Accessories

Pushchair Accessories Included in Price (please check before buying):

• Apron
• Carry cot with detachable fabric hood
• Large hood that adjusts to several positions
• Graco car seat
• car seat base

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Alternatives

If you’re not too happy about the weight and bulkiness of the Graco Quattro Tour Deluxe, there are lighter off-roader travel systems that you may want to check out such as Mothercare MY3 and Mothercare MY4 but they are considerably much more expensive (by as much as £135 more), and only lighter than the Graco by a few kg’s.

If price is what’s causing you to hesitate from buying the Quattro Tour Deluxe, then you may want to consider the Graco Mirage, Graco Mosaic One Travel System, Mutsy Spider and Hauck Apollo RS Travel Systems.

Review

Graco Stadium Duo Midnight

The Graco Stadium Duo is a great all-rounder tandem pushchair , designed for 2 children of different ages. Affordable, feature-rich and practical, it also transforms into a Travel System when a Graco car seat is attached to the rear seat.

Graco Stadium Duo: The Pros

It’s called “stadium” because the rear seat is higher so that the child on the rear can see over and beyond the front seat’s hood. It means that as the younger child grows they can get a good view of the world around them. And because the rear seat is higher, it’s also closer to you, making it easy to check up on your younger child. Each seat has a max capacity of 15 kg.

It comes with 2 hoods, both of which are easily adjustable. There are also windows on both hoods, positioned to let you to easily see what either of your kids are up to.

Both seats are well padded, soft and very comfortable as well as having an easy, simple recline mechanism. Both seats also have an easily adjustable 5-point harness.

There are height adjustable shoulder restraints, allowing it to suit your fast growing babies, but some parents find the buckles a tad fiddly. There are play trays at front of each pushchair, which comes handy for toys and food. However, when placing a child in the seat, you may want to take out the play tray first as it’s easier that way.

The front seat has 2 recline positions and is suitable from 6 months to 3 years, and comes with an apron. The rear seat on the other hand has 4 positions, from flat to completely upright. It also comes with a head support for newborn babies. Another feature you’ll find really useful about the seats is the removable and washable seat covers.

For a tandem, it is actually easy to fold and has a self-catching clip. It folds in a concertina style and can fit in the boot of most medium sized cars. It also stands on its own when folded, making it easier to store.

The storage basket is fairly large, can hold up to 5 kg, easy to access when the rear seat is fully upright.

The brakes are easy to engage and disengage in a single motion. The front wheels are swivel wheels that can be locked when going over rougher terrains.

Graco Stadium Duo: The Cons

Note that when buying tandem pushchairs, there will be issues inherent to this type of pushchair because of its structure. Tandems are supposed to accommodate 2 children, so naturally its length will be longer than average pushchairs, and it will be heavier, too.

So for the convenience of having one stroller for 2 children, you may have to learn to put up with using a pushchair that’s bulky, heavy, difficult to carry, more difficult to manoeuvre than a single stroller, and harder to push.

If you anticipate that you will need to lift this tandem pushchair up and down stairs regularly, be prepared to always have someone to help, as it can be heavy. It will be trickier for the person holding the front of the pushchair to carry it as there’s nowhere to get a really good hold on the front of the stroller, but on the bright side there’s a carry handle that one of you can use.

One thing about its design that could annoy you is that accessing the basket when the rear seat is fully reclined is awkward, if not impossible. However there’s space in between the seats that you can use to access the middle of the basket. If this is too much of a hassle for you, you can always purchase pushchair accessories designed to give you more storage solutions like net bags that you can hang on the pushchair’s handles.

The Stadium Duo weighs 14 kg (30.8 lbs), so you can imagine how heavy it might feel for you. It can also be difficult to get up kerbs – remember that your older child is sitting on the front – however most pushchairs with the combined weight of two children would be difficult to get up on kerbs anyway so it’s unfair to blame this factor on the Pushchair.

Lastly, it doesn’t come with other useful accessories like a compatible car seat, rain cover, or changing bag. However this is reflected on the price so if you want these accessories you can just get them as extras.

Conclusion

The Graco Stadium Duo isn’t the lightest nor the most compact of pushchairs out there, however the price, comfort, practicality and features make it a very good option for anyone looking for transporting two children of different ages, especially those on a budget. It is by no means the perfect stroller but it does the job and is very good value. It’s obviously not as easily steered as a single stroller and can at times feel like a tank, but it is manageable.

Specifications

Graco Stadium Duo: Specifications

Graco Stadium Duo is Available in Colours

• Midnight

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Accessories

Accessories Included in Price (please check before buying):

• Play trays
• Cup holders
• 2 hoods
• 2 footmuffs

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Alternatives

Think this pushchair isn’t the right one for you?

These are pushchair models that are strong in the areas where The Stadium Duo is weak.
Mothercare Phoenix

Review

Graco Mosaic One Travel System in Chocolate

The Mosaic One as a Travel System is suitable from birth to 3 years of age. It comes with a Graco car seat, but you can buy the Mosaic One as a stand alone pushchair.

