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Zippy, Stylish, Lightweight Stroller!, May 5, 2006
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Reviewer: thatsmybaby from boston, ma
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thatsmybaby
saw things this way
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Overall Grade
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Pros:
lightweight, easy to fold, cute design, handle height
Cons:
tippy
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Pink Fleur design purchased from BabyUniverse.com for $189.Let me preface by saying that we've owned 4 strollers (a crappy travel system, a crappy umbrella, an all-terrain and this one). Using all of them in different circumstances (especially the crappy umbrella) make me truly appreciate the quality of the Maclaren Quest.Pros: steers like a dream - I can steer this stroller through tight spots with just one hand. This feature alone would sell me on this stroller. Previous crappy umbrella stroller required both hands to steer at all times, plus the front wheels would occasionally lock. The Quest is always in top form and has none of these issues.handle height - On our previous crappy umbrella stroller the handles were so low that I always felt like I was hunched over while walking (and I'm only 5'6"). I was also always kicking the rear wheels while I walked. With the Quest, the handle hieght made hunching and wheel kicking a non-issue.cute design - we have the pink fleur design which is cute, girly and fashionableeasy to fold - the fold on this stroller is extremely easy. It also requires "kicking" two latches which reduces the risk of accidental folding (which happened with our other stroller).cons: many of these con's are tradeoffs I will gladly make for having a zippy, stylish, lightweight strollerstorage - the storage basket is small and difficult to accesstippy - don't plan on hanging much off the handles. I think this is a problem with most umbrella strollers though.wheel brakes - they're not as easy to use as on our other strollers.sun shade - it isn't really effective.One other thing I've heard people mention is the price... I know that close to $200 is a lot to pay for an umbrella stroller, but we seriously use it ALL THE TIME. We live in a city and walk a ton, so it is really important to us that we have a quality, reliable stroller. If I were buying a stroller for occasional use, I probably wouldn't have bought this one.
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