Friday, March 20, 2009

Which Stroller to Get?

We've been on the hunt for a new stroller these past 2 weeks. We used to have a Graco Quattro stroller combo with car seat which worked nicely until Beeps grew out of the car seat and then we bought a different car seat with the Snugrider (stroller frame and you just clip the car seat on top).

We also have a nice jogging stroller for long strolls around the neighborhood. That one is really easy to push and comfy for Jasmine to sit in. Good storage basket underneath and was easy to fold up. Big issue is that it doesn't fit well in the truck of a car so we need something light for short shopping trips.

The features I want in the perfect stroller are: 5 point harness strap, nice recline, big sun canopy, leg rest adjustment, easy steering, easy to open and close. I've been looking at these ones:

- Chicco Liteway
- Silver Cross Pop
- Zooper Twist

Here are the differences amongst them (they all have 5 pt harness, big canopy and leg adjustments):

Chicco Liteway (reg $149, on sale for $102):

- complete flat recline and 1-hand mechanism
- 2 front wheels, really easy to steer
- canopy zips off at the back for ventilation
- weighs 17lbs
- holds weight of 40lbs





Silver Cross Pop (reg $199, on sale for $120):

- one hand recline but not completely flat
- back of canopy has storage pocket
- weighs 15lbs
- holds weight of 45lbs






Zooper Twist (reg $199, on sale for $129):


- very light (weighs only 13lbs)
- 2-hand recline and not flat recline either
- has storage on back of canopy and unzips for ventilation
- includes rain cover, UV cover and foot muff (for winter)
- holds weight of 40lbs


Out of all the features that I want, the most important feature I want is easy steering. It's hard to tell which one will hold up though, since Jasmine is only 20lbs right now. It starts getting hard to steer when the weight is near the maximum.

The Chicco is in a really nice blue color and has the full flat recline which you can do with one hand. The Zooper is in purple and is super light but it has the 2-hand recline feature which bugs me. The zooper is a good value since it includes the rain cover, UV cover and foot muff. The Silver Cross is in between these 2. I'm really not sure which stroller to like more. If you have any opinions, feel free to let me know.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's a tough choice. The zopper would be perfect since it comes with so much stuff but 2 hand recline. I'm not really sure about the chicco since it's only got 2 wheels at the front.
WT

RT said...

I don't find the two hand recline of the Maclaren to bad. I wouldn't make that feature show stopper.

leungv999 said...

Thanks WT. The deciding factor boiled down to...color. Richard didn't like purple or pink that the Zooper offered, so we ended up getting the Chicco instead.