Baby Jogger City Select/Mini Double strollers - worth it?

Re: Baby Jogger City Select/Mini Double strollers - worth it?

• etude de la vie member

  June 2012

  I have both a love them each for different reasons. 

  The city select is great when you have a baby and a toddler. It can be a single, double, single + glider board, and seats can be arranged in many directions. With two toddlers I couldn't really use it on vacation, both seats only recline if facing you which is fine unless your toddler is awake (trying to go to sleep) and the baby is asleep and your toddler is having a tantrum and starts to kick the baby's seat! We had this happen at Disneyland....  Also with two toddlers the one sitting in the back often kicks the one sitting in the front or grabs their hair. I still use this one a lot and an ever day use. 

  I got the mini elite for more rugged terrain or when going to amusement parks. I lot that it came with a very nice parent console, I can still use the glider board, the handlebar can be adjusted, they both can lay flat and be "like in a cave" during a nap and folds so easy. My cons..... its huge and heavy. it fits through a standard doorframe but with less than a centimeter to spare. It takes up my entire trunk, the kids still need to sit up even when its all the way up, they can still reach over and grab the other ones snack, kick each other, or hit if they want to (but not as easy as the city select)  

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• Daisy22 member

  June 2012

  We have the city select. Ds1 and ds2 are 15mths apart. 

  Do the seats both recline? yes but they both have to be facing the same direction - either towards you or away from you. We never really reclined ds1 in it though.

  Enough room for tall toddlers? Want this to last til they outgrow using strollers. DS1 will ride in it and he's 40inches tall. He props his legs up. I only use it for indoor stuff and now he usually walks since he just turned 3. Plus i'm about to have to use it for ds2 and ds3 so ds1 has to walk. I use our double bob for the zoo or disney world.

  Did you buy the carseat attachment & how did it fold up with it on there? Yes we have it but it was kindof a waste for us since ds2 hated the infant seat. We used the bassinett a lot more then the carseat attachment.

  When folding the stroller do you have to remove anything or can you just fold it without doing anything and then does it lock once folded or no? You can fold it with one seat attached but it has to be facing out. For me it's just easier to take both seats off and fold it. It's super easy to get the seats in and off plus hold it. It does lock once folder.

  I know I'm going to want cupholders, snack trays for the kids - is that a pain that they're sold separately or do they work ok? I was always annoyed with their cup holder until I found this one: https://www.amazon.com/Stroll-Air-Stroller-Organizer-Console-Black/dp/B001LLG8TE/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1340109284&sr=8-8&keywords=city+select+cup+holder Someone on here recommended it once and its the best one out there. I highly recommend it. We didn't get the kids snack trays. I don't see them as being worth it. My boys use snack cups in the stroller.

  Also - I know the double fits through doorways but what about out at the mall or other places - have you had issues with the size at all where a tandem like the Select would be better? My double bob fits through doorways so I'm sure the city mini will. The city select is harder to push then my double bob b/c of the weight of ds1

  What are the negatives? I don't have any for the city select. I love that it's a single or double and that I don't have to push around a double when ds1 wanted to walk. It was easier to me plus the basket on the city select is huge.

  BFP 12/23/07, M/C 1/25/08

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• bklynbridecesh member

  June 2012

  • I have the City Mini Double and LOVE it.  I have a 4.5 year old in it now with a two year old.  Soon, my newborn will have to replace my 4.5 year old DD and she will need to ride on the glider board which attaches to the back. 

  Do the seats both recline? Yes

  • Enough room for tall toddlers?  Yes!

  Did you buy the carseat attachment - No.  Seemed too annoying from watching You tube video, and it doesn't fold easily.  Since both seats fully recline anyway, you really don't need to put baby in carseat.   

  • When folding the stroller do you have to remove anything or can you just fold it without doing anything and then does it lock once folded or no? You can fold it easily and I have the bar with two snack trays.  It does not lock. 
  • I know I'm going to want cupholders, snack trays for the kids - is that a pain that they're sold separately or do they work ok? They work okay, the cup holders are in the middle of the snack trays and you need to purchase the double body bar to attach them to, but don't remove it since I did, and broke the latching mechanism.  Now I just leave the whole thing on, and clean the trays with a hand vacuum and wipes.
  • Also - I know the double fits through doorways but what about out at the mall or other places - have you had issues with the size at all where a tandem like the Select would be better? It has no problem fitting through standard size doorways.  It is a dream to maneuver.
  • What are the negatives? Really can't think of any, except about how expensive it was.....a stroller should not be that expensive, and it's not exactly Made in the USA quality.   There also was an issue of a broken wheel lock and the bar lock that broke.  Baby Jogger replaced the wheel for free, but my DH had to fix the bar lock with epoxy.   It is soooooooo lightweight though which is why I love it! 

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• funkyfrog

  June 2012

  ours are 15 months apart and we have the city mini double.  LOVE it.   I know nothing about the other one so I'm just writing about mine... not in comparison to the other one.  
  

  Some of the things I'm wondering about are:

  • Do the seats both recline?  YES 
  • Enough room for tall toddlers?  Want this to last til they outgrow using strollers.  from what i can tell (my first is only 22 months right now) 
  • Did you buy the carseat attachment & how did it fold up with it on there? I did buy it and then we returned it.  We barely used it b/c I didn't go out as much with the two of them in the beginning as I thought.  Also, I put the baby in it early on in full recline and she was fine.  So I returned it after using it 2-3 times.    Was a pain to put on according to my husband.  
  • When folding the stroller do you have to remove anything or can you just fold it without doing anything and then does it lock once folded or no? remove anything? What do you mean?   It folds SO SO easily.  
  • I know I'm going to want cupholders, snack trays for the kids - is that a pain that they're sold separately or do they work ok?  I haven't bought any of that stuff yet...  but I know it gets pricy.  I have to look into it even though #1 has been fine without the tray.  But I need the cup holder soon! 
  • Also - I know the double fits through doorways but what about out at the mall or other places - have you had issues with the size at all where a tandem like the Select would be better?  Doorways fine... Most stores fine..   I've never NOT gone in a store b/c I couldn't get in, but some outlet stores where racks are close together have been tough.   
  • What are the negatives?  It was pricey and I hate that you have to buy all the attachments as well.  But it's so light compared to others that I saw...  I love them sitting side by side so they can put see the action! Basket underneath is tight.  

  Thanks so much!!!  I REALLY appreciate any insight you have - it's such a big decision and it seems really hard to find this information online!  I've looked at them both in the store but it's still hard to know how they actually perform...

  
  

  
  
  
  

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