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Schwinn Turismo Swivel Double Jogger 4 stars Bottom line, it is insane to drop 700 bucks on a double jogging stroller that is far from perfect. This one is great, and it is even better than some other double jogging strollers we tested. (We looked at most of them. BOB, Mountain Duo, Bumbleride, Valco Baby, BabyTrend, etc.) There is no one stroller which has everything we wanted (adjustable handlebar, adjustable canopies, large/reachable storage basket, well-designed parent tray, easy to fold and store, narrow enough to fit through doors, individual foot rest, weight, etc.) We researched this purchase for over a month. Finally, we decided to purchase the Schwinn online from WalMart because at $220 it looked like it would fit most of our needs, and so we could return it to the local store if it didn't work out. (This model wasn't available for any test drives in the stores that we visited including fancy baby stores, bike shops, and REI). If consumer reports reviewed these things, this would be a best buy. General Impressions: - wheel size matters. the bigger the wheel the cushier the ride (and push.) - one front wheel is definitely better than two (for us, anyway), especially for jogging. It is plenty stable. We just thought 4 wheels felt awkward. when jogging, pushing with two wheels in the front is much harder-- the more wheels the more friction. we greatly preferred one wheel in front. - fits 3 1/2 year old girl in 50th percentile just fine. feet dangle but she doesn't care. she just moves them around as needed. there's enough head room because the canopies are effective (and can be individually adjusted) but not massive. the reason we didn't buy the $700 BOB was that the canopies were so large that the material compromised head space for our older child. also, our kids like to look out. we're not trying to cover them up 100%. just enough to block the direct sun as needed. - smooth, easy pushing - with wheel locked, works great for jogging. I ran pretty at 50-75 percent sprint for a hundred yards or so on a dirt trail without any problems Pros: - handlebar control for locking front wheel is an amazing feature. It's otherwise not feasible to wheel the thing into doors at the top of steps. We tried with the BOB and it was comedy material. - Folding and storage is comparable with other jogging strollers. Easily fits in our Highlander with wheels off with some (not a ton) of room to spare. Also, with wheels off it stands up easily (maybe even with wheels on--i haven't ever tried it). -nice quality material and the red looks great and is easily visible by others (cars, bikes, etc.) nice safety feature. -nice adjustable handle. -great wheels, suspension -easily adjustable seat incline for each seat. -nice lamb inserts for the baby. -nice child tray for each kid (although we wish the snack cup were bigger with an insert so you could pick what size you want depending on what you have in there (snack cup, water bottle) -decent parent console; same comment on size of cup holders. Parent console does not fit an iPhone but my wife just puts hers in the cup holder. Cons: - seats not extremely well padded, like e.g. BOB. This is very minor, kids don't need fancy padding, frankly. Did you have fancy padding when you were a kid? - wish there was a metal rod between the two footbrakes. there is a hole in each brake for one, but it would probably get caught on the pole between the back wheels (to which the runaway strap is supposed to be connected--overall, it's a good thing to have the strap connected at the bottom than up at the handle bars where it could tip the whole thing if you fell). Such a rod would make it flip-flop friendly. - it's basically too wide to get in and out of a standard doorway on any regular basis (it does fit, but not easily), but the same thing goes for all of the double joggers (actually some are narrower at 29" but they have two wheels in the front and are $700.) We even brought a BOB home to test it out and it's just not easy. Since we don't have a garage, our solution is to store it in the trunk of our SUV. - bottom compartment is big, but it's divided in two by a canvas separator thus impairing utility. works fine just not for a large diaper bag. -ours arrived with only one speaker. would have requested another if we cared about playing music for the kids but we don't.