Graco Mosaic One: The Pros

It’s not very bulky and folds down to a small enough size to fit in any medium sized car boot. For your convenience, you can easily remove the wheels to give you more storage flexibility. It has a lightweight aluminium frame with oval tubing, weighs only 9 kg and can even fit in a Corsa boot no problem. It folds in an umbrella fashion and relatively easy to fold with one hand, but better to fold it with two.

It gives a smooth ride, and is very easy to push and steer, but be aware that although it has all-round suspension, the Mosaic One is NOT an off-roader so don’t expect it to remain super smooth when used on rough terrains. I’ve read reviews from parents who bought strollers without first understanding which types of pushchairs are best for what purpose, and then they moaned when the model they bought was inappropriate to their lifestyle. Please don’t be one of those.

The front wheels are swivel ones with an autolock mechanism, and it has 6 wheels for extra manoeuvrability. The brakes is operated with a single on/off cable braking system. It’s quite easy and simple to operate.

The seat reclines in a multi-position, continuous way and you can simply adjust the back support with one hand.

Another thing I love about it is the pocket on the back of the hood – very handy when you need an easily accessible place to store your mobile phone and other personal effects.

Thy raincover is a bit fiddly at first, but once you get used to it, it’s no bother. It also fits over the pushchair even with the car seat attached to the pushchair. When folding the pushchair, it’s advisable that you remove the raincover first.

Actual owners vouch that it’s very easy to use, the car seat attaches very easily on the pram, and it’s no bother getting on buses with it or using it in public transportation facilities.

The car seat attaches via a one-click technology which means that the car seat locks automatically onto the pushchair – so no need to disturb your sleeping baby. It can also be used as a rocking chair, but you can also stabilize it with the handle so that you can use it as a feeding station. It’s got an adjustable hood, and it is a group 0+ rearward facing seat with a maximum capacity of 13 kg, which is approximately 9 to 12 months old.

Other Pros Worthy to Note:

• Foot muff keeps baby warm and fits all the graco pushchairs
• There is a window at the hood for ventilation, and it’s also removable and washable
• Bumper bar is easily removable
• Adjustable Calf support
• The seat padding is removable and washable

Graco Mosaic One: The Cons

Even though locking the swivel wheel is simple and easy, it does require you to reach down where the wheels are and so there is a risk of touching the wheels sometimes (especially when it’s covered with mud) and so can get your hands dirty (good thing you always have some wet wipes!)

Another thing we’ve noticed when we tested it is that the back support doesn’t let your toddler sit completely upright. This may not necessarily be a bad thing – that is, unless your little prince or princess prefers to sit straight all the time.

As we have mentioned before, the Mosaic One when used as a pushchair, is a regular buggy so don’t expect it to be an all-terrain pushchair and give a very comfy ride when used off-road or on bumpy grounds. On the plus side however it’s easy to steer and maneuver around obstacles and on kerbs.

It has a fairly sized shopping basket which can hold up to 5 kg, but it’s not accessible when the seat is fully reclined. This however is a common issue with many Baby Pushchairs.

When you fold it, the hood can easily touch the wheels, so make sure you prevent this from happening, especially if the hood is light-coloured.

The foam-covered handles aren’t adjustable and may be too low for taller users. So it’s perfect for short people, and I wouldn’t recommend it for taller people, or for couples with a big height difference between them.

Lastly, if your car seat gets damaged for some reason, you wouldn’t be able to buy it on its own.

Conclusion

Over-all, the Graco Mosaic One Travel System is a great, nippy, lightweight all-rounder. If you don’t have much room in your house or boot and want a lightweight, affordable pushchair that you can use from birth until your darling baby’s toddler years, the Mosaic One does tick all those boxes.

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Graco Mosaic One Travel System: Specifications

Graco Mosaic One is Available in Colours

• Chocolate
• Ocean (Blue)
• Air (Black)

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Accessories Included in Price (please check before buying):

• Raincover
• Hood
• Car seat
• Footmuff
• Head Support
• Sun/wind canopy

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You can purchase the Graco Mosaic One as a standalone pushchair stroller or as a Travel System with all the bells and whistles. Check out the various packages below:

Alternatives

Think this pushchair isn’t the right one for you?

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Alternative Pushchairs to this Model:

Review

Chicco Trio-For-me Travel System

The Chicco Trio Travel System is perfect for those who’d like to get an all-purpose pushchair system that can be used from birth until their child’s toddler years

Chicco Trio Travel System: The Pros

This Travel System comes with so many extras that you will feel like you are getting so much value out of your money:

• Stroller
• Fleece-lined footmuff
• Changing Bag
• Chicco Auto fix Child Car Seat with base
• Carrycot
• Raincover
• sun canopy

Compared to other Travel Systems, the Trio For Me is relatively lighter and more compact.

Stroller

The Stroller is suitable from birth until 15 kg (about 3 or 4 years old) and includes a footmuff, hood and reversible seat

The stroller’s seat unit is well padded and comfortable for your little one, and it is also reversible so you can have your child facing you or towards the direction of travel. It has an adjustable leg support and and an adjustable 5 point harness with full body support.

