anyone have an easywalker sky stroller?

mrsmel

or know anything about them? pros? cons?

mamabargins.com has a great deal on them but i've never seen them in person and don't know how they compare to others i'm considering, like the baby jogger city mini.

Melanie.Brown

I have not heard of that one, but I also plan on getting the baby jogger city mini.  I'll have to check out the easywalker.  Does it have similar features?

miababy

Check out mamabargains message boards.  I remember seeing a thread about them on it.  I think they got good reviews.

mrsmel

it's got a similar look. i don't think it has the same fold...i'm trying to look into that. and the sky has a bassenete cot attachment which the city mini doesn't.

Melanie.Brown

I just checked it out.  It does seem very similar.  And I LOVE that it has the cot attachment.  I went through the "checkout" process and it would cost me an extra $60 in shipping, but $330 is still better than the $600 retail value!!  I'll keep watching this thread and see if anyone that's used one responds. 

AfterAll

I was just about to buy it and I saw that it weighed a lot more than the City Mini.  It says it is 12 lbs (the mini is 16) but if you look closely, that is what the frame weighs without the sun canopy, basket, bumper bar, etc.  With all that stuff it is 24 lbs.. and the carry cot is another 8.8.

AMYRENEE27

Here is the review from Baby Bargains

It sounds like a great deal!! I already bought a Bob Revolution or I would buy this!

 

Easy Walker Web: easywalker-usa.com. Here?s the story of two Dutch stroller companies: Easy Walker and Bugaboo. One has sold hundreds of thousands of strollers . . while the other has sold just dozens. Unfortunately, Easy Walker was the latter case. While the company?s Sky model is a hit in the Netherlands, it was a flop here in the U.S. Why? The first version of Sky was an expensive model ($800) bundled with a carry cot?that?s popular in Europe, but here in the U.S. a car seat adapter is more appropriate. And the Sky was hobbled by poor design: it featured a fixed wheel that could be swapped out for swivel wheels?that means you have to carry along those extra wheels if you want to switch modes.

So it was back to the drawing board for Easy Walker and there is good news: the latest version of the Sky fixes the model?s early flaws. No longer bundled with a bassinet, the stroller is now $500 (we?ve seen it discounted online to $400). A car seat adapter (for the Maxi Cosi or Graco Snug Ride) is $40. The Sky?s front wheel can either swivel or lock into place (no need to swap wheels). Also new: a mesh basket, which replaces the inferior metal basket on the old model. There?s also a double version of the Sky for $600 that can hold two infant car seats (Maxi Cosi only, unfortunately).

All in all, the Sky is now much more comparable with the Mountain Buggy Urban, although the Sky has a full recline. Also new: Easy Walker has an accessory fashion pack ($90) that let?s you swap out pads to change the Sky?s look. For 2009, the Sky gets a bigger basket, more padding for the seat and a sunsheild

The revised Sky is so new, we don?t have much feedback?our initial impression is that the Sky doesn?t push quite as smoothly as the Mountain Buggy. And the $500 retail makes it about 20% more expensive than competitors, without making a compelling case as to why should spend that premium. And, unfortunately, Easy Walker?s few distributors (it is sold in about 30 stores nationwide) will make seeing it in person difficult.

In other news, Easy Walker plans to debut another new model in 2009: the Sky Qtro ($550, 24 lbs), which you might guess from the name has four wheels to the Sky?s three. This more compact model clearly is aimed at the Bugaboo crowd. No reader feedback on this one yet, which was not out as of press time. Rating: B+