Phil and Teds Stroller with Doubles option

zsmommy

Do you have one and do you like it? What is the difference between the classic and the sport? Thank you

MoRoseT

I am not sure of the difference between the classic and sport, but we have the sport and I LOOOOOOVE it!  I use it as a travel system for DS and just attach the second seat to the bottom for DD...it works great even though you are not supposed to be able to do it that way.  It will be perfect too once DS starts sitting up too.

LOVE it...best money ever spent.

Halo79RN

I have the sport buggy. Don't know the differences between it and the classic.

 

Likes:  

I don't switch out the single and doulbe out of the car a million times a week.  it can be either

dc love the rear seat... they fight over who gets to sit in it

narrow, small really compared to other doubles... I saw a woman with an enormous Graco in FAO around the holidays and really felt sorry for her... meanwhile I'm pushing my two, one handed and swerving around corners like it's nobodies business.

smooth ride.. moves better than my peg perego p3... and can get to the back of gymboree and back. 

I can push it one handed while walking a dog who does not walk good

I actually jogged with it today... don't think it would be good for hard core joggers.. and the manual says it's not a jogging stroller.. but for a light jog and for long walks, it's awesome

rubber inflatable tires, swivel/lock front wheel

love the straps... 4 snaps.. initially I was like "what?" but when dc is asleep.. I don't have to mess with arms.. just unsnap all for snaps  and pick him or her up. 

great for the city.  we're in nyc

easy to fold

 great huge basket when used as a single

 

 

cons

dc in the doubles seat (when in the rear) takes up basket space... still I can fit the diaper bag (skiphop) and have shoved our coats down in it even when dd was sitting in the rear (she's 3 and in January was 36" and 26lb)

the canopy leaves something to be desired... but hasn't been a big issue.  the child in the rear seat is blocked from the sun by the front seat

the recline... down isn't bad... but trying to sit a fussy child up while they are buckled in is a pita

their manual sucks (or at least it did when we purchased ours last June). 

unfolding was something to get used to... you basically have to kick out that front wheel.. get all three on the ground then lift up the handle.  I may be an idiot...but it took me a while to get used to.  

the brake is so so.... if you're in flip flops it can be a pita.  

 

 

 overall, I love it.. it fits our lifestyle.... my other top picks were baby jogger city classic (love it.. it's just so wide for the city) and bumbleride indie twin (which is bulky when folded and the salesman said he had a lot of returns b/c of this. ???) 

 

if you can, go play with one.... it was so not on the top of my list prior to playing with it.. but after playing with a dozen + doubles, I couldn't see owning another.  it was dh's fav from the start... he doesn't like to be in the way. :::shaking head:::

 

mollynpatrick

Halo totally nailed all of the cons.....the manual sucks. Like really, really suuuuuuuuuuuucks. My DH was ready to toss the stroller a few times when we were trying to put it together/use it the first time. The brake definitely is tough. I am hoping it will get easier after it is used more. The canopy on the top seat definitely leaves a lot to be desired. In my opinion those are the biggest cons and even with all of those factors considered, I would still get the P&T again in a heartbeat. My DD is still too young to sit in the seat so we are using the carseat adaptor (purchased separate from the stroller) and it makes the back seat a little cramped for my son since the front seat has to be fully reclined for the adaptor. I am looking forward to being able to use the stroller as it was intended when DD is a little older. Love the stroller and I am so glad that I went with it.

zsmommy

Thank you for the review, What colors did you all get? I can't decide on a color.

Halo79RN

our's is red...

we lucked out and the salesman put it together for us.... this was at a shop in brooklyn.

Halo79RN

oh and some italian guy at a deli asked me if it was my son's ferrari.  lol.