Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I waited until I used this stroller on my trip to Europe before I reviewed it. I have to say, this stroller was awesome and I can't recommend it enough. Of course, there is no perfect stroller. After 3 kids, I have owned more than 7 strollers (that I can remember) from the top of the line to the $20 umbrella and they all have their pros and cons. If I had it to do all over again, I would buy this stroller for all 3 for airplane travel and walks around town. I didn't get an opportunity to use off-road much, but from my experience, you need bigger wheels for that type of strolling. Anyway, this stroller maneuvered through the bombed out, potholed sidewalks of Bosnia with ease. My in-laws live there, so we go often and I have taken no less than 4 different strollers there, and it can be the most annoying place in the world to stroll because there is no such thing as handicap ramps or ramps of any kind, usually. Also, the sidewalks have not been repaired since the war, so there are potholes everywhere and wheels get stuck. Once I hit a hole and my kid wasn't strapped in, and he went flying out, face first onto his stomach. It was a funniest home video moment but I couldn't laugh because he was crying. This stroller didn't get stuck but once or twice. It's light enough to pop wheelies when you need to, even when you have bags and bags in the basket and hanging on the handles. This trip we also went to Vienna, and it did great on their old school paver streets and in the U-bahn, up and down escalators. We also spent a day at a palace garden with LOTS of gravel. This was easy also; didn't get stuck once. No problems at all. After about 5 weeks away, the wheels are still hanging in there with no wobbling what-so-ever. The cons are this - you can not steer it with one hand, at least not with my 35 lb (16 kg), 3 year old. This is not that big of a deal for me since we have packing down to a science, and I don't usually need to steer with one hand. - - Having 3 lay down positions is great!... In theory...but my 3 year old didn't always agree with me that he needed to lie down, so he simply did a 3 year old version of a crunch and he was upright again. It was frustrating that he could sit himself up again when he wanted to. There is no way to lock it down. Those are my only complaints. I loved how the cup holder swiveled. This is especially useful on escalators and such. I didn't think I would EVER use the strap for carrying the stroller, but I did, several times and it was so easy. Not cumbersome at all. Folding down is a snap. Not sure what people complain about here. You just push down the latch with your right foot while pulling on the handle with one hand and pushing it forward with the other. It automatically clasps itself. Awesome for jet-way dumps. And it just pops up again after releasing the clasp. A snap. The pocket is perfect for phone, keys, lip gloss, sunglasses and Kleenex (God, do I love Kleenex, but that's another review! Europeans don't know what they're missing!) - - I love the high handles. Husband does to. I'm 5'7" and at first I thought, "These are too high." But I got used to them and love them now. DH had no complaints! I highly recommend this stroller. I can't imagine there is a better stroller for the price on the market today.