The back rest can easily be adjusted to 4 positions smoothly even with one hand, because all it involves is pressing a button and then either pulling down or pushing up the back support.

The big, adjustable hood has a see-through part making it light and airy during hot summer days or when you’re holidaying abroad.

It’s easy to fold and unfold, and you can fold it easily even with seat on – but much easier to fold it with seat on if the seat is facing you.

Although the handle height is not adjustable, the angles of the handles can be adjusted in unique ways. The handle can be adjusted from a single handle bar to a double handle bar by removing the middle part that joins the 2 handles together. The angle of the handle bars can be adjusted to various positions, too. When folded, you can also make the length of the pushchair shorter by adjusting the length of the handlebars.

Other Pros worthy to note about the Stroller:

• Removable bumper bar
• It’s easy to push even on rougher surfaces.
• Stands upright when folded

Car Seat

The car seat is suitable from birth to 13 kg and comes with a base. It is suitable to use from birth until about 9-12 months.

The car seat is very sturdy, but the most brilliant thing about it is that it’s incredibly easy to attach and remove. It has a 3 point adjustable padded harness, a hood, and removable, washable covers.

Carrycot

The carrycot can be used from birth up until about 6 months. It makes a pram or travel system when fitted on to the chassis.

It’s got a hood with air flow opening and sun visor, front apron, fully padded inside with mattress and removable covers. There is a round disc at the bottom of the carry cot that you can use to adjust the back rest. This just gives your baby the option to slightly sit higher as they get older and older. It’s got a one piece adjustable handle, too.
Chicco Trio for Me: The Cons

Because of the many things that come with it, you can already imagine how much storage space you will need to fit all these in to your storage space or boot. Also it can be quite heavy, but as we said it’s relatively light for a travel system.

The only other fault we can say about it is that although the shopping basket is roomy, it is difficult to access because of the cross bars which act as supporting mechanism for the chassis.

Conclusion

A common let-down of travel systems is that by trying to be everything (a pram, a stroller, a car seat, etc.) they often end up being great at very little. Not so with the Trio For Me. It has successfully achieved being an all-around system that can cater perfectly to your newborn’s transporting needs up until they are old enough to outgrow it. The Trio For Me is a big hit among parents, some of whom mentioned that they have used the same pushchair for their second and even third child.

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Chicco Trio For Me: Specifications

Urban Detour Vesta is Available in Colours

• Sunshine Yellow
• Saturn Blue
• Princess Pink
• Cube (grey)
• Romantic (beige)
• Fuego (red)
• Miro (yellow, black and white pattern)

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Accessories

Accessories Included in Price (please check before buying):

• Stroller
• Fleece-lined footmuff
• Changing Bag
• Chicco Auto fix Child Car Seat with base
• Carrycot
• Raincover
• sun canopy

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Review

Silvercross Pop Baby Stroller

Silver Cross POP is named so because it’s designed to enable you to pop out to the shops, pop out for a quick walk in the park or pop over to your friends. It’s also perfect to take with you for those lovely weekends away or holidays abroad. It’s simple, lightweight, super easy and quick to fold, push, store and carry.

Pros
Silver Cross Pop has 4 sets of lockable, non-pneumatic swivel wheels with brakes activated by a smooth foot pedal. Because of the wheels, the Pop stroller handles well. It’s very easy to manouevre and negotiate over kerbs and around corners.

What we love most about the POP Stroller is its compact size. Weighing only 6.5 kg, it’s quite light and everything about it is easy – it’s easy to fold, unfold, recline, stow away, adjust, carry, and it’s easy to clean, too.

The seat reclines in various positions and even do this with your child on the seat.

It fits at the boot of a Clio or VW Golf.

Other Pros worthy to note:

• Ergonomic soft touch grip handles
• Retractable hood (with a handy storage pocket at the back)
• Suitable from birth to 3-4 years
• Adjustable leg rest
• One-handed adjustment system
• Adjustable cup holder

Cons

While it’s suitable for babies from birth because it can recline for more than 120 degrees, Silver Cross POP doesn’t recline for more than 150 degrees. So bear this in mind if you’re planning to get this for your newborn.

The seat can be lowered, but may cause slight difficulty for you to access the small storage basket at the bottom.

One of the downsides some parents have mentioned in group discussions is that the shopping bag of the Silver Cross POP is rather small and can hold only a few nappies and a packet of wipes. However the chassis is sturdy enough to hold a light enough shopping bag so all is not lost.

Conclusion
Silver Cross POP is a great little lightweight baby stroller handy as a second pushchair that you can use for quick strolls around town or on walks, and also makes a great holiday buggy. Its compact size is perfect for storing in your boot to keep it always at hand.

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Specifications

Silver Cross Pop is Available in the following colours:

• Charcoal
• Ebony
• Sorbet

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Pushchair Accessories Included in Price (May vary from Merchant to Merchant):

• Raincover
• Cup Holder
• Carry Strap

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