Landon gives the City Select a round of applause!
Can't bear the thought of a bulky double stroller?
Baby Jogger has an amazing solution with the incredibly versatile City Select stroller, which has more configurations and options than many any stroller I've ever seen.
I knew this stroller was going to be special the miinute I saw it, and the time I spent working with the company to be able to try it was well worth it. For the record, while I was sent a sample to review, I do have to send it back to Baby Jogger, so no compensation was given in exchange for the rave I'm about to give.
As a single stroller, the City Select is everything a stroller should be. Lightweight, easy to fold and unfold, great to look at. It's incredibly solid, which makes it a pleasure to push. I used it from a remote parking lot at Golden Gardens, through the gravel and an akward little trail under a bridge, and it handled it like a champ. The recline and sunshade are easy to use and the handbrake is not only simple to operate (not requiring your toes, which in my case are often in sandals), but it puts a hard stop on both back wheels. You can fold it all as one piece, but if you need to cram the stroller in to a very full car you can easily remove the seat and back wheels, making it almost completely flat. I have been able to put it in my SUV in the most crammed of situations - like the day I needed to stop at the dump, but also had a doctor appointment.
The magic of the City Select is really seen when you add the second seat. The configurations are endless - with just the simple second seat, your children can face front or back, and they can face each other or away from each other. Away from each other - little sister in back is fussy and kicking big brother in the head? Simply turn her around. I told you. Magic. As optional attachments, you may add a bassinet or a car seat adapter, further increasing the variety of ways you can use the City Select. Changing the position of the seats is so easy that it literally takes just seconds. The slideshow along with this review will show you some of the very many ways you can use your City Select, and the fun we had with Landon and his teddy bear.
As far as versatility, I just can't think of a down side to this stroller. I have a friend with two small children who has a double stroller, a single full-size stroller, and an umbrella stroller. If she's caught with the wrong one for the situation, it makes her life very hard. With the City Select you have everything you need. A double stroller compact enough for even the busiest day a Pike Place, sturdy enough for gravel or sand at any of Seattle's parks or beaches, able to handle the fast pace of Greenlake. The seats have a weight limit of 45lbs, which will take many kids well into their fourth year. Want to brave the crowds at the Bite without the extra length of the second seat? Simply remove it, wear your second baby (or have daddy do it!) and you have a great single stroller in seconds.
Baby Jogger went above and beyond in their design of the City Select. It really does nearly everything you could ask of it - although probably not your dishes or laundry - and it does it with ease, simplicity, and beauty. While adding a second child does change the way you'll push it (the extra weight on front makes it a little harder to turn and to keep straight on a slope), it's still easier then most doubles. I highly recommend this stroller, and will give it 5 stars, which I almost never do. It is sturdy and stunning, as useful as it is beautiful, and I honestly believe it will make the lives of those with two small children much easier.
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