Britax B-Ready - thoughts/reviews?

BlueEyedBoyMeetsABrownEyedGirl · April 2011

This question may be more for 2nd+ time moms, but I was looking at strollers this weekend and really liked the feel & versatility of the B-Ready...but total sticker shock ensued. Does anyone have any experience with this one (or know of someone who does), and would you be willing to share your thoughts? Or if you recommend another kind of infant seat/stroller, please feel free to share! I need the help!!

Thanks

ar78 · April 2011

My thoughts....

EXPENSIVE !

ermaderma · April 2011

I think we are pretty much sold on the UPPABaby Vista, so no sticker shock here, but I am definitely interested in tryng out the B-Ready first. Although, I have heard that the Britax car seats are larger and I have a Toyota Corolla, so if the car seat doesn't fit or is too tight, we won't even bother.

DevonBedford · April 2011

We are pretty much sold on the B-Ready - love the versatility. Right now they have a good deal on it where you get the car seat for only $110 and all my research tells me it's the best carseat you can buy safety wise. I was torn between the B-Ready and the Uppababy Vista myself but where I am the UppaBaby is $250 more!

fouette · April 2011

Since we're pretty set on getting the Britax Chaperone car seat, I'm leaning toward the B-Nimble stroller. It's less expensive, lighter, and accommodates the Chaperone. I do really like the B-Ready, though.

efsNYC13 · April 2011

We are going with the B-ready--actually already purchased because DH was worried they would sell out and the sale would end.

Reasons I liked it:

1. Carseat had highest crash test ratings (consumer reports also takes into account things like ease of use, so the composite may not be as high as others)

2. Can have baby facing you or out. This was really important to me.

3. Conversion to 2 seater for potential future 2nd child

4. Smooth ride/good reviews/relatively easy fold. I liked the push bar better than the one on the uppababy which has a plastic peice in the middle; the B-ready is foam all the way across. Also, reputation for good customer service.

Things people don't like:

1. Weight/size of carseat---its heavy and bigger than some others. It fits in our VW Jetta though and I don't anticipate carrying the carseast that much because it fits into the stroller. Once we picked this as our carseat, stroller options that it fit into well were very limited and since we are in NYC this was very important to me. I liked the click and go feature.

There are strollers with the universal type bars that it sort of lays on and there is a strap that goes over it but I wasn't terribly thrilled with how secure that would be in the city with curbs, crowds, etc (Bumbleride and CityMini have this)

2. Size of the stroller--its about 1 1/2" wider than the vista. Weights are approximately equivelant I thought. Most moms I've spoken to here say they end up with a cheap umbrella type stroller once the baby is bigger (usually around 2 years or so)

3. Cost. Though the stroller/carseat deal made the whole thing about $450, which was fine for us in the end, just depends on your budget.

4. Fabric does not come off to wash in washing machine. With the uppababy, the whole seat fabric/sunshield come off and can even be replaced.

We have what I call an overabundance of research in our household right now. Ratedbymom.com has fantastic video reviews of strollers if that helps.

BlueEyedBoyMeetsABrownEyedGirl · April 2011

Thank you ladies so much! This is really helpful.

stephlhy · April 2011

I'm a FTM and just bought the B-ready and the Chaperon from BRU online. I got it in 2 days! DH put the stroller together yesterday, it's so awesome! It turns so easily and I love all of the options. The car seat is big, but very sturdy. We have an Elantra and an X-terra, and the passenger seat has to be pushed up far in both cars for it to fit. I don't think I would want anything else though!

jpellillo · April 2011

I love the B-Ready for the reasons PP listed above - especially that the baby can face forward or backward and that the carseat is one of the safest. I got it off Amazon and it ended up being cheaper than BRU. With the deal we got the stroller and carseat for $400.

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