Stroller Drama

[pocket1_pita]

It’s time to get a stroller and I am confused. I’d been all excited about the Baby Jogger City Mini (BJCM) because of the one-hand fold. Now I am reconsidering. Here’s our deal – Pita and I both run but we probably wouldn’t take Lilah running since that’s each of our special time with Ari. We go to several parks with gravel trails regularly and we go hiking pretty regularly too. We also only have 1 car so the stroller has to be public transportation compatible. I’m not interested in any stroller that needs to be deconstructed for folding. I don’t want a stroller to cost more than $400 (even that seems excessive, but we got some gifts from friends specifically for a stroller) but if you have a great recommendation talk to me about it.

I’m thinking about the BOB Revolution, the Baby Jogger City Elite or another one of their strollers and maybe the Valco Trimode although that breaks the bank a bit. Or is this silly and I do want an urban stroller like the BJCM?

Comments

[juneypie.livejournal.com]

I love my bob and take it everywhere, but for a weekend stroller user I would probably say maclaren quest or thereabouts. Running behind a stroller sucks. You can't take any stroller hiking. The ergo is just like a frame backpack on your back, in terms of weight distribution-awesome. The only thing I would say about the bob is it can go down Bart stairs with a baby in it which macs can't. Actually for walking around downtown sf I preferred the bob, but an umbrella would have been better for buses. I take our bob to concerts in the park- way better than umbrella wheels. Hmmmm. Maybe I am changing my mind. I guess the more you walk and hang out in parks, the more I'd say bob. The more you run erra
nds or use the bus instead of bart, the more I'd say umbrella. Don't consider hiking or running.

[sandia212.livejournal.com]

Again, to comment on this, I'm not a hard-core runner, but I do run nearly daily for exercise, and I *do* run almost every weekend, at least one 5k and sometimes two (Sat + Sun) with the BJ City. So, regularly. Yes, it is a PITA compared to running sans stroller, but I'm out there for exercise, not to achieve a personal best, and it is nice to have the option to just take the kid along, because otherwise there'd be a lot of runs that just wouldn't happen for lack of childcare options, you know? And, running with the stroller is a MUCH better workout, as strange as that seems since the BJ seems so effortless to push. When I take Marko along for a run, I am *wiped* at the end of a 5k which is ordinarily easy for me. One of these days I'm going to take Zoe along in the BJ....I want her to see Mama running and I want to get her started running young!!!

[juneypie.livejournal.com]

I run every day too! But on weekends pita would take lilah while she runs, and during the week I don't think she's home much when pita isn't. I only run with the bob when I'm home alone with penny, which won't happen much for her. And the bay area is like Seattle- windy and hilly with spotty rain that irritates a kid in a jog stroller. Blech.