City Minis arent magical spaceships that make julienne fries

Gold Member Joined: May 09 2010 Posts: 2122

For the record, I have nothing against the City Mini itself. It's a FANTASTIC stroller with lots of excellent features and is useful in many scenarios.

But this comment in another thread is kind of putting me over the edge.

lol I LOVE this post...this was amazing, seriously.

Gold Member Joined: Jan 03 2011 Posts: 1503

ITA. City minis are getting me nervous already.
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Gold Member Joined: Jan 16 2012 Posts: 1646

Btw, the City Mini GT is all-terrain and has an adjustable handlebar.
It's a bit heavier though

Executive Member Joined: Jul 26 2011 Posts: 356

I recently got a city mini and am in LOVE with it, but I agree with you 100%. I love it because it the best for what I need.

I'm due now and if I want to take my city mini (which is a single) instead of the double I have when I go out you can be sure that I am bringing along the baby carrier in case my big one doesnt want to walk unless I want my day to include a visit to the emergency room..

Baby Jogger did make a clip on 'jump seat' that attached to the City Elite double (not the City mini) but then they were recalled and now AFAIK, you can't find them anymore.

http://www.babyjogger.com/pdfs/Jump_Seat_Recall_Info.pdf

There are strollers by Valco and Adventure Buggy (and someone else too... it's a lot like the Valco) which have separate seats that attach to the stroller frame... proper seats with straps and harnesses.

Also, if you are planning to repopulate the world, you can buy a triple stroller (or a quad or even bigger...lol) and give each child their own comfortable and secure place. This is an article I wrote for my friend's website after my #3 baby was born and I had 3 kids under age 3. It's an article about how to transport 3 little kids. (in the end I bought a Valco trimode with the jump seat...if you're wondering)

http://www.babythingsiwant.com/2011/10/doubles-and-triples-and-quads-oh-my.html
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Diamond Member Joined: Nov 29 2010 Posts: 2921

It doesn't slice bread??? Great now I need to find another stroller! Any suggestions for a lightweight stroller that slices bread? If it can do jullien fries that's a plus too! Don't need help with math home work though. I'd prefer it folds easily. Thanx in advance. Great post you had me lol'ing!

Executive Member Joined: Jun 06 2011 Posts: 442

what about the new city mini gt? aren't the wheels supposed to be more "all terrain" (or at least better than the plastic wheels?)

Active Poster Joined: Jan 24 2012 Posts: 37

agree 100%. I have the double but don't LOVE it, it was just the only double that met most of my qualifications

City Mini is an awful stroller for Israel, IMO. The wheels aren't so big, plus you can't fit it un-folded onto the older Jerusalem buses. I have a Perego Duette (it's a tandem stroller) and even though it's quite big and heavy, I have taken it on the bus unfolded with 2 kids inside.. whether it's an old bus or a new bus.

A few weeks ago, I was taking the 7 bus to Sorotzkin.. in an old bus. The bus pulled up to the bus stop where a mom was waiting with a baby and a toddler in her city mini. The driver ased if se was going to fold the stroller and she said no and he replied that it wouldn't fit through the back doors and then the bus drove away. I felt sooooo bad for her. She wasn't with her husband, who could hold the baby while she folded the stroller.

I bought my city mini to replace my combi stroller which is not made any more. I loved my combi, it folded up easily and tiny. I do not like regular umbrella strollers. I love the fold on the city mini, also the hood. It is pretty big when folded, but no bigger then a maclaren, just a different shape.

They still haven't designed the perfect stroller, but city mini ticks more boxes then many others out there. (I am sure there are others that are also good)

Gold Member Joined: Jan 16 2012 Posts: 1646

The double City Mini is so so bad for buses. I would never want one...I've seen people get on with a baby and a toddler in it alone, not be able to fold it up, and block EVERYONE from the door. People scream at them and they have to get on and off with the stroller every time the bus stops.

The single City Mini does fit on most buses...maybe not the really old red ones? I'm not sure...but even the old green ones I've seen people get on with it fine.

they can bounce down stairs. I can't do that with an umbrella stroller. only one of the maclarens.

I had a combi double, great fold, but doesn't hold up to hard use. my older child is too big for it . I had to get the kids out and fold it to get up and down the stairs. it was a great car stroller.

the citit double is very big even when folded. but it holds 100 pounds with a big kid who needs to sit this is great.

there is no perfect double out there, I had a sit and stand no way to get I down stairs by myself, I was stuck if the elevator broke. but it can fit 3 kids and folds. I used it for the car

valco with 3 seats really hard to fold or lift but great for walking with 3 kids

Gold Member Joined: May 09 2010 Posts: 2122

IN NJ (and, AFAIK, NYC) you can't bring an unfolded stroller onto a bus. And while I once took my stroller (which is almost exactly the same dimensions and weight as the City Mini) onto a bus folded, it was unwieldy and took up enough room that it was inconsiderate to other riders at that time of day. I always take a proper umbrella stroller now, for bus or train.

If the City Mini GT had existed when I was first stroller shopping, I bet I'd have ended up with it. Alas, it did not - and now I'm in the market for something all-terrain that converts to a double! I suspect a Phil and Teds is in my future.

As most of you seem to get, my point was that it's popular because it's a good balance between features of a lightweight stroller and features of a more full-size stroller. It's just that sometimes people do need one or the other and when I see people ignore what's really being asked to suggest what worked for them in their own (different) circumstances....it makes the librarian in me tear hair. When someone asks whether orange or green looks better, the answer is not "purple, because it smells better than the other 3."

The truth is that happens with other strollers as well. But City Mini always seems to be the worst culprit.
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Moderator Joined: Mar 29 2005 Posts: 18297

Thank you for this thread.
There is a lot more on the market -- especially the single stroller market -- than City Minis, and the City Mini is not the best for everyone.
It bothers me as well that it's the "only" answer given without taking into consideration everything that goes into play when making such a decision.

Honestly, I think the City Mini is not the best single out there, and although it's better as a double than others in that price point, it is not necessarily the best option for someone with a small car, depending on usage of the stroller. This needs to be part of the decision.

I also find the height of the City Mini awkward, and while I don't have adjustable handlebars, other strollers are better suited to my height.
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Silver Member Joined: Jun 21 2010 Posts: 826

RE people getting the Bugaboo because it's trendy. I sell strollers and while I can rattle off the widths, weights, lengths, and other random facts of most strollers out there, I've never bothered to commit these details of any of the Bugaboos to memory because I have never been asked in my years about these things. The Bugaboos are the easiest to sell, the only thing people hem and haw over are the color, but the other features just aren't asked about..it's great!